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SoftBank, WeWork's Largest Investor, Takes Control of the Embattled Office Company, With Co-founder Adam Neumann Stepping Down
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SoftBank, WeWork's Largest Investor, Takes Control of the Embattled Office Company, With Co-founder Adam Neumann Stepping Down

The $8 billion deal is dramatically less than the office company's original valuation of $47 billion.
Meghan Morris | 2 min read
Alphabet Sells Boston Dynamics to Softbank

Alphabet Sells Boston Dynamics to Softbank

It took over a year, but Google parent Alphabet finally offloads not one, but two robotics divisions to the Japanese company that acquired chip maker ARM last year.
Matthew Humphries | 2 min read
Robots Will Play a Bigger Role in the Coming Years, But Not as Big as You Think

Robots Will Play a Bigger Role in the Coming Years, But Not as Big as You Think

Executives from Softbank Robotics and iRobot Corporation share their insights into the year's biggest trends in the field and their predictions for the immediate future.
Stephen J. Bronner | 6 min read
Saudi Arabia, SoftBank Aim to Be World's Top Tech Investor With $100 Billion Fund

Saudi Arabia, SoftBank Aim to Be World's Top Tech Investor With $100 Billion Fund

Earlier this year, the nation invested $3.5 billion in U.S. ride-hailing firm Uber, surprising many.
Reuters | 3 min read
SoftBank Founder Challenges Investors to 'Feel the Force' of His $32 Billion ARM Gamble

SoftBank Founder Challenges Investors to 'Feel the Force' of His $32 Billion ARM Gamble

SoftBank Corp. founder Masayoshi Son has divided investors and analysts with his latest "crazy idea."
Reuters | 5 min read

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