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US tech giant OpenAI on Monday unveiled a ChatGPT tool called “deep research” that can produce detailed reports, as China’s DeepSeek chatbot heats up competition in the artificial intelligence field. The company made the announcement in…

SoftBank Group Corp. has slashed the valuation of Oyo Hotels on its books by more than 20% as the once high-flying Indian startup prepares for an initial public offering, people familiar with the matter said. The Japanese…

Hyundai Motor Group and its chairman have agreed to buy a controlling stake in Boston Dynamics from SoftBank Group Corp in a deal that values the U.S.-based robot maker at $1.1 billion. The South Korean automaker group said on Friday the…

SoftBank Group Corp shares surged 11% after the investment conglomerate scored a $11.2 billion gain in the value of its stake in DoorDash Inc following the U.S. food delivery app’s blockbuster stock market debut. SoftBank, which invested…

SoftBank Group Corp’s shares jumped as much as 7% on Wednesday after Bloomberg News reported that the group was considering buying back shares to boost CEO Masayoshi Son’s stake so he could squeeze out remaining investors. SoftBank’s…

Softbank-owned SB Management has bought a 10.1% stake in Swedish cloud computing services provider Sinch, acquiring stakes from some major shareholders and participating in a directed share issue, Sinch said late on Monday. Sinch said in…

SoftBank’s robotics arm said on Monday it will bring a food service robot developed by California-based Bear Robotics to Japan as restaurants grapple with labour shortages and seek to ensure social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) has built a stake worth around $1.2 billion in e-commerce firm Amazon (AMZN.O), regulatory filings showed on Monday, as the tech conglomerate expands its investing activities beyond its recent focus on unlisted…

SoftBank Group Corp has broken with tradition by not disclosing operating profit in its earnings report, saying it was “not useful” as a measure of investment performance, and instead pointed to a Vision Fund gain of $2.8 billion. Chief…

SoftBank Group Corp on Monday said it spent 398 billion yen ($3.8 billion) buying back 63.2 million shares between July 1 and Aug. 3, part of a repurchase programme that has helped lift its share price to two decade highs. The latest…