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SoftBank Group Corp. (SFTU.F)
| Previous close | 29.00 |
| Open | 29.80 |
| Bid | 29.60 x 40000 |
| Ask | 30.40 x 40000 |
| Day's range | 29.80 - 29.80 |
| 52-week range | 17.40 - 30.60 |
| Volume | |
| Avg. volume | 45 |
| Market cap | 88.992B |
| Beta (5Y monthly) | 0.80 |
| PE ratio (TTM) | N/A |
| EPS (TTM) | N/A |
| Earnings date | N/A |
| Forward dividend & yield | 0.14 (0.48%) |
| Ex-dividend date | 28 Sept 2023 |
| 1y target est | N/A |
- Fortune
SoftBank’s billionaire CEO says he was put on Earth to create artificial superintelligence that’s 10,000 times smarter than a human—’I am super serious about it’
"For what purpose was Masa Son born? It may sound strange, but I think I was born to realize ASI," SoftBank's CEO said.
- Reuters
SoftBank Group launches AI healthcare joint venture with Tempus AI
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group has launched a joint venture with Tempus AI that aims to analyse personal medical data with artificial intelligence (AI) to come up with treatment recommendations, chief executive officer Masayoshi Son told a briefing in Tokyo. This is the latest in a string of AI investments SoftBank has recently announced as it increases the pace of its investment activity after a muted few years. SoftBank invested around $200 million in Tempus in its series G funding round in April before Tempus listed on the Nasdaq in June.
- Reuters
SoftBank to invest in search startup Perplexity AI at $3 billion valuation, Bloomberg reports
SoftBank will make this investment as part of a larger $250 million funding round, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Perplexity declined to comment, while SoftBank did not respond to a Reuters' request for comment. Perplexity's search tools enable users to get instant answers to questions with sources and citations.
