SoftBank, Jensen Huang and Nvidia

Jensen Huang says SoftBank's Masayoshi Son once offered to help him buy out Nvidia — but he passed
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he turned down a chance to buy out the chip giant, while SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son regretted selling the stock early.
Watch: Jensen Huang reminds SoftBank's CEO he missed a $160 billion opportunity
At Nvidia’s AI Summit in Tokyo on Wednesday, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son had the audience laughing over a candid reflection on SoftBank's missed investment gains. Huang reminded the crowd,
Must See: Billionaires Jensen Huang And Masayoshi Son Joke About SoftBank's Past As Nvidia's Largest Shareholder – Before Dumping Its Stake
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son recently shared a few laughs and some bittersweet memories at the AI Summit in Tokyo. At the center of their banter? SoftBank’s former role as Nvidia’s largest shareholder – and how they decided to let that golden opportunity slip away.
Softbank once offered Jensen Huang a loan to buy Nvidia entirely — Nvidia CEO regrets not taking the loan
At Nvidia’s AI Summit in Tokyo this week, Jensen Huang, chief executive of Nvidia, and Masayoshi Son, the head of SoftBank, expressed regrets that the former did not privatize Nvidia a decade ago when the latter offered him money to do so.
How Jensen Huang Built Nvidia Into the $3 Trillion King of AI
When I started working on a book about Nvidia in early May 2023, the artificial-intelligence boom was still in its infancy. Based on my years covering the chip sector, and tech more broadly, I was confident the party was just getting started,
SoftBank is betting on AI and an IPO revival after swinging to a $7.7 billion profit
The Japanese firm posted a $7.7 billion quarterly profit and is ready to chase fresh profits with new AI bets and IPOs.
SoftBank first to receive new Nvidia chips for supercomputer
SoftBank's Japanese telecoms unit will receive the first chips using Nvidia's latest Blackwell design for its supercomputer, ...
SoftBank Vision Fund co-CEO Misra to leave firm
SoftBank said the co-CEO of Vision Fund, Rajeev Misra, will soon step down from his leadership roles at the firm's flagship ...
SoftBank-backed fintech Zopa aims to double profit this year as it eyes 2025 current account launch
British online bank Zopa is on track to double pre-tax profits and increase revenue by more a third in 2024, CEO Jaidev ...
SoftBank books $7.7 billion quarterly gain as Vision Fund finds its feet again
Japan's SoftBank Group swung to a 1.18 trillion yen ($7.7 billion) net profit in the three months to September, as the tech ...
Japan’s SoftBank returns to profit after gains at Vision Fund and other investments
Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group swung back to profitability in the July-September quarter, boosted by its ...
SoftBank Back in Profit on Tech Investment Gains
SoftBank Group returned to a net profit in the second quarter, supported by gains in its technology funds business.The ...
SoftBank Gets Boost From Vision Fund to Forge Big Bets in AI
SoftBank Group Corp. swung to a quarterly profit on a series of successful Indian listings and a rebound in tech valuations ...
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Nvidia, SoftBank claim AI, 5G telecom pilot first
AI processor leader joins Japanese telco on AI Aerial platform for outdoor pilot of what is said to be world’s first combined ...
Softbank plans to build first Nvidia Blackwell-based AI supercomputer using x86 DGX B200 servers
SoftBank's s telecom arm will build an AI supercomputer based on Nvidia's DGX B200 servers, featuring x86 processors and ...