A look at Tokyo-based neocloud provider Datasection, which sources say has a $1.2B+ contract giving Tencent access to a large share of its 15K Blackwell chips
Contracts with Chinese tech giant have rapidly turned Datasection into one of Asia's biggest ‘neoclouds’
At a Tokyo forum, Masayoshi Son says he “was crying” over SoftBank selling its $5.83B Nvidia stake but “I just had more need for money to invest in OpenAI”
here's why FII Institute on YouTube : FII PRIORITY Asia | Watch the official livestream (En) Markus Kasanmascheff / WinBuzzer : SoftBank's Masayoshi Son Says He ‘Cried’ About Selling Nvidia Stake to F...
Sources: Tokyo-based Renesas is exploring a sale, valued at close to $2B, of its timing unit that supplies timing components for data centers and 5G networks
- Texas Instruments, Infineon are among potential buyers, according to sources — Unit supplies critical timing components for data centers, 5G networks
Sources: SoftBank's Masayoshi Son pitched a joint US-Japan sovereign fund to top DC and Tokyo officials to back large tech and infrastructure projects in the US
Washington and Tokyo discuss possibility of fund that would make large-scale US tech and infrastructure investments
SoftBank, which sources say is in talks to invest $15B-$25B in OpenAI and $18B in Stargate, could borrow against its $140B+ Arm stake to fund the investments
Japanese conglomerate is in talks to spend up to $43 billion to boost the ChatGPT developer — In his newly built palace near Tokyo …
Sources: KKR plans an IPO for chip equipment maker Hitachi Kokusai Electric in Tokyo, aiming for a ~$2.7B valuation, up ~60% from KKR's 2017 acquisition price
Financial Times :
Tokyo-based Telexistence, which develops AI-powered robotic arms for retail and logistics, raised a $170M Series B from SoftBank, Airbus Ventures, and others
Kate Park / TechCrunch :
Tokyo-based digital payments startup Opn plans to acquire US payment processing provider MerchantE from investment firm Integrum, sources say for ~$400M
Kiyoshi Takenaka / Reuters :
Olympus is exiting the camera business after 84 years to focus on medical devices, and selling its camera unit to private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners
Under pressure from U.S. shareholder ValueAct Capital, Tokyo company to sell unit to private-equity firm Japan Industrial Partners