Nvidia and Softbank team up to build new AI supercomputer Tech Nvidia announced its partnership with Softbank to build a Blackwell-powered AI supercomputer, as Japan seeks to get ahead in the AI arms race.
Softbank snaps up Graphcore in AI push tech British chipmaker Graphcore has been snapped up by Softbank.
Softbank to invest $9bn in pivot to AI Tech Japanese tech company Softbank is to invest almost $9bn in artificial intelligence, as it pivots away from its traditional venture capital model of investing. Softbank became known globally for its flagship Vision Fund, investing in pie in the sky companies which occasionally translated to a massive win. Most famously, the company invested a staggering total [...]