SoftBank news stories

NVIDIA
'Regulatory challenges' kill NVIDIA's Arm acquisition deal
The deal's off but NVIDIA still loses $1.25 billion, which Arm owner SoftBank Group will treat as profit in Q4.

Robotics
Hyundai Group buys Boston Dynamics as SoftBank faces mass layoffs
SoftBank purchased Boston Dynamics from Alphabet in 2017, also for an undisclosed amount. Four years later, Boston Dynamics has been sold again.

IBM
Lack in data skills creating greater challenges at work - report
Employees could do better at their jobs if they were more data literate, according to new research.

Cisco
Cohesity announces $250 million funding, doubles valuation to US$2.5 billion
"The funding recognises the traction Cohesity is seeing in the market as a disruptive, software-defined data management company."

Cloud
Alibaba Cloud forms three-way strategic alliance
Alibaba Cloud has unveiled its latest partnership, in the form of a strategic alliance with WeWork and SoftBank Telecom China, in a move to support its global business expansion into China.

Storage
Cohesity and Softbank partner to offer data services in Japan
The joint venture asserts it will enable Japanese enterprises to back up, store, manage and derive insights from all of their secondary data and applications.

Managed security services
Singtel, SoftBank amongst four major telcos in new cybersecurity alliance
Singtel, SoftBank,Etisalat, and Telefónica have banded together to create one of the world’s biggest cybersecurity alliances.

Ransomware
Security experts demonstrate that ransomware attacks on robots are possible
“Possible malicious behavior on an infected robot includes complete interruptions in service, the use of curse words, even doing violent movements."

Network Infrastructure
SoftBank and NEC offer new business-oriented mobile network service
It can be used at locations where optical fiber lines are not provided or as an alternative to metal-wired lines such as DSL or digital access.

Telecommunications
Simon Segars, CEO of Arm, joins SoftBank Group Board of Directors
Segars’ appointment follows SoftBank’s acquisition of Arm Holdings for US$32 billion in September 2016.

Cloud Security
SoftBank invests $16.9 million in cloud security provider Dome9
Japanese internet and telecommunications provider SoftBank has provides $16.5 million in Series C funding to security provider Dome9.

Alibaba
Alibaba Cloud's four new data centers a 'major milestone' in global expansion
Alibaba Cloud will be opening four new data centers in Japan, Australia, the Middle East & Europe, saying it's a 'major milestone' for the company.

Cloud
AppDirect & SoftBank launch new portal for cloud resellers in Japan
"we’re excited to extend our reach to millions of Japanese businesses through its wide network of resellers."

Western Digital
SoftBank says goodbye to HDD & hello to Western Digital's all-flash storage
SoftBank Corp has taken Western Digital's InfiniFlash technology to the core of its software-defined storage and has ditched the HDD/SSD approach.

SoftBank
SoftBank to buy Britain’s ARM in multi billion dollar deal
Multiple vendors, such as Applied Micro, AMD, and Cavium, have built processors for servers and other data center gear using ARM’s architecture.

Cloud
Alibaba and SoftBank partnership to boost cloud services in Japan
Alibaba Group and SoftBank have commenced a joint venture to launch SB Cloud Corporation in Japan, bringing cloud services to the region.