SoftBank Pledges Major US AI Investment
In addition to SoftBank's plan to invest $100 billion in the US over the next four years, CEO Masayoshi Son pledged to create 100,000 jobs focused on artificial intelligence and related infrastructure, including investments in data centers, semiconductors and energy.
The Japanese billionaire joins a number of technology executives angling to win favor from the incoming Trump administration. Read more here.
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Southeast Asia Has $60 Billion AI Boom, But Its Own Startups Are Missing Out
Southeast Asia is fast emerging as an investment hot spot for AI leaders like Nvidia and Microsoft. But the region's own young tech companies are failing to capitalize on the boom. Read more here.
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