Global Stories

SoftBank introduces an AI-powered floor cleaning robot

SoftBank Robotics says the robot requires low maintenance and is easily monitored by operators through an interactive fleet management system.

By Nadine Rogers • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Sep 2022

Marketing Technologies

Pismo appoints Simon Keys as spearhead the expansion in the Oceania region, including Australia & New Zealand

Pismo, a cloud-native payment processing platform, appoints Simon Keys to lead expansion in Australia and New Zealand amid global growth.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 1st Jul 2022

AR, VR & Metaverse

'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.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 10th Feb 2022

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.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Jul 2021

Data Analytics

Lack in data skills creating greater challenges at work - report

A new report reveals that 92% of employees believe they'd perform better with increased data literacy, while 89% face challenges due to a lack of data skills.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Jul 2020

Cisco

Cohesity announces $250 million funding, doubles valuation to US$2.5 billion

Cohesity has raised $250m in Series E funding, increasing its valuation to $2.5bn, more than double from its Series D round two years ago.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 17th Apr 2020

Risk & Compliance

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.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Apr 2018

Malware

Security experts demonstrate that ransomware attacks on robots are possible

Researchers at IOActive have conducted what could be the world's first ransomware attack on robots, potentially disrupting the booming robotics market.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Mar 2018

Unified Communications

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.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Aug 2017

Unified Communications

Simon Segars, CEO of Arm, joins SoftBank Group Board of Directors

Arm's chief Simon Segars enhances SoftBank's board, positioning for tech governance and growth post $32bn buyout.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 26th Jun 2017

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.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Apr 2017

Hyperscale

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.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 23rd Nov 2016

Semiconductors

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.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Jul 2016

Hyperscale

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.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 20th May 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Cloud Services

Alibaba Cloud forms three-way strategic alliance

Alibaba Cloud forms strategic alliance with WeWork and SoftBank Telecom China, offering global enterprises innovative solutions and smoother entry into China.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 31st May 2019

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.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Mar 2019