SoftBank reported a net income of 1.83 trillion yen for its fiscal fourth quarter, far exceeding the average analyst estimate of 295.2 billion yen.
The results have encouraged founder Masayoshi Son to expand bets on OpenAI.
The performance underscores the success of the company's technology investments.
SoftBank plans to accelerate its AI-related initiatives going forward.
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Samsung Electronics estimated a record first-quarter operating profit of 57.2 trillion won ($37.9 billion) on Tuesday, driven by surging demand for AI chips. The figure marks a 755 percent increase from a year earlier, with sales reaching 133 trillion won for the first time exceeding 100 trillion won. The results surpassed analysts' expectations amid a booming AI sector.
SoftBank’s market value surpassed Toyota’s on June 1 after its shares rose 14 percent in Tokyo trading. This marks the first time in over two decades that the technology group has held the top spot among Japanese companies.
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O Alibaba divulgou seus resultados do primeiro trimestre encerrado em 31 de março, ficando abaixo das metas de receita, mas apresentando uma expansão robusta em serviços de inteligência artificial. A empresa destacou o impulso contínuo em seus negócios de nuvem impulsionados pela demanda por IA.
Japanese conglomerate Softbank announced an investment of up to 75 billion euros in artificial intelligence-related data centers in France. The announcement came on the eve of the Choose France summit held in Versailles.
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Algumas empresas norte-americanas estão adotando os modelos de IA chineses DeepSeek à medida que as despesas com ferramentas do Vale do Silício crescem. A tendência aparece nos dados de gastos corporativos da Ramp, embora a adoção permaneça limitada em comparação com a OpenAI e a Anthropic.