Masayoshi Son (Japanese: 孫 正義, romanized: Son Masayoshi, Korean: 손정의, romanized: Son Jeong-ui; born 11 August 1957) is a Japanese billionaire technology entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist.

2 days ago · Son is looking to raise $100 billion to fund an AI chip initiative codenamed Izanagi, named after the Japanese god of creation. Son spent more than $100 million on a 9-acre estate in Silicon...

1 day ago · "This initiative will not only transform the way SoftBank Group operates but also revolutionize the way companies work in Japan and around the globe," Masayoshi Son (seen on Jan. 21 at the White ...

1 day ago · On Monday, he and SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son took to a Tokyo stage to outline a 50-50 venture between OpenAI and SoftBank’s telecom arm SoftBank Corp. before a meeting with Japan’s Prime ...

OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Are AI’s New Power Couple. Japanese conglomerate is in talks to spend up to $43 billion to boost the ChatGPT developer. By .

Jan 24, 2025 · Son Masayoshi (born August 31, 1957, Saga prefecture, Kyushu, Japan) is a Japanese entrepreneur who served as chairman and CEO of Softbank Corp, a media and telecommunications company he founded in 1981. Son was a third-generation Korean with Japanese citizenship.

Jan 21, 2025 · What chance is there that Masayoshi Son and Trump will meet the new 100,000 jobs and $100 billion investment in the U.S. economy? On the positive side, the sums being invested in AI are mind-boggling.

Jan 23, 2025 · Seven years ago, just before Masayoshi Son turned 60, a reporter asked how the tech investor graded himself on a scale of 1 to 100. The billionaire’s response: 28.

Jun 21, 2024 · Masayoshi Son is Representative Director, Corporate Officer, Chairman & CEO of SoftBank Group Corp. He founded SOFTBANK Corp. Japan (currently SoftBank Group Corp.) in 1981 and has continued to serve as its chairman & CEO.

Aug 24, 2023 · Masayoshi Son’s inventor complex. With the public listing of the British chips company Arm, the SoftBank CEO is still set on transforming the world with AI.