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Topic: Masayoshi Son

Social distancing is ruining the big bet on the sharing economy

As coronavirus curtails unnecessary human interaction, it’s hammering businesses that helped people split the use of cars, rooms and offices.

Ritesh Agarwal’s Oyo is facing major problems due to Masayoshi Son’s dramatic overreach

With its chaotic rush to expand in Japan, Oyo infuriated potential partners, alienated workers and jeopardised its reputation with local customers.

How 2019 saw Masayoshi Son go from tech guru to struggling venture capitalist

SoftBank’s bad year goes well beyond WeWork as investors are starting to get the feeling that whatever Masayoshi Son brings to the public is troubled.

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son speaks to near-empty room at Saudi business summit

Son’s poorly attended panel underscores the diminished appeal of his Vision Fund idea, earlier considered one of Saudi's boldest bets to diversify its economy.

When SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son let Paytm & Oyo tout the future of artificial intelligence

SoftBank’s $100 billion Vision Fund has 82 companies in its portfolio who delve into areas like satellites, autonomous driving, chips & cancer detection.

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son explained in his own words. About 3,03,513 of them

Ahead of Q1 results, an analysis of Son's comments from previous briefings to see how his focus has changed and what may lie ahead.

Forget about Dre: Son drops the mic when it comes to M&A gaffes

Masayoshi Son’s early reveal of a Walmart Inc. deal on Wednesday isn’t the first accidental M&A announcement. But it might be the biggest. Softbank Group...

`Oops’: Walmart’s Biggest Deal Ever, Announced by SoftBank’s CEO

Hours before Walmart was scheduled to unveil the largest acquisition in its history, Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank Group, spilled the beans to a roomful of investors and journalists in Tokyo.

On Camera

Delhi dating scene has a lawyer-engineer fatigue. Diversify your right swipes

Navigating dating apps is as risky as trading stocks. It makes sense to spread our assets—school teachers, DJs or public policy nerds; diversity is important.

India’s aviation sector set to boom under Modi 3.0 but ‘emerging duopoly’ could hurt consumers

Sector analysts warn that with Go First expected to remain grounded & SpiceJet struggling, industry is likely to consolidate to just 2-3 player market, hampering competition.

Army hospital commandant says no misuse of disability pension grant. ‘Scrutiny at all levels’

Lt Gen Nilakantan says revised Entitlement Rules & Guide to Medical Officers for pensions had been revised to rationalise disability classification, quantification & granting of disability.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.