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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.

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Coup, conspiracy & the foreign hand—What Indian TV news channels saw in Nepal this week

‘Gen Z v/s Govt’ TV news coverage went for two days—not sure about the source of the telecast from Kathmandu since no credit was given.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?