He had for many years the distinction of being the person who had lost the most money in history (more than $59bn [19] during the dot-com crash of 2000 alone, when his SoftBank shares plummeted), [20] a feat surpassed by Elon Musk [21] [22] [23] in the following decades. Son was included in Time 100 AI list in 2024.

Jan 14, 2019 · Billionaire Masayoshi Son–not Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, or Mark Zuckerberg–has the most audacious vision for an AI-powered utopia where machines control how we live.

Jan 22, 2025 · SoftBank's Masayoshi Son will chair the project and OpenAI will be responsible for operations Elon Musk said SoftBank so far has 'under $10B secured' for the $500 billion project

Jan 22, 2025 · Elon Musk, however, has cast his doubt over the mega project. ... Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison, and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son. Written by: Abhishek Chakraborty ...

Dec 17, 2024 · SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and President-elect Donald Trump announced SoftBank's plans for $100 billion investment in US projects at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday.

Sep 5, 2024 · Find out why Masayoshi Son made TIME’s list of the most influential people in artificial intelligence.

Jan 6, 2023 · Although the exact figure is almost impossible to ascertain, Musk’s total losses far surpass the previous record of $58.6 billion, set by Japanese tech investor Masayoshi Son in 2000. According to Forbes, Musk’s net worth dropped from a peak of $320 billion in 2021 to $138 billion as of 6 January 2023, largely due to the poor performance of ...

Dec 11, 2022 · Bloomberg Línea — Masayoshi Son loves a dramatic deal. His next transaction could be the most riveting yet. The Japanese billionaire’s stake in SoftBank Group Corp. has crept up to more than a third, according to an analysis by Bloomberg News.

Jan 22, 2025 · Elon Musk claimed overnight Tuesday that tech giants ... Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son. Ellison said at that event that 10 data centers, each 500,000 square feet ...

Nov 11, 2024 · He also dwells on the complexities of SoftBank’s founder Masayoshi Son, the thinking behind his biggest tech investment bets—and how that reshaped the venture capital world.