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SoftBank, the most powerful — and controversial — tech investor in Silicon Valley, explained — Recode

By TechTaffy Desk

Why Uber’s biggest shareholder, SoftBank, is so important to understanding Silicon Valley today, writes Theodore Schleifer.

Here is the link: https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/5/10/18563267/softbank-vision-fund-explainer-uber-wework-slack-ipo

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