Softbank
SoftBank selects Nokia for 5G in Japan
Japanese telecom behemoth SoftBank has selected Nokia as a strategic partner to drive its commercial 5G offering.
SoftBank, the most powerful — and controversial — tech investor in Silicon Valley, explained — Recode
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
Lemonade raises $300M
Lemonade, an insurance company powered by artificial intelligence and behavioral economics, has raised a $300 million Series D funding round.
Driverless delivery startup Nuro raises almost $1 billion — Ars Technica
Nuro was founded in 2016 by Dave Ferguson and Jiajun Zhu, both veterans of Google's self-driving car project, writes Timothy Lee.
Here is the link: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/02/driverless-delivery-startup-nuro-raises-almost-1-billion/
SoftBank’s investment fund dumps entire $3.6 billion stake in Nvidia — CNBC
SoftBank’s Vision Fund has disclosed it had sold its entire stake, worth more than $3 billion, in Nvidia, writes Elizabeth Schulze.
Here is the link: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/06/softbank-vision-fund-sells-nvidia-stake.html