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First large-scale deployment of an AI-native operating system goes on sale April 24 through SoftBank's nationwide retail network, with global expansion to follow later this year SAN MATEO, Calif., April 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brain Technologies, Inc., a U.S.-based artificial intelligence and interface company, today announced the commercial launch of the Natural AI Phone in Japan — marking the first…

SoftBank Group Corp. raised about $3.5 billion through a dual-currency bond offering, as the Japanese investment firm moves to refinance debt and partly repay a bridge loan tied to investments in OpenAI. The company secured $1.5 billion via dollar-denominated bonds and 1.75 billion euros ($2.06 billion) through euro-denominated notes, as stated in a filing on Thursday The fundraising comes at a time when global debt…

Rene Haas is set to oversee much of SoftBank Group's international business while remaining chief executive of Arm, according to the Financial Times, citing people familiar with the matter. The move would give Haas a far broader operating brief as founder Masayoshi Son accelerates the Japanese group's push into artificial intelligence and advanced chips.

Chip designer Arm's CEO Rene Haas is in line to lead ​much of parent SoftBank Group's international business ‌while keeping his current role at Arm, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing multiple people familiar with the ​matter.

SoftBank Corp., the telecom and technology arm of SoftBank Group Corp. (SOBKY), appears to be leaning further into global debt markets as its artificial intelli