SoftBank Soars on AI Bets, Offloads T-Mobile Stakes Amid Stargate Delays

Aug 08, 2025
The Japan Times
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Summary

SoftBank's quarterly profits soar on AI investments like Nvidia and startups, while offloading T-Mobile stakes and delaying its $500 billion Stargate AI project with OpenAI due to market volatility.

Key Points

  • SoftBank reports quarterly profit, boosted by gains from AI bets on Nvidia and startups
  • SoftBank reveals sale of another $3 billion stake in T-Mobile U.S. after earlier $4.8 billion sale
  • SoftBank's $500 billion Stargate AI project with OpenAI faces delays due to market volatility and trade policy uncertainty

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