— Zillow’s VP of Partner Success Racquel Russell joined the board of micro-mobility company Bird, known for its scooter sharing platform. “As a city dweller with a strong public policy… Read More
SoftBank Investment Advisers and WeWork have partnered to launch EMERGE, a virtual program intended to foster diversity in tech and entrepreneurship by providing the tools and network needed to scale… Read More
One of the world’s biggest satellite operators, Intelsat, is accusing the OneWeb broadband satellite venture and its biggest investor, SoftBank, of breach of contract, fraud and conspiracy in a lawsuit… Read More
WeWork’s bid to go public is reportedly in jeopardy as the company’s top investor, SoftBank Vision Fund, is pushing for it to shelve plans for an IPO. The Financial Times… Read More
HAPSMobile, a joint venture created by Japan’s SoftBank Corp. and California-based AeroVironment, is jumping into the race to provide global broadband access from above, alongside SpaceX, Amazon, OneWeb and Telesat.… Read More
After years of on-again, off-again talks, wireless rivals T-Mobile and Sprint plan to merge in a deal that values the combined company at $146 billion, aiming to create a much… Read More
The latest spinout from Intellectual Ventures, EarthNow, says it’s coming out of stealth mode with backing from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and other high-profile investors. Bellevue, Wash.-based EarthNow aims to… Read More
The long-rumored merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, the nation’s third and fourth largest wireless carriers, is falling apart, according to news reports. Nikkei reported that a disagreement over ownership of… Read More
Softbank is shaping up to be a major force behind the chip designs of the next decade, if a report concerning its stake in Nvidia is correct. A little less… Read More
Intelsat and OneWeb today laid out plans for a mega-merger aimed at bolstering their satellite internet services, with a $1.7 billion investment boost from SoftBank. The arrangement is a head-turner,… Read More
LAS VEGAS — T-Mobile announced its latest “Un-Carrier” initiative here Thursday, announcing plans to include taxes and fees in the rates it promises customers, and return up to $10/month to customers who… Read More
After Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son’s company SoftBank acquired a majority stake in Sprint, he sought to merge the Kansas telecom provider with Bellevue, Wash.-based T-Mobile. U.S. regulators put up a fight and Son… Read More
Who doesn’t get it by now that people across the planet love elephants? So, what company would ever want its brand connected to the senseless slaughter of these animals? Yahoo… Read More
Snapdeal reportedly has raised $500 million to take on one of the fastest growing e-commerce markets in the world. The company, which raised money from a consortium of investors, including Alibaba, Foxconn and… Read More
Have you seen Pepper yet? SoftBank’s uber-adorable robot, that is about 4 feet tall and 62 pounds, just might wheel its way into many a home — and heart — in… Read More
T-Mobile CEO John Legere talks a big game, but he has the numbers to back it up. Now that all of the major wireless carriers’ results are in for the third… Read More
A T-Mobile sale has appeared inevitable for almost a year, following constant rumors that it’s in talks with Sprint, and more recently, when a little-known French telecom company made an out-of-the-blue bid. But now,… Read More
Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son is going to be taking his case for a merger between Sprint and T-Mobile to the public, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.… Read More
The battle for who might buy T-Mobile is heating up. A report by Reuters today said that Dish Network is considering a bid for the Bellevue-based wireless carrier. It also says… Read More
Sprint may end up victorious in the bidding war for Clearwire, as Dish Network today withdrew its offer to purchase the Bellevue mobile broadband company. This comes after Sprint jacked up… Read More