SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son plans to visit Seoul for the first time in three years “to discuss a strategic alliance for Arm with Samsung” (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Filings: Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank stake grew from 32.2% in end-September to 34.2%, up from 26.7% in March 2019, granting additional rights over mergers and more  —  Masayoshi Son has quietly tightened his grip on SoftBank Group Corp. during a tumultuous market downturn …

Bloomberg:
Filings: Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank stake grew from 32.2% in end-September to 34.2%, up from 26.7% in March 2019, granting additional rights over mergers and more  —  Masayoshi Son has quietly tightened his grip on SoftBank Group Corp. during a tumultuous market downturn …

Wataru Suzuki / Nikkei Asia:
SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 made just one investment in August 2022 and one in September 2022, according to CB Insights, as Masayoshi Son rethinks his strategy  —  The Vision Fund revolutionized startup investing.  So why is Masayoshi Son rethinking his strategy?

Financial Times:
Analysis: Masayoshi Son personally owes SoftBank ~$5B due to its growing losses; his stake in the second Vision Fund is close to zero, down from $2.8B in 2021  —  Market crash also wipes out value of Japanese founder’s stake in second Vision Fund  —  Masayoshi Son personally owes SoftBank close …

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge:
Samsung announces expanded Google partnership to let Galaxy phone and tablet users onboard Matter-compatible devices to both SmartThings and Google Home systems  —  Ahead of its annual developer conference, Samsung has revealed details about how Matter smart home devices will work on its Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets.

Reuters:
Arm sues Qualcomm and its subsidiary Nuvia for using licenses without approval, asking Qualcomm to destroy designs developed under Nuvia’s agreements with Arm  —  Chip technology firm Arm Ltd, which is owned by Softbank Group Corp (9984.T), said on Wednesday it has sued Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) …