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SoftBank to merge Yahoo Japan with Line creating $30bn giant
SoftBank Corp plans to merge internet subsidiary Yahoo Japan with messaging app operator Line Corp to create a $30 billion tech group Read more…
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SoftBank, Yahoo Japan and Paytm to launch QR code payment service
PayPay – a joint venture established last month by SoftBank and Yahoo Japan – announced that it will team up with Indian digital payment company Paytm to launch QR-code payment services in Japan in the Read more…
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SoftBank boosts Yahoo Japan stake via $2 billion Altaba deal
TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Group is increasing its stake in Yahoo Japan through a $2 billion, three-way deal with US firm Altaba to deepen ties with the internet heavyweight ahead of an IPO of its Read more…
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Verizon finally closes Yahoo buyout as Mayer resigns
(Reuters) – Verizon Communications said on Tuesday it closed its $4.48 billion acquisition of Yahoo’s core business and that Marissa Mayer, chief executive of the internet company, had resigned. The completion of the acquisition marked Read more…
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Yahoo Japan enters self-driving car game via $4.4m investment in SB Drive
SoftBank-controlled Yahoo Japan has plunged into the self-driving sector by making an 490 million yen ($4.4 million) investment in SB Drive, a SoftBank JV developing “smart mobility” technologies for self-driving vehicles. Yahoo Japan’s investment in Read more…