SoftBank reportedly preps a package to take control of WeWork parent company
SoftBank Group, the multi-billion dollar Japanese technology conglomerate and investment firm, has put together a bid that would save WeWork parent company We Co., just weeks before the co-working real estate company’s imminent collapse, The Wall Street Journal reports. With […]
What does SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son plan to say or do about its ties to Saudi Arabia? We’re about to find out
Throughout October, it seemed that among others in tech, SoftBank might be forced to rethink its cozy relationship with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, or MBS, who has charmed […]
Zume reportedly snags 5 million from SoftBank for its robotic food operations
Zume, the robotics and logistics company that got its start slinging out pizza, just raised $375 million from SoftBank, the WSJ first reported. SoftBank is also reportedly looking to invest an additional $375 million, which would value the company at a […]
Zume adds a robotic arm to its automated pizza kitchen
Earlier this year, Zume made it pretty clear that it was exploring life beyond pizza. Coffee, steamed buns and frozen yogurt have all been floated as possibilities for the newly formed Zume Inc. Of course, for its subsidiary Zume Pizza, the titular […]