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SoftBank drops 7% after Oracle fallout. Nikkei closes 0.9% lower at 50,149.

SoftBank Group shares fell sharply on Thursday after Oracle's weaker-than-expected quarterly results renewed worries about how long it will take for massive investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure to translate into profits. The stock closed down nearly 7.7% in Tokyo, having dropped as much as 8.4% intraday, dragging the broader market lower.

SoftBank Group and Nvidia are in talks to lead an investment of over $1 billion at a $14 billion valuation in Skild AI, a software company building a foundational robotics model, Reuters reported.

SoftBank Group and Nvidia are reportedly in talks to participate in a more than $1 billion funding round for Skild AI, a maker of foundation models for robots. The round, which has not been finalized and could change, could nearly triple Skild's valuation from the $4.

Japan's SoftBank Group and Nvidia are in talks to invest in Skild AI, in a more than $1 billion funding round that could value the maker of foundation models for robots at around $14 billion, according to sources and a term sheet seen by Reuters.

SoftBank is in talks to acquire digital infrastructure firm DigitalBridge , a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday, as the Japanese conglomerate seeks to tap the firm's AI-linked portfolio.

South Korea's industry ministry and SoftBank's chip unit, Arm Holdings, have signed an agreement to strengthen the country's semiconductor and Artificial Intelligence sectors, a presidential policy adviser said on Friday.

The SoftBank billionaire is seeking to build “Trump Industrial Parks” on federal land, using hundreds of billions of capital from the Japan trade deal.