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Amazon.com, Inc., is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington that focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence. Amazon is the largest e-commerce marketplace and cloud computing platform in the world as measured by revenue and market capitalization. 

Amazon

SoftBank Group Corp. is a holding company that engages in the management of its group companies which provides information technology and telecommunication services. It operates through the following segments: Mobile Communications, Sprint, Fixed-line Telecommunications, Internet, and Others. 

Softbank

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

Venture Capital

Investment powerhouse changes tack after being burned by unicorns.

SoftBank pours billions into Big Tech, amasses USD 1.2 billion in Amazon | KrASIA

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SoftBank pours billions into Big Tech, amasses USD 1.2 billion in Amazon

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

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Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics manufacturer, headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The company was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, a former People's Liberation Army engineer.

Huawei

5G is a commonly used term for certain advanced wireless systems. Industry association 3GPP defines any system using "5G NR" software as "5G", a definition that came into general use by late 2018. 

Chinese telecom gear features in 5G networks in South Africa and Uganda.

Huawei's deep roots put Africa beyond reach of US crackdown | KrASIA

Huawei&#8217;s deep roots put Africa beyond reach of US crackdown

Senior secured debt was originally tied to USD 3 billion tender offer.

SoftBank revives USD 1.1 billion financing commitment to WeWork | KrASIA

SoftBank revives USD 1.1 billion financing commitment to WeWork

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

Partner Persol cites need to ease Japanese hiring gap in IT workers.

NEC app helps Japan recruit Indian tech engineers | KrASIA

NEC app helps Japan recruit Indian tech engineers

ZTE woes may steer China’s AI chip development into a different direction

Deep Tech

Hardware, in the context of technology, refers to the physical elements that make up a computer or electronic system and everything else involved that is physically tangible. 

Hardware

Emerging chipmakers offer lavish pay packages to snap up talent.

China hires over 100 TSMC engineers in push for chip leadership | KrASIA

China hires over 100 TSMC engineers in push for chip leadership

Sale of T-Mobile stake helps Japanese conglomerate rebound from record loss.

SoftBank posts USD 11.8 billion net profit in first quarter | KrASIA

SoftBank posts USD 11.8 billion net profit in first quarter

From retail to construction, coronavirus accelerates digital revolution.

Japan's biggest companies plot 16% jump in tech investment | KrASIA

Japan&#8217;s biggest companies plot 16% jump in tech investment

Top-tier AI chip companies are sought after, while mediocre startups will find difficulty in financing

Beijing-backed SMIC downplays risk of losing Huawei orders.

China's top chipmaker ups capex to USD 6.7 billion after bumper quarter | KrASIA

China&#8217;s top chipmaker ups capex to USD 6.7 billion after bumper quarter

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

Tencent

The game industry is the economic sector involved in the development, marketing, and monetization of games. It encompasses dozens of job disciplines and its component parts employ thousands of people worldwide.

Gaming

Video

Combining platforms would strengthen two US-listed companies amid economic downturn.

Nikkei Asia

SoftBank pours billions into Big Tech, amasses USD 1.2 billion in Amazon

Huawei’s deep roots put Africa beyond reach of US crackdown

SoftBank revives USD 1.1 billion financing commitment to WeWork

NEC app helps Japan recruit Indian tech engineers

China hires over 100 TSMC engineers in push for chip leadership

SoftBank posts USD 11.8 billion net profit in first quarter

Japan’s biggest companies plot 16% jump in tech investment

China’s top chipmaker ups capex to USD 6.7 billion after bumper quarter

Tencent pushes USD 10 billion merger of game-streaming units