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Masayoshi Son says human era is over, challenges AI bubble claims

SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son said the era in which humans sit atop living beings will end as artificial intelligence spreads, and that humans must evolve into “superhumans” to survive. Speaking at a SoftBank World 2026 special lecture, he set out a 2040 vision for AI, forecasting huge market size, profits and power demand from data centres. He rejected claims of an AI investment bubble as misguided.

AI & Enterprise

SoftBank to enter U.S. AI cloud computing market with SB Neo launch

SoftBank Group and its telecommunications unit SoftBank will start a neo cloud business from the next fiscal year to rent AI computing resources to U.S. companies, Bloomberg News reported. The two companies will establish SB Neo in July to supply AI chips and cloud services to large firms, including hyperscalers. SoftBank plans to raise data centre capacity to 10 gigawatts by around 2030, and SoftBank will hold 51 percent of SB Neo.

Games & Commerce

Cafe24 launches e-commerce integration service with Japan\'s NE

Cafe24 said on Tuesday it signed a business partnership agreement with Japanese e-commerce solution company NE Co. Ltd. to strengthen its push into Japan. The companies will link Cafe24\'s premium service Cafe24 PRO with NE\'s SaaS e-commerce backend system NEXT ENGINE and launch the service in August. The integration will allow Japanese e-commerce operators to handle global storefront setup and order and inventory management in one environment.