Pepper the friendly android is now rolling up and down the fashion runway

SoftBanks’ friendly humanoid robot, Pepper, is showing up in an increasing number of locations since its launch in June, 2015. The amiable bot has been spotted toiling away in phone stores , hospitals , train stations , and airports around the world, helping visitors with basic questions, as well as entertaining them with its range of talents that include singing, dancing, and telling jokes.

SoftBank to buy Fortress Investment for $3.3B

SoftBank to buy Fortress Investment for $3.3B Japanese telecom giant snaps up asset manager Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2lNndpe The logo of Japanese mobile provider SoftBank is displayed at an entrance of a shop in a Tokyo shopping district. Fortress will operate within SoftBank as an independent business headquartered in New York.

Japan’s SoftBank to invest $1 billion in OneWeb sat factory

Japanese telecoms and energy company SoftBank has agreed to invest $1 billion in the U.S. company OneWeb Ltd., which plans to build a factory in Florida that the companies say could create 3,000 jobs. The two companies announced late Monday that OneWeb had obtained pledges of $1.2 billion from SoftBank and other investors.