SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son has ideas for solving Japan’s problems. But can he solve SoftBank’s problems? At a Japanese government conference in Tokyo, Son urged Japan to join hands with India and Southeast Asia to build an artificial intelligence technology platform that can compete with those of the U.S. and China, according to Bloomberg. He also argued that autonomous driving can provide...
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