SoftBank Watch posted an update
SoftBank is considering an acquisition of Allied Universal, the largest security services company in the US, Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the matter. The report places the potential deal amid founder Masayoshi Son’s efforts to find ways to deploy AI-powered robots across industries.
Why it mattersThat is a striking possible route from SoftBank’s AI ambitions into a business built around physical security. But this is a deal under consideration, not an announced agreement, and the report does not say robots are the purpose of the proposed acquisition.
Discuss: Would bringing a major security-services business into SoftBank help make AI-powered robots useful at scale, or risk putting too much technology in a sensitive setting?
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