NY Times News Service, SAN FRANCISCOMasayoshi Son, the Japanese technology billionaire, has never been known to think small. Son’s company, Softbank Group Corp, on Thursday said that it is leading a US$502 million investment in Improbable Worlds Ltd, a British start-up focused on creating expansive virtual worlds. Improbable focuses on creating virtual worlds through its SpatialOS platform, relying on the huge data centers afforded by cloud computing to build what are essentially enormous simulations. Softbank, which last year bought British semiconductor designer ARM Holdings Inc for US$32 billion, quickly emerged as a candidate to lead the round. As part of the investment, Softbank senior executive Deep Nishar is to join Improbable’s board.

Source: Taipei Times May 12, 2017 17:56 UTC