Masayoshi Son said Tuesday he would invest $50 billion in the U.S. and create 50,000 new jobs, following a 45-minute private meeting with President-electDonald Trump. Mr. Son plans to spend heavily in fields including the so-called Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, deep learning and robotics. He has said he wants to become the Warren Buffett of the tech industry.
According to the Wall Street Journal, President-elect Donald Trump isn’t even in office yet, and he’s already bringing jobs to the U.S.
Masayoshi Son, the brash billionaire who controls Sprint Corp., said Tuesday he would invest $50 billion in the U.S. and create 50,000 new jobs, following a 45-minute private meeting with President-electDonald Trump.
The announcement was made in the lobby of Trump Tower, with Trump claiming credit, saying that his win in November against failed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton was what brought Son to the table.
Mr. Son told…
