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Japanese firm SoftBank is reportedly aiming to take a multibillion-dollar stake in Uber, just days after it stumped up cash for Singaporean ride-sharing biz Grab's latest investment round. According to the Wall Street Journal, SoftBank has approached the lawsuit-ridden taxi app maker about gaining a large stake in the company …

  1. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    operating in 65 countries in Southeast Asia

    My knowledge of geography isn't all that it could be, but are there really that many countries in south east Asia?

    1. Alistair

      "in 65 countries in Southeast Asia"

      "but are there really that many countries in south east Asia?"

      I suppose that depends on one's definition of "South" "East" and "Asia".

      Given that this was extracted from the Bailmeout Failure Wall Street Journal and is likely based on a "bullshitPress Release" from some "Financial fuckwitsInstitution" I find that such is quite a common error.

  2. allthecoolshortnamesweretaken

    SoftBank running out of ideas, but with too much money to spend?

    It'll all in tears, I just know it.

  3. John Smith 19 Gold badge
    WTF?

    "described this as the biggest investment in a taxi firm in Southeast Asia."

    FTFY.

  4. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Yandex + Uber: 59.3% + 36.6%

    Which equals 96.9%. I wonder where the other 3.1% went? Probably a bribe to Putin and his cronies...

  5. Solmyr ibn Wali Barad

    Bah

    Why would you drive a multibillion-dollar stake when a simple wooden stake would do?

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