softbank group corp sftbysftby is reportedly aiming for a fresh round of layoffs at its vision fund investment arm softbank may announce a headcount reduction in the next two weeks which may impact up to 30 of its employees reuters reported if the layoff is finalized it will result in 150 job cuts globally at the investing arm and softbank group international in september 2023 last month softbank reported a net loss of ¥9701 billion in fy22 an improvement of ¥7379 billion yy in other news softbank is looking to rope in intel corp intc as an anchor investor for arm ltds initial public offering reported reuters yesterday related softbank goes cautious on arms us ipo eyes 10b fund raise last month arm eased down on its blue sky research by shelving a flagship tech division and focusing on more commercially viable products ahead of its public listing price action sftby shares closed higher by 451 at 2225 on monday