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SoftBank Weighs Buying Largest US Security Firm Allied

The Japanese conglomerate is exploring the acquisition to deploy AI-powered robots across industries.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 16 Oct 2026 · updated 21d ago

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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 16 Oct 2026. Bloomberg Technology published first, on 16 October at 18:50 UTC; News Feed followed 7h 17m later. The most recent article, from Latest articles, appeared on 17 October at 05:24 UTC.

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  1. SoftBank in talks to buy US security group Allied Universal News Feed ·
  2. SoftBank Is Said to Weigh Buying Largest US Security Firm Allied Bloomberg Technology ·
  3. SoftBank is said to weigh buying top U.S. security firm allied Latest articles

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  • SoftBank
  • Allied Universal
  • Masayoshi Son
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