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Yesterday, the Japanese business world was rocked when it was announced<\/a> that would-be successor to Masayoshi Son, Nikesh Arora, would not be taking over the top spot at Softbank<\/a> and is instead leaving the company.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Arora’s tweetstorm about the matter aside, there were many questions about the sudden shift for one of Japan’s largest, most high-profile tech companies. On Wednesday, Son removed some of the mystery by blaming the change on the unlikeliest reason imaginable: the Singularity<\/p>\n

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SEE ALSO: Why ‘Her’ Is the Best Movie Ever Made About the Singularity<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

“I still have unfinished business regarding the Singularity,” Son told the Nikkei<\/i>. “I want to continue for at least another five years.”<\/span> Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

More about Ray Kurzweil<\/a>, Masayoshi Son<\/a>, Softbank<\/a>, Singularity<\/a>, and The Singularity<\/a><\/p>\n

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