Apple is investing $1 billion in Softbank's Vision Fund

At best, most consumers know Softbank as the Japanese phone carrier that owns Sprint -- but the company is much bigger than that. Softbank has its hands in robotics, smart vehicles, processors and more. It even invests in other companies, and recently set up the Softbank Vision Fund with the goal of pouring billions of dollars into promising start ups. Now that fund is getting another investor: Apple. According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple has pledged to invest $1 billion in Softbank's Vision Fund.