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SoftBank buys struggling UK AI chipmaker Graphcore

Potential for combo with Arm tantalizes

Systems12 Jul 2024 | 7

SoftBank boss says 'artificial superintelligence' could be three years away

Asia In Brief Plus: Huawei closer to divorcing Android; India probes Amazon warehouses; Singapore gets autonomous street sweepers

AI + ML24 Jun 2024 | 31

Once Alibaba’s main investor, SoftBank sheds remaining stake

SoftBank to focus on AI, but might pick up LINE, Yahoo! holding company

PaaS + IaaS14 May 2024 | 1

Arm to launch AI division with new chips by 2025

Asia in brief Plus Foxconn defends Wisconsin efforts, Korea to spend on chips, and more

Systems13 May 2024 | 4

'How do I reset my router' isn't in LLM corpuses. An alliance of telcos wants to change that

Customer service data from five top telcos across Asia, Europe, and UAE will feed a carrier-centric multi-lingual chatbots

AI + ML27 Feb 2024 | 14

Arm flexes financial muscles post-IPO, but shares get a reality check

Brit chip house now looking to cloud and automotive to grow revenues

Systems09 Nov 2023 | 3

SoftBank boss Masayoshi Son predicts artificial general intelligence is a decade away

'Investo-bot, make me rich' is his vision – powered by Arm chips, natch

AI + ML09 Oct 2023 | 19

OpenAI in talks with Jony Apple Ive and Softbank over iPhone-but-for-AI monster

So, a portable Alexa or Google Home-esque gadget?

AI + ML28 Sep 2023 | 3

Arm's lawyers want to check assembly expert's book for trademark missteps

IPO-hungry chip biz promises to donate copies to universities – may also demand a reprint

Software12 Sep 2023 | 50

It's official! Arm files for IPO on Nasdaq

Paperwork confirms parent paid $16B for 25% stake held by Vision Fund

On-Prem21 Aug 2023 | 9

Softbank snaps up Vision Fund's stake in Arm ahead of IPO

Brit chip ship's sales may or may not be quite as rosy as hoped, judging from draft paperwork

Systems18 Aug 2023 | 11

Apple, Samsung, and Intel to invest in Arm IPO, and emerge with some control: report

SoftBank CFO says news of float is imminent, suggests firm will keep a solid chunk

On-Prem09 Aug 2023 | 19

Nvidia's Arm wrestle – from failed acquisition to possibly anchoring IPO

Fancy seeing you here

Systems12 Jul 2023 | 4

Intel approached to take on key investor role in Arm IPO

Talks at an early stage but the companies already work together

Systems14 Jun 2023 | 6

Arm files for IPO – and SoftBank will retain control

Japanese owner states float 'won’t have material impact,' suggesting small stake will be up for grabs

On-Prem01 May 2023 | 1

SoftBank taps Arm CEO Rene Haas for its board of directors

Ahead of planned IPO, parent company moves executive pawn into place

CxO27 Apr 2023 | 3

Arm liable for $8.5B SoftBank loan if IPO is a no-show

Chip designer has until September to float or it's on the hook for parent company's borrowing

Systems18 Apr 2023 | 15

5% of the cloud now runs on Arm as chip designer plans 2023 IPO

Growing indication power-sipping CPUs are catching on in crowded datacenters

Systems08 Feb 2023 | 9

Arm still strong despite SoftBank loss as shipments pass a quarter of a trillion

Meanwhile, parent company continues to bleed billions

Systems07 Feb 2023 | 8

Arm hands board seats to Intel and Qualcomm alumni ahead of IPO

Flotation delayed but chip designer's board just keeps on growing

Systems01 Dec 2022 | 3

Softbank boss Masayoshi Son devotes himself to growing Arm for the next few years

Speech did not mention IPO, did say CEO's close involvement is good for humanity

On-Prem14 Nov 2022 | 4

Arm reports record royalties but total revenues slide

Licensing down 53% due to major one-off deals signed a year ago

Systems11 Nov 2022 | 3

Think Korean chipmakers will buy Arm? Think again

The UK chip designer is suing another firm that has an interest, so IPO it is?

Systems07 Nov 2022 | 6

Arm job cuts hit UK harder than global rationalization

Anyone remember SoftBank's pledge to double headcount in Britain?

Personal Tech05 Oct 2022 | 10

Arm hires former Splunk CFO Jason Child ahead of IPO

Adds new heads to boardroom too but still not word on destination of flotation

On-Prem27 Sep 2022 |

Tongues wag that Softbank's Son may sell Arm to Samsung

Japanese super-tycoon to discuss 'stategic alliance' with electronics chaebol

Systems21 Sep 2022 | 27

SoftBank offloads part of Alibaba stake to raise much-needed cash

Invested $20 million in 2000 and will pocket $34 billion and keep a slice worth more than that – for now

Off-Prem11 Aug 2022 | 9

Arm still jewel in crown as parent SoftBank nurses record $23.5b hit

Stock market losses lead to write-downs at Vision Fund, but chip designer IPO a ray of light

Systems08 Aug 2022 | 11

SoftBank reportedly moves London IPO out of Arm's reach

Tory turmoil turns off tycoon's Tokyo tech titan theoretically temporarily

On-Prem19 Jul 2022 | 22

Arm most likely to list on the Nasdaq, says SoftBank CEO

Hopes of securing London listing for UK chip designer may be in vain

Systems24 Jun 2022 | 6

Mysterious firm seeks to buy majority stake in Arm China

Chinese joint venture's ousted CEO tries to hang on - who will get control?

Legal20 May 2022 | 14

SoftBank to stop investing 'randomly' after losing billions of dollars

If your stock or crypto-coin holdings look like crap today, this might help you feel better

On-Prem12 May 2022 | 8

Arm China CEO refuses to go despite SoftBank taking control

Middle Kingdom subsidiary claims Allen Wu refusing to 'hand over his management duties'

Systems05 May 2022 | 33

Arm China website posts letter from staff opposing change of management

SoftBank may control the company, but it seems not to have all the important passwords

Legal03 May 2022 | 7

Arm wrests back control of its rogue China limb

Updated Ouster of rebel CEO should clear path for planned Arm IPO

Legal29 Apr 2022 | 4

SoftBank aims to keep control of Arm after IPO – report

Japanese owner may not believe it would get the valuation it has been seeking for a full sale

Personal Tech22 Apr 2022 | 14

Goldman Sachs reportedly set to head up $60bn Arm IPO

Owner SoftBank pursues valuation higher for the chip designer than Nvidia's initial offer

Systems25 Mar 2022 | 23

Arm to drop up to 15 percent of staff – about 1,000 people

Move along, nothing to see here, totally not slimming down ahead of IPO – or a second IPO in China

Systems15 Mar 2022 | 59

Nvidia reportedly prepares for un-Arm'd combat with rivals: $40bn takeover may be abandoned

Softbank, meanwhile, remains 'hopeful' it can offload Brit chip designer

On-Prem25 Jan 2022 | 9

Japan, Singapore, perhaps the whole world.... Get ready for robot waiters from Softbank and Keenon

Automation is the answer to labor shortages, social distancing, apparently

Personal Tech22 Sep 2021 | 25

Fortunate Son: Softbank chief took 50 per cent pay cut in 2020, but that's not the worst of his worries

He remains fabulously wealthy, for now

SaaS27 May 2021 | 5

SoftBank likens itself to a goose laying 'golden eggs' as Vision Fund boasts best results since 2017

What would that make WeWork then?

AI + ML08 Feb 2021 | 4

Megabucks in funding, 28 years of research, and Boston Dynamics is to be 'sold to Hyundai' for 1/40th of an Arm

So what does that make it, a leg? A toe?

Science10 Dec 2020 | 15

Keeping them for a rainy day? Arm decides against spinning off cloudy IoT businesses to parent Softbank – report

Right as the Japanese mega-corp seeks to flog the Brit CPU design house

Edge + IoT26 Aug 2020 | 1

Brit software biz Aveva stumps up $5bn for OSIsoft as Softbank cashes out

It’s all about big industry and automation – and the money, of course

Software25 Aug 2020 |

They're 'clean': SoftBank gets thumbs-up from Uncle Sam for keeping Chinese gear off its Japanese 5G network

Seal of approval handed out for supply chain security in various tech sectors

Networks20 Aug 2020 | 16

Softbank confirms talks to offload Arm as it posts rebound profit

Might float chip-designer, sell it all or sell chunks. Whatever happens, server CPU sales are the upside

On-Prem12 Aug 2020 | 23

Nvidia may be mulling lopping Arm off Softbank: GPU goliath said to have shown interest in acquiring CPU design house

Well, when the chips are down...

Science22 Jul 2020 | 59

SoftBank: Oi, we paid $32bn for you, when are you going to strong-Arm some more money out of your customers?

Failing mega-group discovers again it didn't buy the right biz

Edge + IoT16 Jul 2020 | 72

Four years after swallowing Arm Holdings, SoftBank said to be mulling Brit chip biz sale

Insider suggests company doesn't charge enough in royalties to satisfy Japanese giant

Edge + IoT14 Jul 2020 | 48

SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son stops shining on Alibaba's board

'My work here is done, but my day job just got complicated' is the gist of it

On-Prem25 Jun 2020 |

SoftBank to hang up on T-Mobile stake to shore up its balance sheet

What's a flailing investor to do?

Networks17 Jun 2020 | 1

Alibaba's Jack Ma bails from SoftBank's board

Japanese Uber-investor refreshing board as Ma heads off to do good works

On-Prem18 May 2020 | 3

Second-wave dotcom Uber-investor Softbank forecasts gargantuan losses as world economy faces slump

Oh it can't be that baaa.... $16.7 BEEELLION?!

On-Prem14 Apr 2020 | 23

We(don't)Work: Rent-a-desk outfit cuts 2,400 staff in bid to be a functioning business

About 20% of employees worldwide look for new jobs

Science21 Nov 2019 | 50

Fed up of playing Whac-A-Mole with network of SoftBank-owned patent holders, Intel hits court

Chipzilla invokes Sherman and Clayton Acts in attempt to have contracts declared void

On-Prem23 Oct 2019 | 32