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
Softbank
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 | 8
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
Google hands out roses to preferred Android MDM vendors
Lucky few get Chocolate Factory's endorsement as Enterprise Mobility Management
Software15 Jan 2019 | 6
Our processor tech's got legs, says Arm: 'One million' data center servers will ship in 2018
Analysis By servers, it means boxes that do networking, storage, security
Systems17 Oct 2018 | 3
SoftBank sells off more than half of Arm China for a bargain $775.2m
Chinese investors welcome chip designs with open Arms
On-Prem06 Jun 2018 | 11
Cash-sprinkler Softbank and Alphabet hand over $1.9bn to Manbang
It's about truckers
Science24 Apr 2018 | 16
Not a shaggy dog story: Software-defined storage inside $300m Softbank pet project
'Uber for dogwalkers' app apparently a thing...
Storage18 Apr 2018 | 3
Storage uber alles: SoftBank chucks $20 mill into Nexenta's hat
Which pie *doesn't* Japanese corp have a finger in?
Storage28 Nov 2017 |
Softbank gets Uber A-OK for $9bn investment cash splurge
And ex-CEO Kalanick will be praying it goes through
On-Prem13 Nov 2017 | 9
Corporate IMer Slack pockets $250m from SoftBank and pals – report
Reports throw cold water on Amazon buyout rumours
On-Prem27 Jul 2017 |
FCC: LEO ISPs A-OK
OneWeb gets green light to pipe internet through 720 orbiting satellites
Networks23 Jun 2017 | 17
Cybereason snags $100m from Softbank to mount distribution, tech offensive
'This deal is the coming of age of the offensive security model'
Security21 Jun 2017 | 3
Alphabet offloads bot businesses Boston Dynamics and SCHAFT
Who's the cat who won't cop out when there's danger all about? SoftBank. Damn right
On-Prem09 Jun 2017 | 8
SoftBank-Saudi fund raises world's biggest tech pot at $93bn
AI, robotics fund definitely won't trigger the singularity *twitch*
On-Prem22 May 2017 | 11
Softbank tears off chunk of ARM, feeds it to hungry Saudis
A quarter of prime British chip goodness will fall under Middle Eastern ownership
Legal08 Mar 2017 | 13
Look who's bailed out internet-satellite provider Intelsat? It's... Softbank?
Comment Plans to chuck more cash once it's merged up with OneWeb
Networks07 Mar 2017 | 12
Softbank gros fromage: ARM will knock out a trillion IoT chips by 2040
MWC Also foresees terrifying 10bn-strong robot army. Hey ho
Edge + IoT27 Feb 2017 | 13
Demo may have frozen, but narrowband IoT stew is still piping hot
MBBF2016 NB-IoT looms as a network tech Godzilla
Edge + IoT24 Nov 2016 | 6
Japan's SoftBank teams up with... Saudi Arabia to launch $100bn London tech fund
Saudis: You want to do this? SoftBank: Yeah man. Saudis: Don't mention Yemen!
Channel14 Oct 2016 | 12
ARM's top brass land £54m Softbank windfall
Plus British honesty checker
On-Prem04 Aug 2016 | 10
Brit chip bods ARM quietly piling up cash. Softbank will be happy
Processor design nets £100m in last quarter for Cambridge-based biz
On-Prem27 Jul 2016 | 10
Brit chip biz ARM legs it to Softbank for $32bn
Updated Japanese telco giant gets into the mobile microprocessor biz
On-Prem18 Jul 2016 | 87
Pepper robot acts like real teenager, gets job at Pizza Hut
No word if paychecks being saved to buy a used Corolla
Personal Tech24 May 2016 | 28
Report: Sprint to bring Sony Xperia into tough US smartphone market
Could it soon be selling the Japenese giant's Z3 model?
Networks31 Aug 2014 | 9
New Sprint CEO says he will lower axe on staff – but prices come first
'Very disruptive' new rates to be revealed next week
On-Prem15 Aug 2014 | 10
Biting the hand that feeds IT
