Industry Hardware Legal battle with Chinese unit holds up Arm IPO plans A series of legal challenges dating back to 2020 By Daniel Sims , February 14, 2022, 7:06 PM 8 comments
Industry Hyundai is reportedly interested in buying Boston Dynamics from SoftBank Boston Dynamics could soon change hands, again By Shawn Knight , November 10, 2020, 3:08 PM
Industry Hardware It's official: Nvidia is acquiring Arm Nvidia will use Arm to prepare for the age of AI By Eric Hamilton , September 13, 2020, 11:32 PM 23 comments
Industry SoftBank reportedly closing a $40 billion sale of ARM to Nvidia – now confirmed The complexion of the semiconductor landscape is about to change By Eric Hamilton , September 13, 2020, 1:11 AM 26 comments
Industry TSMC and Foxconn reportedly considering Arm purchase But Nvidia remains favorite By Rob Thubron , August 6, 2020, 5:16 AM 9 comments
Hardware Industry Arm co-founder says Nvidia acquisition would be a disaster Nvidia, Samsung, the UK government, who will take Arm by the hand? By Rob Thubron , August 5, 2020, 6:17 AM 7 comments
Industry Nvidia could buy ARM from Softbank (update) A deal would have huge repercussions for the tech industry By Rob Thubron , July 31, 2020, 4:00 PM 25 comments
Industry Hardware ARM licensing fee increase could drive some customers to competitors SoftBank has some tough decisions to make By Shawn Knight , July 15, 2020, 1:22 PM 20 comments
Industry Apple Apple allies with Intel in antitrust case against SoftBank-owned Fortress Apple has a bone to pick with Fortress Investment Group By Eric Hamilton , November 24, 2019, 10:34 AM 7 comments
Industry SoftBank posts $6.5 billion loss on WeWork, Uber and other bets WeWork took the major portion of the pie losing $4.6 billion By Cal Jeffrey , November 6, 2019, 12:43 PM
Industry Nvidia shares lose half their value, Softbank looks to sell up Nvidia isn't having a festive holiday season By Rob Thubron , December 13, 2018, 5:28 AM 35 comments
Tech Culture Industry Pizza-making robot business Zume is talking with SoftBank for up to $750 million in funding That could buy a lot of pizzas... made by robots By Greg Synek , August 10, 2018, 8:16 AM
Industry SoftBank buys major stake in Uber at a big discount The deal values Uber at $48 billion, far less than its most recent valuation By Shawn Knight , December 28, 2017, 4:17 PM
The Web Electronics Boston Dynamics' latest robotic dog is almost cute SoftBank scooped up the robot maker last year By Shawn Knight , November 13, 2017, 7:40 PM
Mobile Industry Sprint is reportedly pulling out of T-Mobile merger talks Another twist in the on-again, off-again relationship By Shawn Knight , October 30, 2017, 4:48 PM
Industry Mobile T-Mobile and Sprint merger still in the works Would regulators cooperate? By Shawn Knight , September 19, 2017, 3:30 PM
Mobile The Essential smartphone will be a Sprint exclusive in the US (but work on all carriers) By Shawn Knight , June 12, 2017, 1:30 PM
Electronics SoftBank buys robot maker Boston Dynamics for undisclosed sum By Shawn Knight , June 8, 2017, 8:56 PM 8 comments
Industry Softbank has reportedly amassed a $4 billion stake in Nvidia Following its acquisition of ARM and other big investments By Rob Thubron , May 24, 2017, 9:15 AM
Industry Mobile Sprint and T-Mobile reportedly resume merger talks By Shawn Knight , May 14, 2017, 1:00 PM
Industry Softbank is selling a 25% stake of recently acquired ARM to a Saudi investment group Softbank acquired ARM Holdings just six months ago By Rob Thubron , March 9, 2017, 11:00 AM
Car Tech SoftBank and Honda aim to build a car that can read your emotions By Shawn Knight , July 21, 2016, 7:00 PM 8 comments
Industry Hardware Softbank buying chip maker ARM in $31 billion deal By Rob Thubron , July 18, 2016, 6:15 AM 10 comments
Mobile Lenovo unveils its first Windows 10 Mobile smartphone By Shawn Knight , July 15, 2016, 3:30 PM
Gaming Industry Tencent agrees to buy Clash of Clans publisher Supercell from Japan's SoftBank By Shawn Knight , June 21, 2016, 10:15 AM