Apple & ARM's iPhone & Mac chip partnership will continue for decades

Not only is Apple investing in ARM's initial public offering in the US, filed paperwork has revealed that the pair have signed a long-term collaboration agreement spanning potentially more than two decades.

Mike Wuerthele 1 year ago 18

Apple expected to invest in Arm ahead of possible September IPO

The SoftBank-owned Arm is expected to receive considerable investment from Apple and other chip companies as part of its IPO, a report claims, with the introduction to the market now thought to occur in mid-September.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 32

After years of work, Microsoft is still trying to make its own Apple Silicon-like chip

A report pointing to job listings claims that Microsoft wants to take on Apple Silicon more directly — but the company has been hiring ARM engineers for a decade.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 37

China stalls Softbank deal to hang on to Arm

Ten months after Arm filed to transfer ownership of its Arm China subsidiary to Softbank so it could pull out of the country, Chinese regulators are reportedly delaying the paperwork in order to keep the country's connection to the chip design firm.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 4

Apple-led ARM computer sales resilient, as PC industry declines

New research says that ARM-based computers including Apple Silicon are doing fairly well in a collapsing global PC market, as the market does a slow shift away from Intel-based processors.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 14

Arm IPO could be blocked by UK on national security grounds

The UK government is reportedly hinting it may use national security laws to force Arm to hold its IPO on the London markets instead of in the US.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 13

Arm IPO endangered by China unit's legal issues

Arms plan for an IPO may already be in trouble before it's even started, as a long-running dispute with its division in China could endanger Softbank's offloading of the chip firm.

Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 9

Arm CEO 'excited' about its future as an independent company

Nvidia backed off the purchase of Arm after facing a difficult regulatory environment, but the new Arm CEO claims that having to go it alone won't hamper plans for the future.

Wesley Hilliard 3 years ago 13

Arm going public after $66 billion Nvidia buy deal falls apart

Softbank will take Arm public to unload it, after Nvidia officially stopped its purchase due to concerns from regulators and Arm's current customer base.

Amber Neely 3 years ago 32

Nvidia close to giving up on $40B Arm acquisition

Graphics chipmaker Nvidia may be close to giving up on an acquisition of Arm, with slow progress and industry backlash making it tough for the $40 billion deal to complete.

Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 7

FTC sues to block Nvidia's $40B acquisition of Arm

The Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Nvidia's $40 billion acquisition of chip design company Arm, claiming that the deal could stifle innovation and harm competition in the chip market.

Mike Peterson 3 years ago 30

UK investigating Nvidia's Arm takeover citing national security concerns

The British government has begun a "national security" investigation into Nvidia buying UK-based processor design firm Arm.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 12

Arm chip boss warns of Christmas disappointments from ongoing chip shortage

Backing up reports from across the technology industry, Arm says that if buyers have not already ordered their devices, they may not get them in time for Christmas.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 4

UK may block Nvidia ARM acquisition due to national security concerns

Nvidia is set to acquire ARM from SoftBank for $40 billion, but UK regulators feel the deal may be anti-competitive and raises national security concerns.

Wesley Hilliard 3 years ago 26

BlackBerry publishes method to virtualize ARM64 version of macOS

BlackBerry's cybersecurity team has shared a new report that details how to emulate an ARM macOS kernel on Intel chips for Apple Silicon security research.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 13

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