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Nvidia, SoftBank strike a $40 billion deal for Arm Ltd.

Monday, September 14, 2020 9:29 am20 Comments

NVIDIA agreed to buy SoftBank Group Corp.’s chip division Arm Ltd. for $40 billion, taking control of some of the most widely used…

‘Nasdaq whale’ SoftBank may have helped trigger the stock-market’s brutal rout

Friday, September 4, 2020 2:02 pmFriday, September 4, 202024 Comments

The trigger for a seismic stock-market slump Thursday and Friday, may have been embattled investment firm SoftBank …

Nvidia reportedly in talks to buy Arm from SoftBank for over $32 billion

Friday, July 31, 2020 11:44 am6 Comments

Chatter is growing chatter that graphics chip maker Nvidia is seriously looking to acquire the U.K.-based semiconductor design company Arm Holdings…

Nvidia seeks to acquire chip designer ARM Limited from SoftBank

Thursday, July 23, 2020 11:01 am7 Comments

SoftBank’s ARM Limited is attracting takeover interest from Nvidia in what could become the biggest-ever semiconductor deal…

Apple is not planning a bid on SoftBank’s sale of ARM Limited

Thursday, July 23, 2020 9:57 am6 Comments

SoftBank recently approached Apple to gauge Cupertino’s interest in bidding for chip design firm ARM Limited. The two firms had preliminary discussions…


How much is Arm Holdings really worth?

Tuesday, July 14, 2020 9:07 am6 Comments

In 2016, SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son paid $32 billion for the Cambridge UK-based Arm Holdings, a 43% premium over the stock’s price and a multiple…

SoftBank hires Goldman Sachs to explore sale of Arm Holdings

Monday, July 13, 2020 7:41 pmTuesday, July 14, 202013 Comments

SoftBank has hired Goldman Sachs to advise it on a potential IPO or sale of chip designer Arm Holdings which it acquired in 2016 for about $32 billion…

Chip technology firm Arm Inc. to ease fees for startups, join incubator

Wednesday, April 29, 2020 5:02 pmWednesday, April 29, 2020No Comments

Arm Inc, owned by Japan’s Softbank Group Corp, whose chip technologies power most smartphones, said on Wednesday it was easing fees for startup…

2,000 Apple iPhones given to passengers quarantined aboard cruise ship

Friday, February 14, 2020 2:30 pm23 Comments

Thousands of passengers quarantined inside their cabins for two weeks aboard the Diamond Princess off the coast of Japan are getting Apple iPhones …

SoftBank president suggests Apple’s next-gen iPhone sales to start on September 20th

Monday, August 5, 2019 9:17 pm3 Comments

SoftBank president Ken Miyauchi during a quarterly earnings presentation Monday hinted that this year’s iPhone refresh will hit store shelves…

Apple investing in Softbank’s Vision Fund 2 , the world’’s largest tech-focused venture capital fund

Friday, July 26, 2019 8:32 amNo Comments

SoftBank Group Corp has secured pledges from Apple and other investors of around $108 billion for a second Vision Fund…

Apple CEO Cook visits world’s hottest startup during Beijing trip

Friday, October 12, 2018 8:55 amThursday, October 11, 2018No Comments

The head of the world’s only trillion-dollar company swung by the Beijing offices…

T-Mobile and Sprint are finalizing merger terms, sources say

Friday, April 27, 2018 2:26 pmFriday, April 27, 20188 Comments

U.S. wireless carriers T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp are finalizing terms…

Bill Gates backs plan to cover earth in video surveillance satellites

Thursday, April 19, 2018 5:00 pm26 Comments

“Live and unfiltered” coverage of the Earth has been backed by former Microsoft chief executive Bill Gates…

Sprint and T-Mobile restart merger talks

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 2:02 pmWednesday, April 11, 20185 Comments

Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile US Inc. have rekindled merger talks as the wireless rivals explore a combination…

Apple owns a two-year lead over Android imitators in 3D sensing race

Tuesday, March 20, 2018 9:30 am7 Comments

Most Android phones will have to wait until 2019 to duplicate the 3D sensing feature behind Apple’s TrueDepth system…

Apple has eight years to pay $38 billion U.S. tax bill – with no interest or penalties

Thursday, January 25, 2018 10:34 amThursday, January 25, 201814 Comments

The eye-popping $38 billion tax bill that Apple Inc. said it plans to pay…

How Tim Cook’s ‘Trump strategy’ made Apple a killer stock

Friday, January 19, 2018 4:26 pmFriday, January 19, 201825 Comments

In case you haven’t noticed, Apple’s stock is up a mind-blowing 50% over the past 12 months…

President Trump personally calls Apple CEO Cook, thanks him for $350 billion investment pledge

Friday, January 19, 2018 9:57 amFriday, January 19, 201889 Comments

President Donald Trump said Thursday he personally called Apple CEO Tim Cook to thank him…

Here’s what Wall Street thinks of Apple’s cash repatriation plan

Thursday, January 18, 2018 2:52 pm10 Comments

Returning its overseas cash could net Apple Inc. $207 billion after taxes, according to an estimate…

Why a record $38 billion U.S. tax payment is a good deal for Apple

Thursday, January 18, 2018 1:36 pm6 Comments

Apple has faced mounting criticism in recent years for avoiding taxes in the US and Europe…

‘We want to help America,’ Apple CEO Tim Cook says of moving foreign money back to the U.S.

Thursday, January 18, 2018 10:44 am49 Comments

In an ABC News exclusive interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook…

Apple to build new U.S. campus, pay record $38 billion repatriation tax

Thursday, January 18, 2018 9:55 amThursday, January 18, 201827 Comments

Apple’s $38 billion tax commitment is the largest such sum announced in response to the major overhaul of the U.S. tax code that President Donald Trump signed into law…

Apple gives employees $2,500 bonuses after President Trump signed the GOP’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Wednesday, January 17, 2018 6:12 pmWednesday, January 17, 2018160 Comments

Apple Inc. told employees Wednesday that it’s issuing a bonus of $2,500 worth of restricted stock units…

Looks like Apple is bringing nearly all of its $250 billion foreign cash back home to America

Wednesday, January 17, 2018 4:00 pmWednesday, January 17, 201850 Comments

Apple, already the largest US taxpayer, anticipates repatriation tax payments of approximately $38 billion…

Apple plans to add $350 billion to U.S. economy and create over 20,000 new jobs over next 5 years, pay $38 billion in repatriated taxes, the largest ever made

Wednesday, January 17, 2018 2:00 pmWednesday, January 17, 201856 Comments

Apple is increasing the size of their Advanced Manufacturing Fund from $1 billion to $5 billion…

Finisar deal helps Apple block Android rivals’ path to AR features

Thursday, December 14, 2017 12:30 pmThursday, December 14, 20177 Comments

Apple Inc’s million deal with chip supplier Finisar Corp announced on Wednesday helps lock in…

Apple makes Trump-friendly investment in Finisar

Wednesday, December 13, 2017 5:27 pm12 Comments

Apple’s $390 million may go further than many think…

Apple is backing up iPhone X’s Face ID and AirPods with American jobs

Wednesday, December 13, 2017 2:54 pmWednesday, December 13, 20174 Comments

In May, Apple pledged $200 million to glass manufacturer Corning…

How Apple and Finisar are transforming the future of Sherman, Texas

Wednesday, December 13, 2017 9:08 amWednesday, December 13, 201719 Comments

The 700,000-square-foot plant expects to begin shipping in the second half of 2018, and its output will make Sherman the VCSEL capital of the US…

Apple awards $390 million to VCSEL-maker Finisar; award will create 500 high-skill jobs at Sherman, Texas facility

Wednesday, December 13, 2017 8:38 amWednesday, December 13, 201722 Comments

VCSELs power some of Apple’s most popular new features, including Face ID, Animoji and Portrait mode selfies made possible with the iPhone X TrueDepth camera, as well as the proximity-sensing capabilities of AirPods…

T-Mobile and Sprint merger expected within weeks, then it’s up to the Trump administration

Tuesday, September 26, 2017 3:25 pmTuesday, September 26, 201710 Comments

T-Mobile and Sprint are entering due diligence in a stock-for-stock deal that is expected…

How Apple’s iPhone won over Japan and gave the world emoji

Thursday, June 29, 2017 3:36 pmThursday, June 29, 20178 Comments

Although there were teething pains associated with using an iPhone in Japan at first…

Amid President Trump’s ‘Made in America’ push, six U.S. states vie for Foxconn’s $10+ billion U.S. display factory

Thursday, June 22, 2017 1:34 pm237 Comments

President Donald Trump has called for firms to build more products in the United States…

Made in America iPhones, after all? Apple supplier Foxconn considering iPhone plant in Wisconsin

Thursday, June 15, 2017 9:59 amThursday, June 15, 201713 Comments

President Donald Trump alluded to negotiations with an unspecified company during a visit to Milwaukee on Tuesday…

SoftBank and Saudi Arabia settled their differences to create world’s biggest tech fund; $100 billion fund has won Apple’s commitment

Friday, May 19, 2017 4:32 pmFriday, May 19, 20177 Comments

Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. is poised to launch the world’s biggest technology fund…

Apple awards Corning $200 million in first Advanced Manufacturing Fund investment

Friday, May 12, 2017 1:03 pmFriday, May 12, 20176 Comments

Apple today announced Corning Incorporated will receive $200 million from Apple’s new Advanced Manufacturing Fund…

China Premier Li visits Apple supplier Foxconn after CEO’s meeting with President Trump

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 1:30 pmWednesday, May 10, 2017No Comments

China is the best place for expanding manufacturing and investment, the country’s premier…

Apple’s billion-dollar advanced manufacturing investment is a blueprint for U.S. job growth

Thursday, May 4, 2017 2:07 pm61 Comments

Add Apple to the list of companies trying to make nice with the Trump administration…

Apple: We are one of the biggest job creators in the U.S., responsible for two million jobs in all 50 states

Thursday, May 4, 2017 1:01 pmThursday, May 4, 20174 Comments

Apple Inc. has debuted a new sectiojn on their website detailing their role in U.S. job creation…

Apple to invest $1 billion to promote manufacturing jobs in the U.S.

Thursday, May 4, 2017 9:54 amThursday, May 4, 201727 Comments

The fund comes as President Donald Trump has made bringing back manufacturing jobs a big part of his agenda…

Apple’s top manufacturing partner to meet with U.S. President Trump today

Thursday, April 27, 2017 4:25 pmThursday, April 27, 201718 Comments

Chairman Terry Gou of key iPhone assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known as Foxconn Technology Group, is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington…

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