US FTC becomes the latest regulator seeking to block Nvidia's $40bn Arm acquisition

John Leonard
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US FTC becomes the latest regulator seeking to block Nvidia's $40bn Arm acquisition
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US FTC becomes the latest regulator seeking to block Nvidia's $40bn Arm acquisition

What would be the largest ever semiconductor merger is causing anti-competition concerns around the world

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit to block Nvidia's $40 billion (£30 billion) acquisition of Arm. In doing so, the US regulator joins its counterparts in the UK and the E...

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