UK orders national-security probe of Nvidia-Arm deal

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It would be appropriate to 'properly consider the national security implications of a transaction like this', says Oliver Dowden

The government has ordered a national security review of US group Nvidia's $40 billion deal to acquire British chip designer Arm Holdings from Japan's SoftBank Group (SBG). UK Digital Secretary ...

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