UK competition watchdog raises concerns over Nvidia-Arm deal

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UK competition watchdog raises concerns over Nvidia-Arm deal
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UK competition watchdog raises concerns over Nvidia-Arm deal

The tech industry is split on support of the deal, with giants like Microsoft in opposition, but chipmakes including Broadcom and MediaTek supporting it

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has recommended a Phase 2 investigation into Nvidia's proposed takeover of British chip designer Arm, after concluding that the deal could create problem...

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