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The FTC sues to block Nvidia's acquisition of Arm, arguing the chip deal is anticompetitive; the $40B deal has risen to ~$75B due to Nvidia's share price

The agency alleges the semiconductor deal is anticompetitive  —  WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued …Source:Federal Trade Commission.

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Discussion

  • @stuntpants @stuntpants on x
    Honestly I still don't understand why nᴠɪᴅɪ ᴀ wants to buy arm. I read the explanations, none of them make sense to me.
  • @benbajarin Ben Bajarin on x
    An IPO for Arm is the wrong route. It would not make a good public stock or be the cash infusion it needs. A licensee also can't own it. Private equity would screw it up. An unfortunate few options exist. https://t.co/TrjAmZWcQL
  • @joshua_sisco Josh Sisco on x
    @FTC first out of the gate to block Nvidia's Arm takeover https://www.ftc.gov/...
  • @ftc @ftc on x
    FTC sues to block $40B semiconductor chip merger: vertical deal between chip supplier Nvidia and chip design provider Arm would allow combined firm to stifle competing next-generation technologies. https://www.ftc.gov/...
  • @markscott82 Mark Scott on x
    👀👀 @ftc files lawsuit to block @nvidia's $80 billion takeover of @arm “This proposed deal would distort Arm's incentives in chip markets and allow the combined firm to unfairly undermine Nvidia's rivals,” agency said https://www.ftc.gov/...
  • @saschasegan Sascha Segan on x
    FTC sues to block Nvidia/ARM. This is good. ARM needs to remain neutral for the good of the entire tech ecosystem. Can't be owned by an individual chip company. https://www.ftc.gov/...
  • @dmccabe David McCabe on x
    “The action against the deal is the first major merger decision by the Federal Trade Commission under the leadership of Lina Khan, a critic of big corporate mergers and monopolies in technology.” https://www.nytimes.com/... via @ceciliakang @donal888
  • @matthewstoller Matt Stoller on x
    “The lawsuit marks the beginning of what is likely to be an aggressive antitrust campaign by the FTC under the leadership of Chairwoman Lina Khan, a progressive tapped by President Biden in June to lead the agency.” https://www.wsj.com/...
  • @ryan_browne_ Ryan Browne on x
    It's looking increasingly unlikely that Nvidia's attempted acquisition of Arm will succeed. https://www.cnbc.com/...
  • @lauren_feiner Lauren Feiner on x
    FTC voted 4-0 to bring the complaint seeking to block the Nvidia-Arm transaction. An administrative trial is set to begin Aug. 9, 2022. https://www.cnbc.com/...
  • @benbajarin Ben Bajarin on x
    Well this could be the final nail. My confidence in this passing has been very low since the beginning. The question then becomes, what happens to Arm. https://www.cnbc.com/...
  • @tomwarren Tom Warren on x
    between this and the EU and UK investigations, Nvidia's deal to acquire Arm looks seriously in doubt https://twitter.com/...
  • @epro Emil Protalinski on x
    This is the final nail in the coffin. Arm will remain an independent company for years, if not indefinitely. https://twitter.com/...
  • @davlgd @davlgd on x
    4-0 vote, ouch : FTC Sues to Block $40 Billion Semiconductor Chip Merger https://www.ftc.gov/...
  • @brendanbordelon Brendan Bordelon on x
    Not entirely sure how this would shake out - experts, please let me know! - but doesn't the decision to block a U.S. chip firm's acquisition of a foreign designer undercut the congressional and administration effort to onshore chip capacity? https://www.ftc.gov/...
  • @ceciliakang Cecilia Kang on x
    FTC sues to block huge semiconductor deal: Nvidia's $40B purchase of ARM Story to come
  • @matthewstoller Matt Stoller on x
    “The FTC is suing to block the largest semiconductor chip merger in history to prevent a chip conglomerate from stifling the innovation pipeline for next-generation technologies,” said FTC Bureau of Competition Director Holly Vedova. https://www.ftc.gov/...