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Satellite Company OneWeb Collapses Amidst Pandemic Fallout
Satellite broadband company OneWeb runs out of cash, with lead investor SoftBank pulling out amidst financial chaos caused by coronavirus pandemic
US Judge Approves T-Mobile’s Sprint Acquisition
Appeal by a number of US states that acquisition would violate antitrust laws and raise prices has been overruled by US judge
Intel Sues Fortress Investment Over Patent Lawsuits
Lawsuit from chip giant Intel, alleges that investment company is a semiconductor patent troll
Softbank Buys Boston Dynamics From Google
Moonshot project shot down. Alphabet finally offloads unwanted robotics division Boston Dynamics
Quiz Of The Week: ARM
As Japan's SoftBank buys ARM for £24 billion, take our quiz here to see how much you know about the British tech darling
Does £24bn ARM Sale End UK’s Last Hope Of Creating A Tech Giant?
ANALYSIS: ARM will stay in Cambridge and its UK workforce will double, but the UK's biggest hope for a tech titan is now lost
British Chipmaker ARM Is Sold To Softbank For £24bn
Softbank promises to keep ARM's headquarters in Cambridge and double its headcount in the UK
SoftBank’s Emotional Robot Pepper Goes On Sale
An 'emotional' robot that promises to be genuinely interactive will go on sale in America this weekend
SoftBank Enlists Japanese-Speaking IBM Watson As Profit Falls
IBM to teach Watson Japanese to give a helping hand to Softbank
SoftBank To Sell Robot In US Stores
Are robots about to emerge from the factory floor and become a part of our everyday life?
US Concerns Over Huawei, ZTE Complicate Sprint Merger
A $20.1bn deal between the US' Sprint and Japan's Softbank is facing complications due to the US government's mistrust of Chinese telecoms equipment makers Huawei and ZTE
Google Topples Cisco To Top Greenpeace’s Cool IT Leaderboard
Google has dethroned Cisco in the environmental NGO's fifth edition of its environmental awareness, green leaderboard