Linus explains why he prefers x86
Weak arm policy
It’s Mr Sweary Linus Torvalds has been explaining why he is not a big fan of ARM chips.
Google abandons robot arm work
Even Mr Robot can be fired at Google
The search engine Google did some sterling work researching robotic arms for manufacturing, but abandoned the project because it had no consumer use.
ARM supercomputer delayed
Not ready for 2020
Fujitsu's ARM-powered supercomputer, the Post-K, is not going to be ready for 2020 as planned.
Intel to re-enter foundry business
Deja vu
Chip giant Intel said at its Developer Forum in San Francisco that it will license ARM technology and offer smartphone makers the chance to make microprocessors using its 10 nanometer fabrication technique.
Rumor is that ARM will target Intel
Chipzilla tortoise everything we know
People are still wondering why Japanese giant SoftBank paid over the odds for plucky British chip designer ARM earlier this month.
ARM deal was all about the internet of things
But the rest of SoftBank’s logic is bizzare
Japan’s SoftBank surprise buy out of British chip designer ARM was all about getting its foot in the door into the internet of things.
Knight’s Landing beating Nvidia
Only a flesh wound
Bad news for Nvidia as supercomputer maker Cray said that that Intel’s Knights Landing giving Nvidia a run for its money.
Softbank’s shareholders furious over ARM deal
Share price falls faster than Apple’s
While many people reacted with horror to the news that ARM had been sold to the Japanese Softbank, the naysayers were mostly on ARM’s side. But it seems that Softbank is having trouble selling the idea to its own shareholders.
ARM sells for an arm and a leg
It’s not good news
The decision to sell ARM to SoftBank for £24.3 billion has been deprecated by its founder, Hermann Hauser, but praised by the new British prime minister, Theresa May.
ARM is turning Japanese
£24 billion, I really think so
British chip designer ARM has just agreed to be bought by the Japanese giant SoftBank for £24 billion.