• September 22 2023
  Microsoft Corp

  UK regulator provisionally approves Microsoft’s $75bn Activision deal

  Competition watchdog was last big hurdle facing tech group’s attempt to buy ‘Call of Duty’ developer

  an hour ago

  
• September 15 2023
  Arm Ltd

  Newly listed Arm faces its next challenge: jump-starting growth

  After strong public debut, SoftBank-owned UK chip designer is trying to expand core business and stake out new ones

  
• September 14 2023
  Arm Ltd

  Arm shares jump by 25% on first day of trading

  SoftBank-backed chip designer’s stock climbed as high as $63.59 in early trading as valuation exceeds $65bn

  
• September 13 2023
  FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen

  IPO within Arm’s reach

  BP’s chief executive Bernard Looney resigns

  
• September 11 2023
  Behind the Money podcast31 min listen

  Bonus: Arm’s race to IPO

  Hear a live recording from the FT Weekend festival!

  
• September 5 2023
  Arm Ltd

  Arm targets valuation of up to $52bn in IPO

  Updated filing shows chip designer will raise an initial $4.9bn for current owner SoftBank

  
• September 5 2023
  Arm Ltd

  SoftBank faces investor scepticism over $50bn price tag for Arm IPO

  Top fund managers say UK chip designer and Japanese group will struggle to sell its growth story

  
• August 25 2023
  Semiconductors

  China imports record amount of chipmaking equipment

  Data shows surge in June and July purchases ahead of export curbs by Japan and the Netherlands

  
• August 24 2023
  Nvidia

  Nvidia shares touch all-time high on back of AI boom

  Revenue more than doubles amid soaring demand for chips needed to train latest artificial intelligence models

  
• August 24 2023
  #techAsia

  Intel’s packaging plans and a giant step for India Premium content

  The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

  
• August 23 2023
  News in-depthArm Ltd

  Arm searches for growth beyond smartphones

  Chip designer looks to AI, cloud computing and automotive markets for growth as it seeks $60bn valuation in IPO

  
• August 22 2023
  Semiconductors

  Investors sound alarm over Arm’s exposure to China

  Chip designer admits ahead of IPO it is ‘susceptible’ to economic and political risks in crucial market

  
• August 22 2023
  Arm Ltd

  SoftBank’s Arm unveils plans for biggest US IPO in nearly 2 years

  Flotation of UK-based chip designer may help to revive market for primary listings after 18-month drought

  
• August 18 2023
  SoftBank Group Corp

  SoftBank deal with Vision Fund values Arm at $64bn ahead of IPO

  Japanese group gains full control of UK chip designer through purchase of investment unit’s stake

  
• August 16 2023
  News in-depthGames industry

  Games console industry tries to adapt to rise of free-to-play titles

  Sony slashes its PlayStation 5 prices in attempt to grapple with changing player tastes

  
• August 10 2023
  Roofoods Ltd

  Deliveroo to return extra £250mn to shareholders

  London-based food delivery group gains confidence after losses narrow

  
• August 8 2023
  Cyber Security

  UK electoral register hacked by ‘hostile actors’, watchdog reveals

  Cyber attack obtained details of tens of millions of voters and was undetected for year

  
• August 1 2023
  Tech Tonic podcast21 min listen

  Peak social media: The future

  From Meta’s Threads to artificial intelligence, we ask how platforms will look and feel in years to come

  
• July 28 2023
  EU tech regulation

  Spain’s curbs on Uber-style apps face probe over potential breach of EU law

  Ride-hailing groups fighting to unlock potential growth market complain over new rules protecting the taxi industry

  
• July 21 2023
  Semiconductors

  Start-ups seek to challenge Nvidia’s dominance over AI chip market

  A shortage of company’s in-demand products provides opportunity to fledgling semiconductor groups

  
• July 19 2023
  Michael Moritz

  Michael Moritz leaves Sequoia Capital after almost 40 years

  Departure from start-up dealmaking follows venture capital group announcing plan to split off its China and India units

  
• July 19 2023
  Microsoft Corp

  Microsoft and Activision Blizzard extend deadline for $75bn merger

  Both companies confident deal will go ahead as they gain time to address regulatory concerns

  
• July 17 2023
  Tech start-ups

  UK chip designer raises millions from Agnelli fund

  Leeds-based company pushes its innovative technology to unlock one of greatest challenges in data security

  
• July 16 2023
  Activision Blizzard Inc

  Microsoft-Sony agreement opens way to seal $75bn Activision deal

  ‘Call of Duty’ pact signals truce in prolonged battle and ends Japanese group’s biggest objection

  
• July 15 2023
  Microsoft Corp

  UK regulators open door to quick Microsoft-Activision deal

  New timetable from Competition and Markets Authority means $75bn transaction could be closed within weeks