Graphcore Ltd., the U.K.-based artificial intelligence chip developer that’s hoping to take on Nvidia Corp., has been acquired by the Japanee technology giant SoftBank Group Corp. The deal, announced ...

U.K. chip company Graphc o re has been formally acquired by Japan's SoftBank. Rumors of the deal have abounded for some time, but protracted negotiations and regulatory approvals have meant neither ...

Japanese tech group SoftBank has acquired yet another British chip player. This time it has snapped up Bristol-based AI processor developer Graphcore, whose very survival was in doubt over the past ...

British chip designer Graphcore has been acquired by Japan's SoftBank Group, which retains significant control over Arm Holdings, its earlier semiconductor investment. SoftBank Group, the Japanese ...

‘In SoftBank, we have a partner that can enable the Graphcore team to redefine the landscape for AI technology,’ Graphcore co-founder and CEO Nigel Toon says of the acquisition. Japanese investment ...

LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Group (9984.T), opens new tab has bought artificial intelligence chipmaker Graphcore for an undisclosed sum, ending long-running speculation over the ...

There have been rumors that either Arm Ltd or parent company and Japanese conglomerate SoftBank would buy British AI chip and system upstart – it is no longer a startup if it is eight years old – ...

Graphcore, the UK artificial intelligence (AI) chip firm, has been acquired by SoftBank Group. Under the deal, Graphcore becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate and will ...

BRISTOL, England, Oct. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Graphcore, a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank Group, is opening a new AI Engineering Campus in Bengaluru, creating 500 new semiconductor jobs, with an ...

British chip designer Graphcore has been acquired by Japan's SoftBank Group Corp. Graphcore will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of SoftBank, but will continue to operate under the Graphcore name.