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SoftBank, meanwhile, is stepping up preparations for an Arm initial public offering as an alternative to the Nvidia takeover, sources tell Bloomberg.

UK Competition authority has 24 weeks to investigate further

The EU’s analysis shows that the acquisition “could lead to restricted or degraded access” to Arm’s intellectual property, EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said in a statement on Wednesday.

A recent assessment of the deal ordered by regulators reportedly contains worrying implications for national security.

Government approval in China and elsewhere may come later this year or in 2022, Jensen Huang said.

Whatever doubts still linger about Arm's future in the data center, they are quickly dissipating.

Confidential computing in Armv9, called Arm CCA, builds on TrustZone secure enclave technology in mobile chips.