Masayoshi Son’s inventor complex
With the public listing of the British chips company Arm, the SoftBank CEO is still set on transforming the world…
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The UK’s semiconductor industry is vulnerable – but how will Rishi Sunak strengthen it?
The PM needs to secure the supply of key components to make computer chips, otherwise the UK will be left…
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How the Chinese takeover of the UK’s largest semiconductor factory unravelled
A national security review, a bitter row and a new approach to foreign investment – the story of Nexperia’s acquisition…
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Will China retaliate against US tech sanctions?
Though Joe Biden and Xi Jinping’s G20 meeting was diplomatically reassuring, they remain engaged in a high-stakes battle.
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The UK’s semiconductor industry is dying – will Liz Truss save it?
Successive waves of foreign takeovers have accelerated the decline of the once leading sector.
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Britain’s passé neoliberalism could leave it at a permanent disadvantage
While governments across the world are scaling up their critical industries, the UK is contemplating the sale of its biggest…
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