Softbank reportedly considered buying Intel's foundry division outright before investing $2 billion into the company as equity

SoftBank invested $2 billion into Intel today, but before that they considered buying the company's foundry division outright. Softbank, who already owns ARM, would've likely been blocked over monopolistic concerns, but CEO Masayoshi's relationship with Trump might've easedlocalapproval.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/softbank-reportedly-considered-buying-intels-foundry-division-outright-before-investing-usd2-billion-into-the-company-as-equity

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