Beijing Reportedly Feared Chinese Robot Data Could End Up Training OpenAI's Models. So It Blocked SoftBank's $5.4 Billion Purchase Of ABB's Robotics Unit
Beijing Reportedly Feared Chinese Robot Data Could End Up Training OpenAI’s Models. So It Blocked SoftBank’s $5.4 Billion Purchase Of ABB’s Robotics Unit
This piece analyzes reports that China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) may have blocked SoftBank's $5.4 billion acquisition of ABB's robotics division due to fears that domestic robot data could be used to train Western AI models like those from OpenAI. The article attributes the stock market decline of Arm Holdings primarily to its own quarterly earnings miss rather than the deal, noting that the regulatory decision remains unconfirmed and no formal notice has been published.
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no matter who owns the robot maker. The main risk is to the story: a price-to-earnings ratio near 227 partly reflects the market’s belief in SoftBank’s broader AI plans. Arm’s own numbers explain more of the drop. Revenue reached $1.443B, up 27.1%, but GAAP EPS of $0.12 missed expectations of $0.4756. Investing.com said Arm’s current-quarter guidance underwhelmed. Why SoftBank’s Slide Has Several Causes Investing.com
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no matter who owns the robot maker. The main risk is to the story: a price-to-earnings ratio near 227 partly reflects the market’s belief in SoftBank’s broader AI plans. Arm’s own numbers explain more of the drop. Revenue reached $1.443B, up 27.1%, but GAAP EPS of $0.12 missed expectations of $0.4756. Investing.com said Arm’s current-quarter guidance underwhelmed. Why SoftBank’s Slide Has Several Causes Investing.com
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announced part comes from ABB’s Oct. 8, 2025 release. It set an enterprise value (the price for the business including debt) of $5.375 billion for a division with about 7,000 workers and 2024 revenue of $2.3 billion. That was about 7% of ABB Group revenue. ABB expected net cash proceeds of about $5.3 billion, and that money is now in doubt. The deal was “subject to regulatory approvals” and expected to close in mid-
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at Arm Actually Has at Stake Arm is not a party to the deal. In the quarter, SoftBank’s licensing and design services agreement contributed $209 million of $773 million in license revenue. Management expects that quarterly run rate “to remain around this level.” Nothing reported links that revenue to ABB. Arm’s physical AI royalty revenue grew 50% on automotive and robotics adoption, and Arm receives those royalties
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no matter who owns the robot maker. The main risk is to the story: a price-to-earnings ratio near 227 partly reflects the market’s belief in SoftBank’s broader AI plans. Arm’s own numbers explain more of the drop. Revenue reached $1.443B, up 27.1%, but GAAP EPS of $0.12 missed expectations of $0.4756. Investing.com said Arm’s current-quarter guidance underwhelmed. Why SoftBank’s Slide Has Several Causes Investing.com
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