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 ...

‘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 ...