{"id":863864,"date":"2025-07-20T22:13:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T03:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/20\/ftc-seeks-more-information-about-softbanks-ampere-deal-report\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T22:13:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T03:13:14","slug":"ftc-seeks-more-information-about-softbanks-ampere-deal-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/20\/ftc-seeks-more-information-about-softbanks-ampere-deal-report\/","title":{"rendered":"FTC seeks more information about SoftBank&#8217;s Ampere deal: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1600px)\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1599px)\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 321px) and (max-width: 767px)\"  ><source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SoftBank, Ampere and the FTC did not immediately respond to a request for comment [File]\" title=\"SoftBank, Ampere and the FTC did not immediately respond to a request for comment [File]\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/theme\/images\/th-online\/1x1_spacer.png\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>\n                    SoftBank, Ampere and the FTC did not immediately respond to a request for comment [File]<br \/>\n                                          | Photo Credit: REUTERS\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content-body-69762652\">\n<div id=\"schemaDiv\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is seeking more details about SoftBank Group Corp&#8217;s planned $6.5 billion purchase of semiconductor designer Ampere Computing, <i>Bloomberg <\/i>reported on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The inquiry, known formally as a second request for information, suggests the acquisition may undergo an extended government review, the report said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/technology\/softbank-buys-chipmaker-ampere-computing-for-65-billion-deepening-ai-bet\/article69351856.ece\" target=\"_self\">SoftBank announced the purchase of the startup in March<\/a>, part of its efforts to ramp up its investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure.<\/p>\n<div data-ga-label=\"AlsoReadArticle\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src-template=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/mzwzxl\/article69743099.ece\/alternates\/SQUARE_80\/2025-06-17T020657Z_1132257433_RC2TICA39WI1_RTRMADP_3_SOFTBANK-BLOCK-TRADE.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/mzwzxl\/article69743099.ece\/alternates\/SQUARE_80\/2025-06-17T020657Z_1132257433_RC2TICA39WI1_RTRMADP_3_SOFTBANK-BLOCK-TRADE.JPG\" alt data-device-variant=\"SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The report did not state the reasoning for the FTC request.<\/p>\n<p>SoftBank, Ampere and the FTC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>SoftBank is an active investor in U.S. tech. It is leading the financing for the $500 billion Stargate data centre project and has agreed to invest $32 billion in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> Published <span>&#8211; July 02, 2025 11:11 am IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> Margarett Schewe<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/technology\/ftc-seeks-more-information-about-softbanks-ampere-deal-report\/article69762652.ece\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SoftBank, Ampere and the FTC did not immediately respond to a request for comment [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is seeking more details about SoftBank Group Corp&#8217;s planned $6.5 billion purchase of semiconductor designer Ampere Computing, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. 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