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China blocks SoftBank's $5.4 billion takeover of ABB's robotics division

China has blocked SoftBank's $5.4 billion acquisition of ABB's robotics unit, which the Japanese firm had agreed to buy in October as part of Masayoshi Son's push into physical AI.

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Timeline · 3 reports

  1. 2026-11-05 08:19 · Economic Times Tech
    China blocks SoftBank's $5.4 billion takeover of ABB's robotics division: FT
  2. 2026-11-05 03:15 · Bloomberg AI
    China Blocks SoftBank’s $5.4 Billion ABB Robot Unit Takeover
  3. 2026-11-05 03:02 · Financial Times AI
    China blocks SoftBank’s $5.4bn takeover of ABB’s robotics division

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