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Chinese regulators block SoftBank's $5.4B acquisition of ABB Robotics

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Chinese authorities blocked SoftBank's $5.4 billion acquisition of ABB Robotics, citing concerns that robot data could be transferred overseas and used to train AI models.

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  1. 2026-11-05 16:25 · The Robot Report
    Chinese regulators block SoftBank's $5.4B acquisition of ABB Robotics

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