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A Delaware jury ruled that Qualcomm had a valid license to use Arm’s basic chip architecture for central processors it developed with the acquisition of a startup called Nuvia in 2021. The ruling paved the way for Qualcomm to continue selling those chips, which are at the heart of a range of devices including Microsoft Surface laptops. Qualcomm’s stock rose 1.8% in after-hours trading, while Arm’s stock fell 1.7%.

The ruling could mean Qualcomm doesn't have to pay additional licensing fees. Mobile-phone chip giant Qualcomm largely prevailed Friday in a licensing dispute with chip design firm Arm Holdings.

Four years after the Biden administration made the race for chip manufacturing a top priority, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says efforts to restrict China's access to technology haven't held back the country's progress, and federal funding for domestic innovation is what will keep the U.S. ahead of Beijing.

Nvidia closed its acquisition of Israeli software startup Run:ai following months of regulatory scrutiny across the globe. Nvidia first agreed to buy Run:ai in April, aiming to expand its reach in software for data centers where AI calculations largely take place. Run:ai’s software helps coordinate

Regulators across the globe had looked at the transaction over past months

Jensen Huang’s address at the CES followed a trading session that sent Nvidia’s value to $3.66 trillion.

Jensen Huang's address at the CES followed a trading session that sent Nvidia's value to $3.66 trillion.

The U.S. is imposing some of its strongest measures yet to limit Chinese advances in AI, aiming to block backdoors in other countries that Beijing could use to access technology.

The U.S. is imposing some of its strongest measures yet to limit Chinese advancement in artificial intelligence, requiring companies to get government approval to export certain AI models and set up large AI computing facilities overseas.