Beijing is seeking to keep AI data and expertise developed at home from leaking abroad.

ABB set up a joint venture with a Chinese partner in 1992 and its China operations, particularly its robotics business, have ...

Investing.com-- Chinese regulators told SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO:9984) they will not allow its $5.4 billion acquisition of ABB Ltd’s (SIX:ABBN) robotics division, the Financial Times reported on ...

China blocked SoftBank's $5.375 billion purchase of ABB Robotics in China over a foreign investment security review. SoftBank ...

Beijing's reported move to block the acquisition over concerns about sensitive robotics data being transferred overseas threatens SoftBank's push to expand its AI and automation capabilities ...

In October 2025, ABB had agreed to sell the division to SoftBank for an enterprise value of approximately $5.4 billion. ABB ...

ABB Robotics has launched its first vision-based AI solution aimed at automating and optimising fashion logistics processes, ...

This deal is founder Masayoshi Son’s push to fuse advanced AI with industrial robots. Image: Adobe Stock SoftBank has struck a definitive deal to acquire ABB’s robotics business for $5.375 billion, ...

By Anton Bridge and Kane Wu Nov 5 (Reuters) - China's state planner has told Japanese investor SoftBank it will not allow the ...

Beijing’s state planner flagged national security concerns, raising worries that robotics data could be used to train ...

China has blocked SoftBank Group Corp.’s deal to acquire ABB Ltd.’s robots unit, the Financial Times reported, citing unidentified people.

China has informed Japanese investor SoftBank that it will block the $5.4 billion acquisition of ABB's robotics segment. This ...