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Nvidia denial cools takeover talk

• The rumor pushed Dell and HP shares higher, then Nvidia said it was false 1.
• After the statement, Dell and HP slipped in after-hours trading and gave back part of the earlier rise 1.
• Separate reports say Nvidia is building an Arm-based chip for PCs called N1X, which kept the chatter going 2.
• Buying a PC maker could help Nvidia launch the chip with tighter control of hardware and software, similar to Apple’s approach with Macs 2.

A big Nvidia purchase could draw regulators worldwide

• A large deal would likely draw US antitrust attention, since lawmakers already question Nvidia’s unusual deal structures 3.
• Senators have raised alarms about a US$20 billion licensing and hiring deal with AI chip startup Groq. They say it could grow Nvidia’s market power while dodging formal antitrust review 4.
• Outside the US, politics could slow or block approval, especially in China 5.
• Chinese state media said regulators are checking whether Nvidia’s 2020 purchase of Mellanox, a networking technology company, met China’s antimonopoly rules 5. Analysts see Beijing gathering bargaining chips for later US-China trade talks 5.