The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the US $ 40 billion acquisition of British Arm by Nvidia. According to the American antitrust regulator, “the vertical deal will give one of the largest chip manufacturers control over the technology and development that rival firms rely on to create their chips.” The FTC’s lawsuit alleges that the combined firm “will have the means and incentives to suppress next-generation innovative technologies, including those used to power data centers and driver assistance systems in cars.”

The plaintiff recalls that the Californian company Nvidia is one of the largest and most expensive computer companies in the world. It designs and markets chips and devices, best known as the dominant supplier of GPUs for personal computers and data centers. Nvidia also develops and markets products for today’s networks and cars. In these areas, both Nvidia and its main competitors rely on Arm technology.

In turn, Arm, owned by Tokyo-based Softbank Group, does not supply or sell off-the-shelf chips or devices. He designs and licenses microprocessor architectures to other technology companies, including Nvidia. These companies rely on Arm’s developments to produce processors used in a wide range of modern devices, from smartphones and tablets to driver assistance systems and servers in large data centers.

Since Arm technology is a critical factor that allows competition between Nvidia and its competitors in multiple markets, the lawsuit alleges that the proposed merger will give Nvidia an opportunity and incentive to use its control over the technology to undermine its competitors. The lawsuit alleges that declining product quality, less innovation, higher prices and fewer choices “will hurt the millions of Americans who benefit from Arm-based products.” The lawsuit also alleges that the acquisition will harm competition by giving Nvidia access to the confidential information of Arm licensees, which include Nvidia’s competitors, and that it could reduce Arm’s incentive to innovate so as not to run counter to Nvidia’s business interests.

The process is scheduled to begin on August 9, 2022.

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The Chieftec catalog has expanded its Stallion 3 chassis, which will begin shipping in February 2022. Housing with catalog index GP-03B-OP. In the description of the case, the manufacturer emphasizes the fact that a removable mesh is installed on top and on the front panel. The chassis ships with four factory-installed 120mm ARGB fans and a backlight controller. The side wall of the case is made of tempered glass.

The 572 x 210 x 520 mm case is designed for mini-ITX, microATX or ATX motherboards. There are seven slots in the case. The maximum permissible length of expansion cards is 430 mm. As for other restrictions, the height of the processor cooling system should be no more than 160 mm, and the length of the block should not be more than 200 mm. The chassis accommodates two 3.5-inch drives and four 2.5-inch drives.

Instead of fans on the front wall, you can install an LSS radiator up to 360 mm long, and on the top plane there is enough space for two 120 or 140 mm fans or a radiator up to 240 mm long.

The I / O panel has two USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, a headphone and mic-in jack, lighting and fan control buttons.

The manufacturer does not name the price of the novelty.

A developer from Poland and an active user of the XDA-Developers thematic forum, Kacper Skrzypek, shared an interesting observation: judging by the MIUI code, Xiaomi has completed work on the MIUI 13 firmware – stable versions for Xiaomi 12 have already been released in China. This is further proof that MIUI 13 will debut alongside Xiaomi 12, and the smartphone itself will receive this firmware based on Android 12 right out of the box.

Looks like #MIUI13 will come to the Stable channel (at least in China) at launch… Builds for the expected Xiaomi 12 series are ready. pic.twitter.com/H0pIZ3gfvZ

— Kacper Skrzypek 🇵🇱 (@kacskrz) December 1, 2021

We will remind, the official premiere of Xiaomi 12 is expected on December 28. The smartphone is credited with a completely new design (meaning the execution of the camera unit on the rear panel), a Samsung AMOLED screen of the latest generation E5, a 5000 mAh battery and a multi-module camera with a main sensor with a resolution of 50 megapixels. The hardware platform will be based on the recently announced SoC Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.