Google was in talks to buy CPU startup Nuvia before Qualcomm swooped in

Google was in talks to buy CPU startup Nuvia before Qualcomm swooped in

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Google was reportedly in talks to acquire CPU startup Nuvia.
Microsoft and Intel were two other players purportedly in talks with the startup.
Qualcomm would go on to buy the company for $1.4 billion in 2021.

Qualcomm acquired CPU startup Nuvia back in 2021, with the company’s custom CPU technology set to debut inside Snapdragon chipsets in 2023. But it turned out that another major company was in discussions to acquire the firm.

The Information reports (h/t: 9to5Google) that Nuvia was in talks to be acquired by Google, Intel, and Microsoft before Qualcomm swooped in and bought the firm in a $1.4 billion deal, citing a source with knowledge of the discussions.