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October 24, 4:30am ET:We’ve updated this story with statements from Arm and Qualcomm.

Qualcommis the company behind the chips found in smartphones, laptops and many other devices we use daily.

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The source of this whole dispute is Qualcomm’s purchase of a third company, Nuvia, in 2021.

We’ve had statements from both companies involved about the dispute.

We are confident that Qualcomms rights under its agreement with Arm will be affirmed.

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Arms anticompetitive conduct will not be tolerated."

But equally as important are Qualcomm’sSnapdragon X Elite-poweredAI PClaptops, which use the same Arm tech.

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