On 7 October, the open-source hardware community woke up to surprising news. Qualcomm, the tech giant behind the Snapdragon chips found in billions of smartphones, tablets, and laptops worldwide, had ...

Edge artificial intelligence chip startup Axelera AI B.V. today revealed it’s partnering with Arduino s.r.l., a maker of specialized, open-source microcontroller boards, to support companies trying to ...

The deal gives Qualcomm access to millions of developers and extends its strategy for embedded devices, which now extends across hardware, software, AI and tooling.

Qualcomm has acquired Arduino, which makes hardware and software for prototypes of robots and other electronic gadgets.

Qualcomm didn’t disclose what it would pay to acquire Arduino. The acquisition also needs to be approved by regulators “and other customary closing conditions.” ...