$30M Raised to Redo the CPU (opens tendrils.co)
Tendrils announces a $30M raise on its own blog to rethink the CPU.
From Bloomberg: Sources: Marvell is in advanced talks to buy data center optics maker Lumentum, whose market value is ~$83B; the deal could be announced as soon as next week — Marvell Technology Inc.
Tendrils announces a $30M raise on its own blog to rethink the CPU.
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