SoftBank set to sell UK’s Arm Holdings to Nvidia for $40B

Re:SoftBank set to sell UK’s Arm Holdings to Nvidia for $40B by pm90 on Saturday September 12, 2020 @06:21PM (#24456387)

This is a bit of an aside, but it never ceases to amaze me how many would be tech hubs try variations of Silicon Valley in their (maybe informal?) branding. Silicon hills, Silicon fern.. (I knew a couple more but I’m forgetting atm). It’s not like it’s the name which made it what it is.

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Re:SoftBank set to sell UK’s Arm Holdings to Nvidia for $40B by occamschainsaw on Saturday September 12, 2020 @11:24PM (#24458025)

You can find all the places on Wikipedia with the "Silicon something" name here[1]. Look under "S".

I live in Silicon Peach.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Information_technolog...

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Re:SoftBank set to sell UK’s Arm Holdings to Nvidia for $40B by thedays on Saturday September 12, 2020 @08:11PM (#24457057)

An area in London was also amusingly called Silicon Roundabout.

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Re:SoftBank set to sell UK’s Arm Holdings to Nvidia for $40B by ksec on Sunday September 13, 2020 @01:08AM (#24458534)

This cracks me up I had to google and check it wasn't a made up joke. [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_London_Tech_City

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Re:SoftBank set to sell UK’s Arm Holdings to Nvidia for $40B by barrkel on Sunday September 13, 2020 @03:45AM (#24459190)

It's not even a roundabout any more.

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Re:SoftBank set to sell UK’s Arm Holdings to Nvidia for $40B by stevekemp on Sunday September 13, 2020 @02:15AM (#24458793)

My personal favourite is Silicon Glen:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Glen

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Re:SoftBank set to sell UK’s Arm Holdings to Nvidia for $40B by Symmetry on Sunday September 13, 2020 @04:17PM (#24463634)

I've heard people at the wafer manufacturing facilities in South Portland, Maine refer to that little cluster as "Silicon Tundra" but I don't think anybody from outside there calls them that.

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Re:SoftBank set to sell UK’s Arm Holdings to Nvidia for $40B by andybak on Saturday September 12, 2020 @07:37PM (#24456861)

Silicon Beach. I live in one that claims the title. I suspect there are many.

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Re:SoftBank set to sell UK’s Arm Holdings to Nvidia for $40B by thewebcount on Sunday September 13, 2020 @10:57AM (#24461247)

Me too. But I moved here from the Silicon Prairie!

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Re:SoftBank set to sell UK’s Arm Holdings to Nvidia for $40B by gumby on Sunday September 13, 2020 @02:04PM (#24462691)

I love that name because of course all beaches are by definition made of...silicon!

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Re:SoftBank set to sell UK’s Arm Holdings to Nvidia for $40B by mikeyouse on Saturday September 12, 2020 @09:24PM (#24457396)

Silicon slopes as well I've heard for Boulder and Salt Lake City.

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Re:SoftBank set to sell UK’s Arm Holdings to Nvidia for $40B by mthoms on Sunday September 13, 2020 @12:27PM (#24461913)

"Silicon Valley North" checking in.

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