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The Financial Times: Chipmaker Western Digital walks away from Kioxia merger talks

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Western Digital has abruptly walked out of merger talks with Kioxia, shattering Bain Capital's ambitions to create a US-Japan memory-chip champion, according to three people with direct knowledge of the talks.

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