The pieces are coming together in Softbank’s ambitious attempt to create and drive a platform for the next generation technology platform. It has two significant players in enabling artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things – ARM, and a stake in Nvidia, which is pushing its graphics processors into AI engines, driverless cars and other emerging applications. Ian Thornton, ARM’s VP of investor relations, told EETimes that Softbank’s long term plan for the UK-based company is clear – it wants an ARM processor core in every device connected to the IoT by 2035. In the short term, he added, ARM is being run as an independent unit with the same business model, though the deep pockets of Softbank, its…