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TechSpective ·
Cisco announced today that it is acquiring OpenDNS for $635 million in cash. The security-as-a-service company will join Sourcefire and others to round out the Cisco Security portfolio. “As more people, processes, data and things become...
Forrester Blog ·
Publicis Groupe has agreed to acquire data collaboration and identity resolution firm LiveRamp for $2.55 billion, in a move aimed to expand the agency holding company’s artificial-intelligence offering. The transaction is expected to...
PYMNTS.com ·
Expedia is acquiring CarTrawler , an Ireland-based B2B platform for the travel industry. “The CarTrawler acquisition is another huge, exciting step towards our ambition of building the most complete B2B travel platform,” Alfonso Paredes...
Silicon Republic ·
CarTrawler purchased Paris insurtech Koala last year. Read more: Expedia acquires Dublin’s CarTrawler to expand B2B offerings
Digital Trends ·
Stellantis and Jaguar Land Rover are exploring a US partnership that could reduce tariffs, boost local production, and reshape how luxury vehicles reach American buyers.
Electrek ·
For many Americans, the idea of buying an electric bike with healthcare funds probably sounds somewhere between confusing and too good to be true. But increasingly, that’s becoming a real option.
TNW ·
SpaceX expects to complete its $60 billion acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor roughly 30 days after it begins trading publicly, according to Bloomberg, a timeline that would place the deal in July if the company’s blockbuster IPO...
Slashdot ·
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Inside Climate News: A proposed merger of the largest utility in the country by market value, NextEra Energy, with the sixth-largest, Dominion, would create a megacompany at a time when data...
Ars Technica ·
A proposed merger of the largest utility in the country by market value, NextEra Energy, with the sixth-largest, Dominion, would create a megacompany at a time when data centers and rapid increases in electricity demand are reshaping...
BetaKit ·
Toronto-based AI scaleup Cohere has acquired yet another German-rooted company in Montréal- and Berlin-based Reliant AI . The acquisition is meant to help push Cohere’s flagship AI product into a new vertical: healthcare. Cohere...
SiliconANGLE ·
Autonomous security operations company Torq Ltd. today announced that it has acquired Jit.io Ltd., a cybersecurity startup whose technology generates AI-driven context graphs to inform security investigations, for an undisclosed price....
AppleInsider ·
A low-profile firm that makes software to create virtual avatars has been acquired by Apple, perhaps to improve Personas in Apple Vision Pro . Apple Vision Pro could see improvements to its Personas feature during video calls Following...
PYMNTS.com ·
Embedded payments infrastructure company NMI has acquired account-to-account (A2A) payment infrastructure provider Dwolla . The deal, announced Tuesday (May 19) combines NMI’s background payment acceptance, channel distribution,...
Tech.eu ·
Europe’s leading AI firm has acquired an Austrian AI startup, in an effort to build out its offering for aerospace, automotive and industrial businesses across Europe. France’s Mistral has acquired Emmi AI, marking its second...
TechNode ·
Tencent Music Entertainment said it has completed the full acquisition of Chinese audio platform Ximalaya in a deal valued at about 18.6 billion yuan ($2.6 billion), closing one of the country’s largest online audio mergers. Under the...
Slashdot ·
The FBI is seeking up to $36 million for nationwide access to automated license plate reader (ALPRs) data, which could let it query vehicle movements across the U.S. and its territories through a commercial database. 404 Media reports:...
TNW ·
Coursera has announced a $500 million share repurchase programme, its first buyback since going public in 2021 and one that arrives exactly one week after the online learning company completed its merger with Udemy. The board approved...
TNW ·
The all-stock takeover, the largest power acquisition ever, gives NextEra the utility that runs Northern Virginia’s data-centre belt and consolidates the bidding power on the demand side of the AI-electricity trade. NextEra Energy has...
SlashGear ·
Costco can be a great place to find deals on all sorts of technological goodies, but though its selection is wide, not everything is worth shelling out for.
SlashGear ·
When you need concrete for a project, you have two options: buying dry concrete and mixing it yourself or ordering ready-made concrete.
TechRadar ·
TechRadar ·
The Gold Titanium Special Edition of the Panasonic Lumix L10 compact camera, sat on gray and rust-colored rocks
TechCrunch · · Unconfirmed
More than 50 employees have reportedly left Elon Musk’s newly merged SpaceXAI since February, raising questions about burnout, leadership changes, talent poaching, and whether liquidity events weakened retention incentives.
MacRumors ·
Apple's iPad that's just an iPad with no Air or Pro attached is its most appealing tablet because of the affordable starting $349 price tag, but if you've been thinking about buying one, you should wait. Apple refreshed the iPad in...
PYMNTS.com · · Unconfirmed
Microsoft is reportedly looking to acquire startups to help it launch a new artificial intelligence model, Reuters reported Wednesday (May 13). The report characterized the move as preparation by the tech giant for a future separate...
TNW ·
Carta has spent the past eight months buying its way toward something that did not exist a year ago: a single platform that handles dealmaking, fund operations, investor relations, and now legal and compliance work for the private...
TechRadar ·
Electrek ·
XPeng (XPEV) is in talks with Volkswagen about acquiring a factory in Europe as the Chinese EV maker’s contract production in Austria runs out of capacity. The company’s exports hit a record 6,006 vehicles in April, up 62%...
PYMNTS.com ·
Corporate credit card startup Parker has apparently shut down after declaring bankruptcy. The company filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection last week following a derailed $90 million acquisition deal, according to a social media...
TechRadar ·
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SiliconANGLE ·
Cyber risk management company SecurityScorecard Inc. announced today that it has acquired Driftnet Ltd., a U.K.-based internet scanning and threat intelligence startup, in a deal aimed at bolting real-time global internet visibility...
Android Authority ·
Credit: Beatbot Pool season is here! But before you get to dive in, you might be staring at hours of manually scrubbing the waterline and dredging up leaves first. Robotic pool cleaners solve this problem in the easiest way possible:...
Engadget · · Unconfirmed
MacRumors · · Unconfirmed
While something new is always around the corner, now might be a particularly good time to hold off on buying a new iPhone if you are able to. The reason to consider waiting is that Apple is reportedly working on a special...
9to5Mac ·
Apple values secrecy, so the majority of its acquisitions are never officially revealed by the company. But thanks to the latest European Union update, we now know about a previously undisclosed recent acquisition—and it further...
The Verge ·
| Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images eBay has officially rejected GameStop's offer to buy the online marketplace for $56 billion, citing concerns around "operational risks" and how the acquisition will be financed. In a letter to...
TNW ·
ServiceNow is looking to raise approximately $4bn in a US high-grade bond sale to refinance debt taken on to fund its acquisition of cybersecurity firm Armis Security, Bloomberg reported on Monday. JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Barclays...
TechNode ·
On Monday, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) announced that its share issuance and asset acquisition plan had been reviewed and approved by the M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) Review Committee of the Shanghai...
PYMNTS.com · · Unconfirmed
FinTech company that powers retail inclusion in global capital markets, has reportedly been acquired by SoFi Technologies . A message on PrimaryBid’s website dated Friday (May 8) says: “PrimaryBid’s technology has been acquired by SoFi...
TechRadar ·
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