Reports indicate WordPress.org (under Matt Mullenweg's leadership) has taken control of the Advanced Custom Fields plugin in the official plugin directory, prompting accusations of a forcible takeover and a 'fork'.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-14
WordPress.org Matt Mullenweg Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Matt Mullenweg says WordPress is “forking” Advanced Custom Fields, a plugin developed by WP Engine; ACF's team says the plugin was taken away “without consent”
TechCrunch · 2024-10-14 · #27
Guy Ravine owns the open.ai domain.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-14
Guy Ravine open.ai
A look at the legal dispute between OpenAI and Open AI, run by Guy Ravine, who bought the open.ai domain and filed to trademark “Open AI” in December 2015
Bloomberg · 2024-10-14 · #10
America PAC acquired the Wisconsin assets of Charlie Kirk's Turning Points USA, according to the report.
rumored 1 article 2024-10-12
America PAC Turning Points USA Wisconsin assets
A look at Elon Musk's unparalleled involvement in the US election; sources: Trump's campaign contacted X to stop the circulation of the hacked JD Vance dossier
New York Times · 2024-10-12 · #22
Thoma Bravo is carrying out a £4.3B takeover of Darktrace.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-11
Thoma Bravo Darktrace
The UK appoints Darktrace co-founder Poppy Gustafsson, who left last month before Thoma Bravo's £4.3B takeover of the cybersecurity firm, as investment minister
Financial Times · 2024-10-11 · #29
Zeta Global agrees to acquire LiveIntent for $250M in cash and stock; the deal is set to close in Q4 2024.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-09
Zeta Global LiveIntent
Marketing tech company Zeta Global agrees to acquire LiveIntent, another marketing tech provider, for $250M in cash and stock, in a deal set to close in Q4 2024
Wall Street Journal · 2024-10-09 · #38
Experian agrees to acquire Brazilian fraud-detection provider ClearSale for $350M.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-06
Experian ClearSale
Experian agrees to acquire Brazilian digital fraud prevention provider ClearSale for $350M; the deal is expected to close in H1 2025.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-05
Experian ClearSale
Credit data company Experian has agreed to buy Brazilian digital fraud prevention provider ClearSale for $350M; the deal is expected to close in H1 2025
Reuters · 2024-10-05 · #20
Sources say Ubisoft's founding Guillemot family and Tencent are considering options, including a buyout of Ubisoft after the company lost over 50% of its value in 2024.
rumored 1 article 2024-10-04
Guillemot family Tencent Ubisoft
Sources: Ubisoft's founding Guillemot family and Tencent consider options, including a buyout of Ubisoft after it lost 50%+ of its value in 2024; UBI jumps 25%+
Bloomberg · 2024-10-04 · #4
The redesign is intended to woo more Gen Z users and regain time spent by younger audiences on competing apps like TikTok and Instagram.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-04
Meta Gen Z
Meta launches a Gen Z-focused redesign of Facebook, including a Local tab in 10 US cities, an Explore tab, and a full-screen video player in the Video tab
TechCrunch · 2024-10-04 · #12
Tencent and Ubisoft's founding Guillemot family hold minority stakes in the French game developer Ubisoft.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-04
Guillemot family Tencent Ubisoft
Sources: Ubisoft's founding Guillemot family and Tencent consider options, including a buyout of Ubisoft after it lost 50%+ of its value in 2024; UBI jumps 25%+
Bloomberg · 2024-10-04 · #4
Google owns Mandiant.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-02
Google Mandiant
How the FBI and Mandiant caught hacker Jesse Kipf, who sold access to systems he broke into and hacked Hawaii's death registration system to fake his own death
TechCrunch · 2024-10-02 · #20
Crescendo acquires Idaho-based outsourcing company PartnerHero.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-02
Crescendo PartnerHero
AI contact center startup Crescendo raised $50M from General Catalyst and others at a $500M valuation, and acquired Idaho-based outsourcing company PartnerHero
Bloomberg · 2024-10-02 · #17
The founders of Eon previously sold their last company to Amazon and built a new unit within AWS.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-01
Founders of Eon Amazon AWS
Cloud backup startup Eon, founded in January 2024, emerges from stealth with a Sequoia-led $20M seed, a $30M Series A, a $77M Series B, and a $750M valuation
TechCrunch · 2024-10-01 · #7
DirecTV is holding advanced talks to merge with rival Dish.
rumored 1 article 2024-09-30
DirecTV Dish
AT&T agrees to sell its majority stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG for $7.6B in cash, including $1.7B in pre-tax quarterly distributions in H2 2024
Bloomberg · 2024-09-30 · #6
AT&T agrees to sell its majority stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG for $7.6B in cash, including $1.7B in pre-tax quarterly distributions in H2 2024.
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-30
AT&T DirecTV TPG
AT&T agrees to sell its majority stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG for $7.6B in cash, including $1.7B in pre-tax quarterly distributions in H2 2024
Bloomberg · 2024-09-30 · #6
Reports suggest Masimo's new CEO could enable or facilitate a deal between Masimo and Apple.
rumored 1 article 2024-09-30
Masimo Apple
Sources: Apple considers options for its headsets, including moving compute to iPhone, and is working on homeOS; Masimo's new CEO could enable a deal with Apple
Bloomberg · 2024-09-30 · #2
AT&T and TPG are owners of DirecTV.
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-30
AT&T TPG DirecTV
AT&T agrees to sell its majority stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG for $7.6B in cash, including $1.7B in pre-tax quarterly distributions in H2 2024
Bloomberg · 2024-09-30 · #6
Sam Altman is reportedly in talks with the United Arab Emirates, Asian chipmakers, and U.S. officials.
rumored 1 article 2024-09-28
Sam Altman United Arab Emirates Asian chipmakers U.S. officials
Sources: TSMC's execs took to calling Sam Altman a “podcasting bro” after he said it would take $7T and many years to build 36 chip plants to fulfill his vision
New York Times · 2024-09-28 · #2
LG Display sells its Guangzhou large LCD panel plant in China to CSOT (TCL's LCD unit) for about $1.54 billion, marking the sale of its last large LCD TV panel plant.
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-27
LG Display Guangzhou LCD panel plant CSOT (TCL's LCD unit)
LG Display agrees to sell its stake in its large LCD display plant in China to TCL's LCD unit CSOT for ~$1.54B; LG will now no longer make LCD panels in China
Reuters · 2024-09-27 · #28
Intel declined the approach, stating the division (its product group) is not for sale.
denied 1 article 2024-09-27
Intel Intel's product group
Source: Arm approached Intel about potentially buying Intel's product group, but not its factory operations; Intel declined, saying the division isn't for sale
Bloomberg · 2024-09-27 · #4
Sources report Arm approached Intel about potentially buying Intel's product group (excluding Intel's factory operations).
rumored 1 article 2024-09-27
Arm Intel's product group
Source: Arm approached Intel about potentially buying Intel's product group, but not its factory operations; Intel declined, saying the division isn't for sale
Bloomberg · 2024-09-27 · #4
Pressable offers a special deal to help WP Engine customers who are locked into annual contracts move away from WP Engine.
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-27
Pressable WP Engine customers on annual contracts
Matt Mullenweg says WP Engine no longer has free WordPress.org access and directs WP Engine customers having trouble with their websites to WP Engine support
The Register · 2024-09-27 · #31
The Tor Project merges with Tails, a portable Linux-based OS focused on user privacy and anonymity.
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-27
The Tor Project Tails
Following the sale of its Guangzhou plant to CSOT, LG Display will no longer manufacture large LCD panels in China, effectively exiting that segment in the country.
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-27
LG Display LCD panel manufacturing in China
LG Display agrees to sell its stake in its large LCD display plant in China to TCL's LCD unit CSOT for ~$1.54B; LG will now no longer make LCD panels in China
Reuters · 2024-09-27 · #28
CSOT, the LCD unit of TCL, acquires LG Display's Guangzhou LCD panel plant in China from LG Display as part of a transaction valued at roughly $1.54 billion.
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-27
CSOT TCL Guangzhou LCD panel plant LG Display
LG Display agrees to sell its stake in its large LCD display plant in China to TCL's LCD unit CSOT for ~$1.54B; LG will now no longer make LCD panels in China
Reuters · 2024-09-27 · #28
Sources report Apple is rethinking its movie strategy for cinema releases after several box office misses.
rumored 1 article 2024-09-27
Apple movie strategy cinema films
Sources: Apple rethinks its movie strategy, including rolling back theatrical releases and cutting budgets for most to under $100M, after some box office misses
Bloomberg · 2024-09-27 · #9
Intel is reportedly seeking ways to shore up its ailing business, and potential takeover approaches could complicate funding talks.
rumored 1 article 2024-09-27
Intel potential takeover approaches
Sources: Intel and the US government plan to finalize $8.5B in direct funding for the chipmaker by 2024's end, as Intel tries to stabilize its ailing business
Financial Times · 2024-09-27 · #5
Tails says it had "outgrown its existing structure", citing organizational growth as a reason for merging with The Tor Project.
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-26
Tails
The Tor Project merges with Tails, a portable Linux-based OS focused on user privacy and anonymity; Tails says it had “outgrown its existing structure”
TechCrunch · 2024-09-26 · #10
The Tor Project merges with Tails, a portable Linux-based operating system focused on user privacy and anonymity.
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-26
The Tor Project Tails
The Tor Project merges with Tails, a portable Linux-based OS focused on user privacy and anonymity; Tails says it had “outgrown its existing structure”
TechCrunch · 2024-09-26 · #10
Matt Mullenweg (Automattic) says Automattic has been attempting to make a licensing deal with WP Engine for a very long time.
rumored 1 article 2024-09-26
Automattic WP Engine
Matt Mullenweg says Automattic has “been attempting to make a licensing deal” with WP Engine “for a very long time, and all they have done is string us along”
Matt Mullenweg · 2024-09-26 · #5