Wiz abandoned Google's $23 billion acquisition offer in July 2024.
failed 1 article 2024-09-25
Wiz Google
Sources: Wiz is in discussions to sell existing shares at a valuation between $15B and $20B, after abandoning Google's $23B acquisition offer in July 2024
Bloomberg · 2024-09-25 · #42
Salesforce agrees to acquire Zoomin, an Israeli data management company that makes unstructured data accessible to AI agents, in a deal valued at $450M.
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-25
Salesforce Zoomin
Salesforce agrees to buy Zoomin, an Israeli data management company that makes unstructured data accessible to AI agents, in a deal valued at $450M
CTech · 2024-09-25 · #43
Sources report Google agreed to a $2.7B acquisition of Character.AI primarily to rehire its founder Noam Shazeer.
rumored 1 article 2024-09-25
Google Character.AI
Sources: Google's $2.7B Character.AI deal was primarily to rehire founder Noam Shazeer, who quit Google in 2021 and made hundreds of millions from the deal
Wall Street Journal · 2024-09-25 · #18
Sources say Noam Shazeer received hundreds of millions of dollars from the Character.AI deal.
rumored 1 article 2024-09-25
Noam Shazeer Character.AI
Sources: Google's $2.7B Character.AI deal was primarily to rehire founder Noam Shazeer, who quit Google in 2021 and made hundreds of millions from the deal
Wall Street Journal · 2024-09-25 · #18
Elon Musk took over X prior to the release of this transparency report.
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-25
Elon Musk X
X releases its first transparency report since Elon Musk took over; X took action on 2,361 accounts over hateful content in H1 2024, down from 1M in H2 2021
Wired · 2024-09-25 · #10
Smartsheet agrees to be acquired by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners in an all-cash deal valuing about $8.4B ($56.50/share), expected to close in January 2025.
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-24
Smartsheet Blackstone Vista Equity Partners
Collaboration software maker Smartsheet agrees to be acquired by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners for ~$8.4B, or $56.50/share, set to close in January 2025
CNBC · 2024-09-24 · #16
Pango purchased approximately 1 million Kaspersky U.S. customer accounts as part of a deal following Kaspersky's withdrawal from the U.S. market.
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-24
Pango Kaspersky US users
US customers of Kaspersky antivirus find that UltraAV was installed remotely to replace Kaspersky on their PCs, after a Kaspersky deal with UltraAV owner Pango
TechCrunch · 2024-09-24 · #44
Qualcomm is reported to have made an approach regarding a potential takeover of Intel.
rumored 1 article 2024-09-23
Qualcomm Intel
Sources: Apollo Global Management has offered to make an equity-like investment of as much as $5B in Intel
Bloomberg · 2024-09-23 · #10
Jony Ive purchased a city block in San Francisco's Jackson Square.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-09-21 — 2024-09-22
Jony Ive city block in Jackson Square, San Francisco
A look at Jony Ive's work with LoveFrom; Ive bought a city block in SF's Jackson Square and could raise ~$1B with Sam Altman by end of 2024 for an AI device
New York Times · 2024-09-21 · #6
The Network State concept envisions online communities using crowdfunding to purchase land as a means to establish new political entities.
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-22
Network State online communities acquiring land
A look at Balaji Srinivasan's Network State concept, which envisions online communities acquiring land via crowdfunding, with the goal of becoming new countries
BBC · 2024-09-22 · #18
Balaji Srinivasan proposes the 'Network State' concept, envisioning online communities organizing to acquire land via crowdfunding to form new countries.
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-22
Balaji Srinivasan Network State
A look at Balaji Srinivasan's Network State concept, which envisions online communities acquiring land via crowdfunding, with the goal of becoming new countries
BBC · 2024-09-22 · #18
The report notes the potential deal would come as Intel is sputtering/struggling.
rumored 1 article 2024-09-21
Intel
Sources: Qualcomm made a takeover approach to Intel in recent days, but a deal is far from certain; Intel's market cap is ~$93B and Qualcomm's is ~$188B
Wall Street Journal · 2024-09-21 · #1
Sources report Qualcomm made a takeover approach to Intel in recent days, though a deal is far from certain.
rumored 1 article 2024-09-21
Qualcomm Intel
Sources: Qualcomm made a takeover approach to Intel in recent days, but a deal is far from certain; Intel's market cap is ~$93B and Qualcomm's is ~$188B
Wall Street Journal · 2024-09-21 · #1
Constellation Energy will sell all electricity output from the revived Three Mile Island plant to Microsoft under an exclusive power purchase agreement (reported as a 20-year deal for 835 MW).
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-21
Constellation Energy Microsoft Three Mile Island nuclear plant 20-year PPA 835 MW
Constellation Energy plans to invest $1.6B to revive the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania and sell all the output to Microsoft for data centers
Bloomberg · 2024-09-21 · #27
Playtika agrees to acquire Tel Aviv-based mobile game maker SuperPlay for $700M upfront, plus up to $1.25B in additional contingent payments if SuperPlay meets financial targets over the next three years.
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-19
Playtika SuperPlay
Playtika agrees to buy Tel Aviv-based mobile game maker SuperPlay for $700M, and up to an additional $1.25B if SuperPlay hits financial targets over three years
VentureBeat · 2024-09-19 · #40
Intel says it has no plans to sell its majority stake in Mobileye, denying any divestment.
denied 1 article 2024-09-19
Intel Mobileye
Intel says it has no plans to sell its majority stake in Mobileye; the self-driving tech company's stock, which is down 73% in 2024, jumps 13%+
Reuters · 2024-09-19 · #22
European publishers rejected Google's proposal to sell AdX (Ad Exchange), undermining Google's attempt to resolve the EU antitrust investigation.
failed 1 article 2024-09-19
Google AdX (Ad Exchange) European publishers
Sources: Google tried to end an EU antitrust probe by offering to sell its ad marketplace AdX, or Ad Exchange, but European publishers rejected the proposal
Reuters · 2024-09-19 · #12
Ampere is reportedly exploring a potential sale and has been working with an adviser amid takeover interest.
rumored 1 article 2024-09-19
Ampere
Sources: server CPU designer Ampere is exploring a potential sale; Ampere was reportedly valued at $8B in a proposed minority investment in 2021
Bloomberg · 2024-09-19 · #20
Sources report Google offered to sell its ad marketplace AdX (Ad Exchange) in an effort to end an EU antitrust probe.
rumored 1 article 2024-09-19
Google AdX (Ad Exchange)
Sources: Google tried to end an EU antitrust probe by offering to sell its ad marketplace AdX, or Ad Exchange, but European publishers rejected the proposal
Reuters · 2024-09-19 · #12
CEO Anne Wojcicki says she remains committed to taking 23andMe private.
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-18
Anne Wojcicki 23andMe
CEO Anne Wojcicki says she remains committed to taking 23andMe private and is “surprised and disappointed” after all seven independent board directors resigned
CNBC · 2024-09-18 · #24
Elon Musk is the owner of the social media platform X.
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-17
Elon Musk X
Elon Musk posted “no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala 🤔” on X and deleted the false claim after it garnered 34M+ views, claiming it was a “joke”
Newsweek · 2024-09-17 · #38
Transsion owns the smartphone brands Infinix and Tecno.
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-17
Transsion Infinix Tecno
A look at Shenzhen-based Transsion, whose Infinix and Tecno command about 50% of Africa's smartphone market and are finding success in Asia and the Middle East
Bloomberg · 2024-09-17 · #28
Sources say Chase Herro is the dealmaker behind Donald Trump's crypto project World Liberty Financial.
rumored 2 articles 2024-09-14 — 2024-09-15
Chase Herro World Liberty Financial Donald Trump
A profile of Chase Herro, who calls himself the “dirtbag of the internet” and sources say is the dealmaker behind Trump's crypto project World Liberty Financial
Bloomberg · 2024-09-14 · #2
The new rule could create hurdles for startups hoping to be acquired early, potentially restricting their ability to access funding and scale.
rumored 1 article 2024-09-15
startups funding scaling
India's new M&A rule for deals exceeding ~$240M could create hurdles for startups that hope to be acquired in their early years to access funding and scale
Bloomberg · 2024-09-15 · #23
MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor announced that the company purchased another $1.1 billion of bitcoin.
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-14
Michael Saylor MicroStrategy bitcoin
MicroStrategy stock jumped 8%+ on Friday after founder Michael Saylor said it purchased another $1.1B worth of bitcoin, taking its bitcoin holdings to $14.6B
CNBC · 2024-09-14 · #18
Megan Ellison pulled out of talks with President Nathan Gary, causing plans to spin off Annapurna Interactive's gaming division to fail.
failed 1 article 2024-09-13
Megan Ellison Nathan Gary Annapurna Interactive's gaming division
All 25 staff of Annapurna's gaming division resigned in September after CEO Megan Ellison pulled out of talks with President Nathan Gary to spin off the unit
Bloomberg · 2024-09-13 · #9
Flutter Entertainment (parent of FanDuel and Betfair) agrees to acquire an initial 56% stake in Brazil's NSX Group for about $350 million in cash.
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-13
Flutter Entertainment NSX Group
FanDuel and Betfair's parent company, Flutter, agrees to acquire a 56% stake in Brazilian online gaming operator NSX for a cash consideration of about $350M
Bloomberg · 2024-09-13 · #22
Altera's CEO says the plan for Intel to sell a stake in Altera and push for an IPO by 2026 has not changed.
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-12
Altera's CEO Intel Altera
Altera's CEO denies a report that Intel plans to outright sell Altera, saying the plan to sell a stake in Altera and push for an IPO by 2026 “has not changed”
CRN · 2024-09-12 · #33
Mastercard agrees to acquire threat intelligence firm Recorded Future from private equity firm Insight Partners for $2.65 billion; Recorded Future uses AI-based analytics to identify potential threats.
confirmed 1 article 2024-09-12
Mastercard Recorded Future Insight Partners
Mastercard agrees to acquire Recorded Future, which uses AI-based analytics to identify potential threats, from private equity firm Insight Partners for $2.65B
Reuters · 2024-09-12 · #4
Intel is reportedly considering selling off subsidiaries as an option under consideration by its board.
rumored 1 article 2024-09-12
Intel subsidiaries
A look at the tough options before Intel's board, including scaling back factory projects, selling off subsidiaries, or splitting Intel's core operations
Bloomberg · 2024-09-12 · #26