France makes a non-binding offer to buy some of Atos' operations, including its supercomputer and cyber products, for €700M–€1B.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-29
France Atos supercomputer cyber products
France makes a non-binding offer to buy some of Atos' operations, including its supercomputer and cyber products, for €700M to €1B, as Atos seeks to raise €1.7B
Bloomberg · 2024-04-29 · #21
ByteDance states it will not sell TikTok.
denied 1 article 2024-04-28
ByteDance TikTok
TikTok users with stigmatized interests or marginalized identities express anxiety over its potential ban, as rebuilding their communities elsewhere may be hard
Washington Post · 2024-04-28 · #3
Freepik acquired EyeEm last year following EyeEm's bankruptcy.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-28
Freepik EyeEm
EyeEm, the bankrupt photo sharing network acquired by Freepik last year, will license users' photos to train AI if the images are not deleted within 30 days
TechCrunch · 2024-04-28 · #9
Soulja Boy has reportedly offered to buy TikTok amid talks of a looming U.S. ban.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-28
Soulja Boy TikTok
TikTok users with stigmatized interests or marginalized identities express anxiety over its potential ban, as rebuilding their communities elsewhere may be hard
Washington Post · 2024-04-28 · #3
ByteDance denies plans to sell TikTok's U.S. business, responding to a report that it was considering selling a majority stake.
denied 1 article 2024-04-26
ByteDance TikTok (U.S. business)
ByteDance says it has no plans to sell TikTok, responding to a report suggesting that the Chinese company is considering selling a majority stake in TikTok US
Wall Street Journal · 2024-04-26 · #1
Thoma Bravo agrees to buy UK-based cybersecurity company Darktrace for $7.75 per share (a 20% premium on its April 25 close), valuing the company at $5 billion.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-26
Thoma Bravo Darktrace
Thoma Bravo agrees to buy UK-based cyber security company Darktrace for $7.75 per share, a 20% premium on its April 25 closing price, valuing the company at $5B
Financial Times · 2024-04-26 · #11
Jeff Lawson's company Global Tetrahedron acquires The Onion from G/O Media.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-26
Global Tetrahedron Jeff Lawson The Onion G/O Media
Former Twilio CEO and co-founder Jeff Lawson buys The Onion from G/O Media, via his company Global Tetrahedron; Lawson had long wanted to buy the satirical site
New York Times · 2024-04-26 · #16
Lawson had long wanted to buy The Onion.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-26
Jeff Lawson The Onion
Former Twilio CEO and co-founder Jeff Lawson buys The Onion from G/O Media, via his company Global Tetrahedron; Lawson had long wanted to buy the satirical site
New York Times · 2024-04-26 · #16
The offer comes less than two years after the private equity group (Thoma Bravo) held talks about acquiring Darktrace.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-26
Thoma Bravo Darktrace
Thoma Bravo agrees to buy UK-based cyber security company Darktrace for $7.75 per share, a 20% premium on its April 25 closing price, valuing the company at $5B
Financial Times · 2024-04-26 · #11
Sources indicate G42 was pursuing a deal with Microsoft.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-26
G42 Microsoft
A look at Abu Dhabi-based AI startup G42, as sources say US intelligence officials fixated on CEO Xiao Peng ahead of its China divestment and Microsoft deal
Bloomberg · 2024-04-26 · #17
ByteDance is reportedly exploring selling a majority stake in TikTok's U.S. business, preferably to a non-tech buyer and potentially excluding the recommendation algorithm.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-25
ByteDance TikTok US
Sources: ByteDance is exploring scenarios for selling a majority stake in TikTok US, preferably to a non-tech company, and without the recommendation algorithm
The Information · 2024-04-25 · #6
IBM agrees to acquire HashiCorp for $6.4B (paying $35 per share in cash), a deal expected to close by the end of 2024 and giving IBM access to HashiCorp's ~4,400 clients.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-25
IBM HashiCorp
IBM agrees to buy HashiCorp, which helps companies manage cloud infrastructure, in a deal valuing HashiCorp at $6.4B and expected to close by the end of 2024
Wall Street Journal · 2024-04-25 · #20
Palantir uses software boot camps to attract and sign customers.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-24
Palantir software boot camps customers
How Palantir, which doesn't have a traditional salesforce, is using software boot camps to attract customers, hosting an average of about five per day in 2024
Bloomberg · 2024-04-24 · #37
Appointment Trader is used as a platform to buy and sell restaurant reservations, and has been employed by resellers to acquire bookings for resale.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-24
Appointment Trader restaurant reservations
A look at the restaurant reservation ecosystem in New York City, where new apps have sprung up to help diners book a table at buzzy restaurants for a price
New Yorker · 2024-04-24 · #22
A source reports that Nvidia is acquiring AI infrastructure orchestration and management service Run:ai for roughly $700M.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-24
Nvidia Run:ai
Unverified social media claim that a divested TikTok would be handed to Microsoft.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-24
Microsoft TikTok
Sources say ByteDance views divestiture of TikTok as a last resort.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-24
ByteDance TikTok
Biden signing the TikTok divestment bill starts a 270-day countdown for a sale or a US prohibition; sources say ByteDance sees a divestiture as a last resort
Bloomberg · 2024-04-24 · #2
Commentators suggested investors effectively blocked or discouraged the Salesforce-Informatica deal after a stock decline.
failed 1 article 2024-04-23
investors Salesforce Informatica
Cloud data management company Informatica says it is not currently in acquisition talks, after Salesforce's reported interest in a ~$10B deal; INFA falls 8%+
CNBC · 2024-04-23 · #33
Ten Chinese entities, including universities and research institutes, acquired advanced Nvidia AI chips through resellers between 2023-11-20 and 2024-02-28.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-23
10 Chinese entities Chinese universities Chinese research institutes advanced Nvidia AI chips
Analysis: 10 Chinese entities acquired advanced Nvidia chips embedded in Supermicro, Dell, and Gigabyte products between November 20, 2023 and February 28, 2024
Reuters · 2024-04-23 · #8
Legrand reportedly agrees to acquire Dutch health software company Enovation from PE firm Main Capital Partners for more than \u20ac500M.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-23
Legrand Enovation Main Capital Partners
French electrical equipment maker Legrand agrees to acquire Dutch health software company Enovation from PE firm Main Capital Partners, sources say for €500M+
Bloomberg · 2024-04-23 · #24
Informatica says it is not currently in acquisition talks and is not for sale.
denied 1 article 2024-04-23
Informatica
Cloud data management company Informatica says it is not currently in acquisition talks, after Salesforce's reported interest in a ~$10B deal; INFA falls 8%+
CNBC · 2024-04-23 · #33
Rippling is conducting a separate $590M tender offer allowing current and former employees to sell $200M and seed investors to sell $390M.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-23
Rippling $590M tender offer current and former employees seed investors $200M (employees) $390M (seed investors)
HR software company Rippling raised a $200M Series F led by Coatue at a $13.5B valuation, up from $11.25B in March 2023, and a separate $590M tender offer
TechCrunch · 2024-04-23 · #30
TabaPay agrees to acquire the assets of Synapse Financial Technologies, Inc. following Synapse's Chapter 11 filing.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-23
TabaPay Synapse Financial Technologies, Inc.
TabaPay, which offers instant payment services, agrees to acquire assets of banking-as-a-service startup Synapse, after Synapse filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
TechCrunch · 2024-04-23 · #28
Salesforce was reportedly interested in acquiring Informatica in a roughly $10 billion deal.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-23
Salesforce Informatica
Cloud data management company Informatica says it is not currently in acquisition talks, after Salesforce's reported interest in a ~$10B deal; INFA falls 8%+
CNBC · 2024-04-23 · #33
Reports indicate talks for Salesforce to buy Informatica fizzled and the acquisition did not proceed.
failed 1 article 2024-04-23
Salesforce Informatica
Cloud data management company Informatica says it is not currently in acquisition talks, after Salesforce's reported interest in a ~$10B deal; INFA falls 8%+
CNBC · 2024-04-23 · #33
Informatica shares fell more than 8% following reports of the potential Salesforce acquisition and subsequent denials.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-23
Informatica
Cloud data management company Informatica says it is not currently in acquisition talks, after Salesforce's reported interest in a ~$10B deal; INFA falls 8%+
CNBC · 2024-04-23 · #33
Salesforce backed away from talks to acquire Informatica after the two companies could not agree on terms.
failed 1 article 2024-04-22
Salesforce Informatica
Source: Salesforce has backed away from its talks to acquire cloud data management company Informatica, after the two companies could not agree on terms
Reuters · 2024-04-22 · #11
Sources report the Biden administration is brokering talks between US AI companies (Microsoft, OpenAI, Google) and the United Arab Emirates, including discussions around a Microsoft-G42 deal.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-21
Biden administration Microsoft OpenAI Google G42 United Arab Emirates
Sources: seeking an edge over China in AI deals, the Biden administration is brokering talks between US companies and the UAE, including Microsoft's G42 deal
Financial Times · 2024-04-21 · #7
Some CIOs say they will wait to buy AI-enabled PCs until the category matures and prices decline.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-21
CIOs AI-enabled PCs
PCs that can run large AI models may drive an enterprise PC replacement cycle, but some CIOs say they'll wait for the category to mature and prices to come down
Wall Street Journal · 2024-04-21 · #11
Sources say the Biden administration brokered Microsoft's deal with UAE-based G42.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-20
Biden administration Microsoft G42