Topic: corporate acquisitions
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Bending Spoons Consolidates Content Creation Again
Bending Spoons, an Italian tech firm, has acquired a diverse portfolio of popular digital platforms, including WeTransfer, Vimeo, and Evernote, raising concerns about the future stability and direction of these tools for creative professionals. The company's acquisition strategy has led to signif...
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Warner Bros. Sale: A No-Win Scenario
Netflix is the leading contender to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, but faces significant regulatory hurdles, while a rival all-cash bid from Paramount Skydance presents a formidable challenge. A Paramount Skydance victory raises concerns over potential editorial overhauls at CNN and conflict-of-...
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SoftBank Bets $5.4 Billion on AI-Powered Robotics
SoftBank is investing $5.4 billion to acquire ABB's robotics division, marking a major return to robotics and expanding its automated systems portfolio despite past setbacks like the Pepper robot. The acquisition strengthens SoftBank's position in industrial robotics and aligns with founder Masay...
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Netflix's Ad Revenue Hits $1.5 Billion in 2025
Netflix's advertising revenue has surged to $1.5 billion in 2025, with projections to reach $3 billion in 2026, signaling a major shift in its business model. The success is driven by its affordable ad-supported tier, which reaches over 94 million monthly viewers, and plans to introduce more soph...
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Top Gaming Industry News Stories of 2025: Year in Review
Sony scaled back its live-service ambitions after the failure of *Concord*, canceling projects and signaling a shift away from the industry's pursuit of live-service dominance. Microsoft successfully expanded its multiplatform strategy, bringing major titles like *Indiana Jones* and *Halo* to PS5...
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Larry Ellison's Global Ambition: TikTok's Role in His Empire
Larry Ellison has transitioned from a low-profile tech leader at Oracle to a dominant media titan, with Oracle providing foundational cloud and database services to major corporations. He has aggressively expanded his media empire through personal investments, debt settlements, and major acquisit...
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Google DeepMind Hires Boston Dynamics Ex-CTO to Boost Robotics Push
Google DeepMind has appointed former Boston Dynamics CTO Aaron Saunders as VP of Hardware Engineering, signaling a stronger commitment to developing advanced AI-powered robotics. DeepMind's strategy involves using its Gemini AI as a universal robot operating system, adaptable across various robot...
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Verizon Names New CEO to Lead Post-5G Era
Dan Schulman, former PayPal CEO, has been appointed as Verizon's new CEO to lead the company's expansion, replacing Hans Vestberg who will stay on as an advisor until 2026. Under Vestberg's leadership, Verizon launched its nationwide 5G network, adapted to longer consumer device replacement cycle...
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Meta Wins Monopoly Case: Judge Rules Social Networking Era Over
A federal judge dismissed monopoly claims against Meta, ruling that the FTC failed to prove the company holds a dominant position in the evolving digital landscape. The court recognized that platforms like TikTok and YouTube are significant competitors, challenging the FTC's narrow definition of ...
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Airtable Launches Superagent to Power AI Agents
Airtable is launching "Superagent", a new standalone AI product that orchestrates specialized agents to work in parallel on complex business problems, representing a strategic pivot for the company. Despite a significant valuation decline from its peak, Airtable remains financially robust and i...
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Microsoft invests in 3.6M tons of carbon removal
Microsoft will purchase 3.6 million carbon removal credits from a future Louisiana biofuels plant that converts forestry waste into methanol and captures CO2 for storage. This deal is part of a series of large-scale carbon removal investments by Microsoft, totaling millions of metric tons with ot...
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AI Browser Wars: The Battle for Your Screen
A major shift is occurring in web browsers as technology companies integrate AI to take direct control over user interactions, moving beyond traditional designs and functionalities. The Vergecast discussed the implications of new AI-powered browsers and wearable AI devices, questioning consumer r...
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Oracle Names Two Presidents as New Co-CEOs
Oracle has appointed Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia as co-CEOs, marking a leadership transition to strengthen its push into the AI infrastructure market. Safra Catz, the outgoing CEO, will become executive vice chair of the board, expressing confidence in Oracle's strong growth and AI leadership ...
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2025 Tech Layoffs: The Complete List
The technology sector has seen over 22,000 layoffs in 2025, continuing a trend from 2024 when more than 150,000 jobs were cut, highlighting the human impact of corporate restructuring amid a shift toward AI and automation. Major companies like xAI, Rivian, Oracle, and Salesforce conducted signifi...
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When and How to Refresh Your Brand: A Strategic Guide
Brand marketing in 2025 is increasingly focused on brand recognition and LLM citations, moving beyond traditional search metrics to build long-term success through consumer connection. Companies risk public backlash when brand changes, like new fees or logo redesigns, misalign with established va...
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Nova Launcher Founder and Sole Developer Departs
Nova Launcher's future is uncertain after its founder and sole developer, Kevin Barry, left parent company Branch Metrics and was instructed to stop development and open-sourcing efforts. Branch Metrics, which acquired Nova in 2022, had previously promised to open-source the app if Barry departed...
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OpenAI's Audio Push: Silicon Valley's Screen-Free Future
OpenAI is consolidating teams to develop advanced audio AI models, supporting a new screen-free personal device launch within a year as part of an industry shift toward voice interfaces. Major tech companies like Meta and Google are enhancing audio capabilities in products, while startups are exp...
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HBO Max's Mad Men 4K Release: Not a Remaster
The 4K launch of *Mad Men* on HBO Max was flawed by technical errors, including incorrect episode titles and a visible crew member in a scene, damaging the viewing experience. The issues point to a quality control failure, with reports suggesting incorrect master files were provided, but HBO Max ...
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Meta Launches New AI Infrastructure Initiative
Meta has launched **Meta Compute**, a major initiative to build a world-class AI infrastructure, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls a core competitive advantage for developing superior AI models. The company plans to build tens of gigawatts of energy capacity this decade, scaling to hundreds over ti...
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Anduril's EagleEye Military Helmet Launched by Palmer Luckey
Anduril Industries has launched EagleEye, a mixed-reality system integrated into military helmets, developed in partnership with Meta to enhance battlefield awareness using AI. The system features a heads-up display, spatial audio, and sensors, allowing soldiers to view tactical data, operate dro...
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NTSB Probes Waymo As Tesla Autopilot Faces Scrutiny
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating Waymo's autonomous vehicles for reportedly passing stopped school buses, highlighting increased regulatory scrutiny. Tesla is advancing its driverless technology by offering passenger rides without a safety driver and shifting to a subscri...
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