France blocks Eutelsat's ~€550M sale of its ground antenna business to EQT, calling it Europe's only Starlink competitor; France has a 29.6% stake in Eutelsat
Satellite operator says €550mn sale of ground-antenna business to private equity firm is off
WBD recommends shareholders reject Paramount's unsolicited $108.4B cash bid, calling the offer “illusory” and saying it believes Netflix's proposal is superior
Warner raised concerns about the credibility of Paramount's ‘illusory’ offer and its backing from the Ellison family
Silver Lake, whose $24B deal to take Dell private in 2013 became its calling card, sees a similar setup in EA: a recognizable brand with predictable cash flows
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Sources: London-based AI startup Stability AI held early-stage talks with several companies about a sale, as executives face investor pressure over its finances
- Move follows letter from investor Coatue calling for changes — Coatue concerned about Stability AI's financial position
Amazon plans to acquire primary health care provider One Medical, which offers in-person, digital, and virtual services, for about $3.9B in an all-cash deal
Amazon is buying One Medical, the so-called “Netflix of primary care,” for $3.9 billion. Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica : Amazon might own your doctor's office after latest acquisition Bloomberg : Ama...
Twitter buys Scroll, the $5/month service that removes ads from partner news sites; Scroll's Nuzzel email service will shut down on May 6
Manage your Stratechery subscription. Scroll Blog : Scroll is joining Twitter! Casey Newton / Platformer : Twitter subscribes to Scroll Dave Winer / Scripting News : Having written so much about paywa...
MessageBird, a Twilio rival, says it has spent $100M+ buying three startups: video calling firm 24sessions, data management firm Hull, and API startup Pusher
- Dutch software company agrees to buy 24sessions and Hull — MessageBird valued at $3 billion during $200 million fundraise
Trump expresses support for Oracle's TikTok bid, calling Larry Ellison “a tremendous guy” and Oracle “a great company”; Ellison has held a fundraiser for Trump
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison is Trump supporter, hosted fundraiser for the president
Blackstone buys majority stake in MagicLab, owner of dating apps Badoo and Bumble, valuing the company at $3B+; Whitney Wolfe Herd to become CEO of the company
Bumble, the popular and profitable dating and networking app built around the ethos of women calling the shots on how connections …
Verizon is shutting down go90; sources say it will be discontinued by July 31 and that shows and all content rights will be returned to production partners
Verizon is finally calling it quits on its expensive mobile video bet, Go90. — The wireless communications giant is shutting …