Sources: Microsoft is set to avoid a potentially hefty EU antitrust fine by agreeing to sell Teams separately from its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 packages
Microsoft Corp. is set to avoid a potentially hefty antitrust fine after the European Union got positive feedback … X: @stokel . Bluesky: @danhon.com , @daviduzumeri , and @quinnypig.com X: Chris Stok...
CoreWeave says it has agreed to acquire bitcoin miner Core Scientific in a ~$9B all-stock deal, set to close in Q4 2025, to expand its AI data center capacity
#DataCenters — #CoreWeave — #PowerIsTheMoat @notreload : $CRWV -2.8%, $CORZ -18% [CoreWeave's all-stock acquisition of Core Scientific caused Core Scientific's stock to fall due to investor disapp...
Temu signed a US data storage deal with Oracle last week; Temu offered few details, but says the deal is part of an effort to localize more of its US operations
Data-storage deal with Oracle follows several states' allegations bargain site could hand over user data to Beijing Bluesky: @quinnypig.com Bluesky: Corey Quinn / @quinnypig.com : Temu: “We need a clo...
Linear, which makes software development and project planning tools that rival Atlassian's Jira, raised an $82M Series C led by Accel, valuing it at $1.25B
Enterprise software maker Linear has raised an $82 million Series C funding round valuing the startup at $1.25 billion, the company said on Tuesday. Bluesky: @quinnypig.com Bluesky: Corey Quinn / @qui...
Filing: HashiCorp says the company and IBM both received a request from the US FTC for more information on IBM's proposed $6.4B takeover of the software maker
Both companies received a so-called second request seeking additional information on the deal from the antitrust agency late last week … Bluesky: @marypcbuk.bsky.social . X: @quinnypig Bluesky: Mary B...
Cisco plans to acquire cybersecurity company Splunk in cash for $157 per share, a 31% premium on Splunk's September 20 closing price, in a deal valued at ~$28B
https://www.reuters.com/... Chris Merkel / @chrismerkel@infosec.exchange : Scoop: Anonymous has hacked the neuralinks of the leadership teams at Splunk and Cisco. While I can't identify the specific ...
Verizon plans to sunset BlueJeans, a business-focused video conferencing app the company acquired in 2020, on August 31, due to “the changing market landscape”
Verizon dropped hundreds on millions on BlueJeans at the height of pandemic lockdowns. Threads: Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : Verizon is shutting down the Zoom competitor it purchased for $400 milli...
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...
Google acquires Israeli startup Siemplify, which provides a security orchestration and automation service, source says for ~$500M; Siemplify has raised $58M
“Google will use Siemplify to form the basis for its cybersecurity operations in Israel which will be part of the corporation's cloud activity.” Corey Quinn / @quinnypig : I'm now actively concerned a...
Amazon says it will acquire MGM Studios for $8.45B, its second-largest acquisition since it paid $13.7B for Whole Foods in 2017
they are laser-focused on expanding and entrenching their monopoly power. That's bad for workers, consumers, and small businesses. Josh Hawley / @hawleymo : This sale should not go through. @amazon is...