Databricks plans to acquire Tabular, a data management startup that helps companies optimize data stored in the Apache Iceberg format and others, for $1B+
We are excited to announce that we have agreed to acquire Tabular … Lindsay Clark / The Register : Databricks' $1B Tabular buy raises questions around table format wars Tabular : Tabular is joining Da...
Uber's $9.3B deal with SoftBank closes; new board member Rajeev Misra says Uber should return focus to US, Europe, Latin America, Australia to become profitable
Filling In What SoftBank's Uber Statement Didn't Say Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill : Ex-Uber CEO nets $1.4B as company closes Softbank deal Denisse Moreno / International Business Times : Travis Kalan...
Sources: Uber-SoftBank deal to see investors buying $1B of Uber shares at current valuation, proceed with $9B tender offer for secondary shares in coming weeks
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Sources: Wal-Mart's $3B acquisition of Jet.com would require Jet founder Marc Lore to head the retailer's online division for several years
Marc Lore said to stay to run retailer's e-commerce division — Purchase for $3 billion would help Wal-Mart challenge Amazon Tweets: @ericnewcomer , @fmanjoo , @mdudas , @ericnewcomer and @gregbettin...
Former YouTube exec's startup, Krypton, now valued at $400M, has raised at least $25M to compete against Microsoft Office; latest round led by Khosla Ventures
Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg Business : Tweets: @jyarow Tweets: Jay Yarow / @jyarow : Everyone wants to kill Office. Nobody has. Seems like such a juicy target, but Microsoft very strong there. http://w...