Apple signs a multiyear NFL deal to have Apple Music replace Pepsi as the main sponsor for the Super Bowl halftime show; sources say the NFL was seeking ~$50M
Or Won't—Perform At The Super Bowl Halftime Show Marketing Dive : Apple Music to sponsor Super Bowl Halftime Show as services take spotlight Sissi Cao / Observer : Apple Will Be the New Title Sponsor ...
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...
Mobile social network Path, which Google reportedly tried to acquire for $100M and which was once raising money at a $500M valuation, is closing down on Oct. 18
It is with deep regret that we announce … Marrian Zhou / CNET : Path, a former Facebook competitor, is shutting down in October Harrison Weber / Gizmodo : Path, the Doomed Social Network With One Grea...
SoundCloud closes $169.5M Series F funding round led by Raine Group and Temasek to stay afloat; former Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor replaces Alex Ljung as CEO
LOS ANGELES — SoundCloud has gotten … Adam Rowe / TechCo : SoundCloud Closed the Funding It Needs to Stay Alive Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica : Investors rescue embattled SoundCloud with $170 million ...
Andy Rubin's Essential Products raises $300M from Tencent, Amazon, and others, says Best Buy and Amazon will be its retail launch partners in the US
Amazon Shawn Knight / TechSpot : Andy Rubin's startup, Essential raises $300 million from Amazon, Tencent and others Philip Michaels / Tom's Guide : We'll Soon Know When the Essential Phone Will Launc...
PayPal strikes deal with MasterCard to allow payments in stores, will share data on any transactions using MasterCard mobile tap
How You Can Profit From Their Peace Kyle Wiggers / Digital Trends : PayPal inks a deal with MasterCard to enable in-store payments PYMNTS.com : Mastercard Is Over The Wallet — And All About The Accept...
Sources: Apple in exploratory talks to acquire Tidal, Jay Z's streaming music service; Tidal held similar talks with Rhapsody last year
it has only 3 million Jack Purcher / Patently Apple : Contrary to Tidal's Denial, Sources Say Apple is in Talks with Jay Z and Company Don Reisinger / Fortune : Here's Why Apple Should Buy Tidal Anna ...
Sources: Verizon plans to make bid for Yahoo's core business; Google is also considering a bid
Friday, April 8 Tjfang / CBS San Francisco : Verizon, Google Reportedly Planning To Bid On Yahoo Adrian Diaconescu / Pocketnow : Verizon and Google lead prospective Yahoo buyer pack, as AT&T backs dow...
AT&T to stop offering two-year phone contracts on January 8, moving to up-front purchase of new phones or AT&T Next financing plans
here's what it means Brian Fung / Washington Post : AT&T is doing away with the two-year contract once and for all Chris Barylick / O'Grady's PowerPage : AT&T confirms move away from two-year contract...