Netflix acquires InterPositive, a 16-person startup founded by Ben Affleck that builds AI models from production dailies for postproduction use.
completed 2 articles 2026-03-05 — 2026-03-06
Netflix InterPositive
Netflix acquires InterPositive, a 16-person startup founded by Ben Affleck that builds AI models based on a production's dailies for later use in postproduction
Variety · 2026-03-05 · #8
Apple is reportedly evaluating Intel's 18A process for potential use in producing its chips.
rumored 2 articles 2025-11-28 — 2025-11-29
Apple Intel 18A process
Sources: Intel may start shipping a portion of Apple's lowest-end M chips as early as 2027; Apple is evaluating Intel's 18A process for the chip production
@mingchikuo · 2025-11-28 · #7
KKR agrees to acquire and take private Frankfurt-listed IT company Datagroup for about €450M in an all-cash deal expected to close in Q3 2025.
confirmed 2 articles 2025-04-19 — 2025-04-20
KKR Datagroup
PE firm KKR agrees to acquire and take private Frankfurt-listed IT company Datagroup for about €450M in an all-cash deal expected to close in Q3 2025
Reuters · 2025-04-19 · #19
Paychex acquires Paycor, a provider of HR and payroll management software, in a $4.1B all-cash deal.
confirmed 2 articles 2025-04-19 — 2025-04-20
Paychex Paycor
HR management company Paychex acquires Paycor, which provides HR and payroll management software, for $4.1B in an all-cash deal
PYMNTS.com · 2025-04-19 · #20
Practitioners expect the Trump administration to repeal Biden's executive order, resulting in reduced oversight and more acquisitions.
rumored 2 articles 2024-11-08 — 2024-11-09
Practitioners Biden's executive order less oversight increased acquisitions
AI startup founders and VCs hope that a Trump administration will lead to lighter regulations and the return of real acquisitions, not “contorted” ones
Forbes · 2024-11-08 · #1
AI startup founders and VCs hope a Trump administration will lead to lighter regulations and a return of real (not 'contorted') acquisitions.
rumored 2 articles 2024-11-08 — 2024-11-09
AI startup founders venture capitalists Trump administration lighter regulations return of real acquisitions
AI startup founders and VCs hope that a Trump administration will lead to lighter regulations and the return of real acquisitions, not “contorted” ones
Forbes · 2024-11-08 · #1
Fuji Soft's board decides to continue backing KKR's approximately $4 billion buyout offer.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-10-19 — 2024-10-20
Fuji Soft KKR
Fuji Soft's board decided to keep backing KKR's ~$4B buyout offer despite Bain's $4.2B bid, in a rare battle between PE titans over a Japanese software company
Financial Times · 2024-10-19 · #6
KKR and Bain are engaged in a rare bidding battle over Japanese software company Fuji Soft.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-10-19 — 2024-10-20
KKR Bain Fuji Soft
Fuji Soft's board decided to keep backing KKR's ~$4B buyout offer despite Bain's $4.2B bid, in a rare battle between PE titans over a Japanese software company
Financial Times · 2024-10-19 · #6
Bain submits a $4.2 billion buyout bid for Fuji Soft.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-10-19 — 2024-10-20
Bain Fuji Soft
Fuji Soft's board decided to keep backing KKR's ~$4B buyout offer despite Bain's $4.2B bid, in a rare battle between PE titans over a Japanese software company
Financial Times · 2024-10-19 · #6
US Cellular announced in May a deal to sell some assets to T-Mobile, which must close for Verizon's spectrum purchase to proceed.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-10-18 — 2024-10-19
US Cellular T-Mobile
Verizon will buy some of US Cellular's spectrum licenses for $1B, contingent on closing a deal announced in May to sell some US Cellular assets to T-Mobile
Bloomberg · 2024-10-18 · #22
Verizon will buy some of US Cellular's spectrum licenses for $1B, contingent on closing of an announced deal to sell some US Cellular assets to T-Mobile.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-10-18 — 2024-10-19
Verizon US Cellular spectrum licenses
Verizon will buy some of US Cellular's spectrum licenses for $1B, contingent on closing a deal announced in May to sell some US Cellular assets to T-Mobile
Bloomberg · 2024-10-18 · #22
Jony Ive purchased a city block in San Francisco's Jackson Square.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-09-21 — 2024-09-22
Jony Ive city block in Jackson Square, San Francisco
A look at Jony Ive's work with LoveFrom; Ive bought a city block in SF's Jackson Square and could raise ~$1B with Sam Altman by end of 2024 for an AI device
New York Times · 2024-09-21 · #6
Sources say Chase Herro is the dealmaker behind Donald Trump's crypto project World Liberty Financial.
rumored 2 articles 2024-09-14 — 2024-09-15
Chase Herro World Liberty Financial Donald Trump
A profile of Chase Herro, who calls himself the “dirtbag of the internet” and sources say is the dealmaker behind Trump's crypto project World Liberty Financial
Bloomberg · 2024-09-14 · #2
Amazon signs a non-exclusive license to Covariant's robotic foundation models.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-08-31 — 2024-09-01
Amazon Covariant robotic foundation models
Amazon hires the founders of industrial robot maker Covariant and ~25% of its staff, and signs a non-exclusive license to Covariant's robotic foundation models
GeekWire · 2024-08-31 · #6
Awkwafina is reportedly among the celebrities holding talks with Meta about licensing her voice for AI projects.
rumored 2 articles 2024-08-03 — 2024-08-04
Awkwafina Meta
Sources: Meta is offering Hollywood celebrities like Judi Dench millions of dollars for the right to use their voices for AI projects; SAG-AFTRA agreed to terms
Bloomberg · 2024-08-03 · #8
Character.AI told staff investors will be bought out at roughly 2.5x its $1B 2023 valuation.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-08-03 — 2024-08-04
Character.AI investors
Character.AI told staff that investors will be bought out at a valuation of ~2.5x its $1B 2023 valuation, and it plans to adopt open-source models for products
The Information · 2024-08-03 · #4
Sources indicate SAG-AFTRA agreed to terms related to the voice-usage/AI discussions with Meta.
rumored 2 articles 2024-08-03 — 2024-08-04
SAG-AFTRA Meta
Sources: Meta is offering Hollywood celebrities like Judi Dench millions of dollars for the right to use their voices for AI projects; SAG-AFTRA agreed to terms
Bloomberg · 2024-08-03 · #8
Judi Dench is reportedly in talks with Meta over a deal to license her voice for AI projects.
rumored 2 articles 2024-08-03 — 2024-08-04
Judi Dench Meta
Sources: Meta is offering Hollywood celebrities like Judi Dench millions of dollars for the right to use their voices for AI projects; SAG-AFTRA agreed to terms
Bloomberg · 2024-08-03 · #8
Mojang is owned by Microsoft.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-07-05 — 2024-07-06
Mojang Microsoft
Microsoft-owned Mojang is exploring deals in areas like merchandising, education, and streaming, on top of movies and TV series, as gaming sector growth slows
Bloomberg · 2024-07-05 · #19
Mojang is reportedly exploring deals in merchandising, education, streaming, and in addition to movies and TV series.
rumored 2 articles 2024-07-05 — 2024-07-06
Mojang merchandising education streaming movies TV series
Microsoft-owned Mojang is exploring deals in areas like merchandising, education, and streaming, on top of movies and TV series, as gaming sector growth slows
Bloomberg · 2024-07-05 · #19
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment acquired Redbox in 2022 and assumed approximately $325 million in debt as part of the deal.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-06-29 — 2024-06-30
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Redbox
Redbox's owner, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, files for bankruptcy protection; Chicken Soup took on $325M in debt when it acquired Redbox in 2022
The Verge · 2024-06-30 · #8
Sources say Swedish private equity firm EQT is acquiring a significant majority stake in enterprise API and identity management company WSO2, valuing it at more than $600M.
rumored 2 articles 2024-05-04 — 2024-05-05
EQT WSO2
Sources: Swedish PE firm EQT acquires a “significant majority” stake in WSO2, valuing the enterprise API and identity management company at “more than” $600M
TechCrunch · 2024-05-04 · #20
Akamai is in advanced talks to buy Noname Security for $500M.
rumored 2 articles 2024-04-13 — 2024-04-14
Akamai Noname Security
Source: Akamai is in advanced talks to buy Noname Security, which finds and fixes API vulnerabilities, for $500M; the startup was valued at $1B in December 2021
TechCrunch · 2024-04-13 · #18
Sources report Meta debated acquiring a publisher like Simon & Schuster to obtain AI training data.
rumored 2 articles 2024-04-06 — 2024-04-07
Meta Simon & Schuster
Sources: Meta debated buying a publisher like Simon & Schuster for AI training data and weighed using copyrighted online data even if that meant facing lawsuits
New York Times · 2024-04-06 · #2
Take-Two Interactive announces acquisition of Gearbox Entertainment from Embracer Group for $460M in stock; deal expected to close by the end of June 2024.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-03-28 — 2024-03-29
Take-Two Interactive Gearbox Entertainment Embracer Group
Take-Two acquires Borderlands developer Gearbox Entertainment from the Embracer Group for $460M in stock; the deal is expected to close by the end of June 2024
IGN · 2024-03-28 · #2
Sources report Reddit signed an early-2024 deal worth about $60M annualized allowing a large unnamed AI company to train its models on Reddit content.
rumored 2 articles 2024-02-17 — 2024-02-18
Reddit unnamed AI company
Sources: Reddit signed a deal early in 2024, worth ~$60M on an annualized basis, allowing a large unnamed AI company to train its models on Reddit's content
Bloomberg · 2024-02-17 · #2
OpenAI agrees to acquire Promptfoo, a company that fixes security issues in AI systems and is trusted by 25%+ of the Fortune 500, to fold into OpenAI Frontier and accelerate agentic security testing and evaluation capabilities.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
OpenAI Promptfoo OpenAI Frontier
OpenAI agrees to acquire Promptfoo, which fixes security issues in AI systems being built and is “trusted by 25%+ of Fortune 500”, to fold into OpenAI Frontier
OpenAI · 2026-03-09 · #3
OpenAI agrees to acquire Promptfoo, a company that fixes security issues in AI systems and is trusted by 25%+ of the Fortune 500.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
OpenAI Promptfoo
OpenAI agrees to acquire Promptfoo, which fixes security issues in AI systems being built and is “trusted by 25%+ of Fortune 500”, to fold into OpenAI Frontier
OpenAI · 2026-03-09 · #3
OpenAI agrees to acquire Promptfoo, a security-testing company trusted by 25%+ of the Fortune 500, and will fold it into OpenAI Frontier to accelerate agentic security testing and evaluation.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
OpenAI Promptfoo OpenAI Frontier
OpenAI agrees to acquire Promptfoo, which fixes security issues in AI systems being built and is “trusted by 25%+ of Fortune 500”, to fold into OpenAI Frontier
OpenAI · 2026-03-09 · #3
OpenAI agrees to acquire Promptfoo, a firm that fixes security issues in AI systems and is trusted by 25%+ of the Fortune 500, to fold into OpenAI Frontier and accelerate agentic security testing and evaluation capabilities.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
OpenAI Promptfoo OpenAI Frontier
OpenAI agrees to acquire Promptfoo, which fixes security issues in AI systems being built and is “trusted by 25%+ of Fortune 500”, to fold into OpenAI Frontier
OpenAI · 2026-03-09 · #3