Netflix acquires InterPositive, a 16-person startup founded by Ben Affleck that builds AI models from production dailies for use in postproduction.
Ziff Davis agrees to sell its Connectivity division, including Ookla and Downdetector, to Accenture for $1.2B in cash as it refocuses on enthusiast websites like IGN.
Static Media agrees to buy tech news site Engadget from Yahoo in a deal signed in early February and scheduled to close later in March.
Yahoo signs agreement to sell tech news site Engadget to Static Media; deal signed in early February and scheduled to close later in March.
Hyundai acquired Boston Dynamics in 2021.
Netflix withdraws its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD).
Netflix backed away from its proposed $87.2B acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
Paramount agrees to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery.
Netflix abandons its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and streaming assets after WBD's board deemed Paramount's $31/share bid superior.
Warner Bros. Discovery's board deemed Paramount's $31/share bid superior to Netflix's offer.
Sources say PayPal has been preparing for months for a potential activist campaign or an unwanted takeover bid.