Anne Wojcicki, CEO of 23andMe, files to take 23andMe private.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-18
Anne Wojcicki 23andMe
Filing: 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki is seeking to take 23andMe private after three years that saw its valuation collapse from a high of $6B to ~$200M on April 17
Wall Street Journal · 2024-04-18 · #34
UnitedHealth is the parent company of Change Healthcare.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-16
UnitedHealth Change Healthcare
Bain Capital acquired Zellis in 2017.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-16
Bain Capital Zellis
Bain Capital agrees to sell UK payroll software company Zellis, acquired in 2017, to Apax Partners; sources say the deal values Zellis at ~£1.25B
Bloomberg · 2024-04-16 · #21
Bain Capital agrees to sell UK payroll software company Zellis (acquired in 2017) to Apax Partners.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-16
Bain Capital Zellis Apax Partners
Bain Capital agrees to sell UK payroll software company Zellis, acquired in 2017, to Apax Partners; sources say the deal values Zellis at ~£1.25B
Bloomberg · 2024-04-16 · #21
Sources say the deal values Zellis at approximately £1.25 billion.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-16
Zellis £1.25B
Bain Capital agrees to sell UK payroll software company Zellis, acquired in 2017, to Apax Partners; sources say the deal values Zellis at ~£1.25B
Bloomberg · 2024-04-16 · #21
The report indicates customer support, customer acquisition, and personalization adoption rates are each between 22% and 26%.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-16
AI use cases customer support customer acquisition personalization
Stanford's AI Index report: training top AI models is way more expensive, AI still trails humans on complex tasks, people are more nervous about AI, and more
Artificial Intelligence Index · 2024-04-16 · #41
Neopets survived multiple acquisitions throughout its history.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-16
Neopets
A look at Neopets, a website launched in 1999 to let users care for virtual pets, including how the site survived multiple acquisitions and Flash's phasing out
The Guardian · 2024-04-16 · #19
Drew Houston rejected a buyout offer from Steve Jobs.
denied 1 article 2024-04-15
Drew Houston Steve Jobs
Sources say ByteDance and TikTok's U.S. operations remain operationally intertwined.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-15
ByteDance TikTok (U.S. operations)
Sources say Salesforce is in advanced talks to acquire cloud data management company Informatica.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-14
Salesforce Informatica
Sources report Salesforce is in advanced talks to acquire cloud data management company Informatica.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-13
Salesforce Informatica
Sources: Salesforce is in advanced talks to acquire cloud data management company Informatica, whose market cap crossed $11B after its shares jumped 43% in 2024
Wall Street Journal · 2024-04-13 · #7
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy criticizes US and EU regulators for blocking the iRobot deal, alleging they trust large Chinese companies more than Amazon with maps of home interiors.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-11
Andy Jassy US regulators EU regulators iRobot deal large Chinese companies Amazon maps of home interiors
Adobe offers its network of photographers payment (e.g., $120 per video, roughly $2.62–$7.25 per minute on average) for videos of people performing everyday actions to train AI.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-11
Adobe network of photographers videos of people engaged in everyday actions
Docs: Adobe offers its network of photographers $120 for videos of people engaged in everyday actions, or ~$2.62/minute to ~$7.25/minute on average, to train AI
Bloomberg · 2024-04-11 · #9
Wiz completed the acquisition of developer platform Rafft in 2023.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-10
Wiz Rafft
Investment platform Linqto plans to go public via a SPAC merger with Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition at an approximate $700 million valuation, with the deal expected to close in H2 2024.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-10
Linqto Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition
Investment platform Linqto plans to go public via SPAC with Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition at a ~$700M valuation, in a deal expected to close in H2 2024
Reuters · 2024-04-10 · #34
The deal may not be renewed.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-10
SpaceX Pentagon terminals in Ukraine contract
A US official says SpaceX's Pentagon contract to deploy terminals in Ukraine between June 2023 and May 2024 is worth $23M; the deal may not be renewed
Bloomberg · 2024-04-10 · #31
A US official says SpaceX has a Pentagon contract to deploy terminals in Ukraine between June 2023 and May 2024 worth $23M.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-10
SpaceX Pentagon terminals in Ukraine
A US official says SpaceX's Pentagon contract to deploy terminals in Ukraine between June 2023 and May 2024 is worth $23M; the deal may not be renewed
Bloomberg · 2024-04-10 · #31
Wiz reportedly buys cloud detection and response startup Gem Security for $350M, according to sources.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-10
Wiz Gem Security
Automattic purchases Beeper for $125 million.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-09
Automattic $125M Beeper
Automattic absorbs Beeper's 27 employees as part of the acquisition.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-09
Automattic 27 employees Beeper
Vista Equity Partners acquires Model N for $1.25B; Model N is a public company that helps health companies automate pricing and compliance decisions.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-09
Vista Equity Partners Model N
Vista Equity Partners acquires Model N, a public company focusing on helping health companies automate pricing and compliance decisions, for $1.25B
TechCrunch · 2024-04-09 · #33
Automattic acquires Beeper.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-09
Automattic Beeper
Pegatron is reportedly in advanced talks to hand over control of its only iPhone manufacturing facility in India to the Tata Group.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-08
Pegatron Tata Group Pegatron's iPhone plant in India
Sources: Pegatron is in advanced talks to hand over its only iPhone plant in India to the Tata Group, which will hold a 65%+ stake; Apple supports the move
Reuters · 2024-04-08 · #11
Reports/commentary suggest that Paramount may be closer to having a new owner (potential sale nearing), but this is speculative.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-08
Paramount possible new owner
Apple reportedly supports the proposed handover of Pegatron's India iPhone manufacturing facility to the Tata Group.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-08
Apple handover of Pegatron's iPhone plant in India to Tata Group
Sources: Pegatron is in advanced talks to hand over its only iPhone plant in India to the Tata Group, which will hold a 65%+ stake; Apple supports the move
Reuters · 2024-04-08 · #11
The Tata Group would hold a 65%+ stake in Pegatron's India iPhone plant under the reported deal.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-08
Tata Group 65%+ stake in Pegatron's iPhone plant in India
Sources: Pegatron is in advanced talks to hand over its only iPhone plant in India to the Tata Group, which will hold a 65%+ stake; Apple supports the move
Reuters · 2024-04-08 · #11
Meta completed the acquisition of Oculus roughly a decade ago.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-05
Meta Oculus
How Meta's VR bet has played out a decade after its acquisition of Oculus; the company's metaverse division lost $42B between the end of 2020 and Q1 2024
TechCrunch · 2024-04-05 · #22
Photobucket CEO told Reuters the company is in talks with multiple tech companies to license its 13 billion photos and videos for training generative AI models.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-05
Photobucket 13 billion photos and videos multiple tech companies generative AI model training
Sources report Galaxy Trading and Pantera participated in the purchase of locked-up SOL from the FTX estate at $64 per token as part of a 25M–30M token sale.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-05
Galaxy Trading Pantera SOL
Embracer's proposed $2B+ deal for Savvy is breaking down.
failed 1 article 2024-04-04
Embracer Savvy
An interview with Saber founder Matthew Karch on criticism of Embracer, joining Embracer's board in 2020, layoffs, and Embracer's $2B+ Savvy deal breaking down
GamesIndustry.biz · 2024-04-04 · #14