Sources report NBCUniversal paid $110M for rights to the January 2024 NFL playoff game on Peacock.
rumored 1 article 2024-02-22
NBCUniversal January 2024 NFL playoff game Peacock
Sources: Amazon paid $120M for exclusive rights to show a 2025 NFL playoff game on Prime Video; NBCU paid $110M for the January 2024 NFL payoff game on Peacock
Front Office Sports · 2024-02-22 · #29
BuzzFeed retains the First We Feast franchise and its Hot Ones show while selling Complex.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-22
BuzzFeed Hot Ones First We Feast
BuzzFeed sells Complex, acquired for $300M in 2021, to livestream shopping platform Ntwrk for $108.6M; BuzzFeed plans to lay off 16% of its workforce
Axios · 2024-02-22 · #43
BuzzFeed acquired Complex in 2021 for approximately $300 million in cash and stock.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-22
BuzzFeed Complex
BuzzFeed sells Complex, acquired for $300M in 2021, to livestream shopping platform Ntwrk for $108.6M; BuzzFeed plans to lay off 16% of its workforce
Axios · 2024-02-22 · #43
Universal Music Group gains a stake in Complex indirectly through NTWRK's acquisition.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-22
Universal Music Group UMG Complex NTWRK
BuzzFeed sells Complex, acquired for $300M in 2021, to livestream shopping platform Ntwrk for $108.6M; BuzzFeed plans to lay off 16% of its workforce
Axios · 2024-02-22 · #43
Scale AI signs a one-year contract with the Pentagon to provide a means to test and evaluate LLMs for military planning and decision-making.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-21
Scale AI Pentagon
Scale AI signs a one-year contract with the Pentagon to provide a means to test and evaluate LLMs that can be used for military planning and decision-making
DefenseScoop · 2024-02-21 · #44
Geely acquired Meizu in 2022.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-20
Geely Meizu
Meizu, which was acquired by Chinese automaker Geely in 2022, will no longer make smartphones, to pursue an “all in AI” strategy over the next three years
South China Morning Post · 2024-02-20 · #26
K1 offers to take MariaDB private in a reported $37M ($0.55/share) deal, far below MariaDB's $672M Series D valuation and roughly $230M raised over its lifetime.
rumored 1 article 2024-02-20
K1 MariaDB
MariaDB, which went public via SPAC in December 2022, gets an offer from K1 to go private in a $37M deal, or $0.55/share, far below its $672M Series D valuation
TechCrunch · 2024-02-20 · #27
Many legacy journalism brands, including Popular Science, were acquired by private equity or conglomerates and have been hollowed out, reducing editorial capacity for testing products.
rumored 1 article 2024-02-20
Popular Science legacy journalism brands private equity conglomerates
How some big outlets are inundating the web with bad product recommendations without testing the products, and how Google is helping them through inaction
HouseFresh · 2024-02-20 · #21
Walmart agrees to acquire TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion ($11.50/share) to boost its high-margin advertising business by leveraging Vizio's SmartCast OS, which streams content with ads.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-20
Walmart Vizio
Walmart agrees to acquire TV maker Vizio for $2.3B, or $11.50/share, to boost its ad business via Vizio's SmartCast OS, which lets users stream content with ads
CNBC · 2024-02-20 · #4
Graphcore is reportedly exploring a sale to foreign owners that could be worth $500M+, with rumored bidders including OpenAI, SoftBank, and Arm.
rumored 1 article 2024-02-19
Graphcore OpenAI SoftBank Arm
Sources: UK chip designer Graphcore explores a sale to foreign owners in a deal that could be worth $500M+; rumored buyers include OpenAI, SoftBank, and Arm
Telegraph · 2024-02-19 · #23
Figma received a $1 billion breakup fee from Adobe following the failed acquisition.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-18
Figma Adobe
The proposed sale of Figma to Adobe failed/was abandoned.
failed 1 article 2024-02-18
Figma Adobe
Dylan Field is CEO of Figma and discusses managing the company after the failed sale to Adobe.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-18
Dylan Field Figma
Rumored potential buyers for Graphcore's explored sale include OpenAI, SoftBank, and Arm.
rumored 1 article 2024-02-18
Graphcore OpenAI SoftBank Arm
Sources say Graphcore is exploring a sale to foreign owners in a deal that could be worth more than $500M.
rumored 1 article 2024-02-18
Graphcore
Sources report OpenAI completed a deal valuing the startup at $80 billion or more.
rumored 1 article 2024-02-18
OpenAI $80B+
Figma plans to pursue smaller startup acquisitions as part of its growth strategy.
rumored 1 article 2024-02-18
Figma smaller startups
Yuga Labs acquires Kevin Rose's NFT startup Proof.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-17
Yuga Labs Proof
Yuga Labs acquires Kevin Rose's NFT startup Proof, and plans to fold Proof's NFT project Moonbirds into its gamefied, metaverse project Otherside
The Block · 2024-02-17 · #21
Figma received a $1 billion breakup fee from Adobe after the failed acquisition.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-17
Figma Adobe $1B
Q&A with Figma CEO Dylan Field on managing the company after the failed sale to Adobe, maintaining culture, using the $1B breakup fee, expansion plans, and more
The Verge · 2024-02-17 · #6
Figma's planned acquisition by Adobe was abandoned/failed.
failed 1 article 2024-02-17
Figma Adobe
Q&A with Figma CEO Dylan Field on managing the company after the failed sale to Adobe, maintaining culture, using the $1B breakup fee, expansion plans, and more
The Verge · 2024-02-17 · #6
The Amazon/iRobot deal is cited as context for the EU Commission's stance and startups' concerns.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-15
Amazon iRobot
Some European entrepreneurs believe the EU's scrutiny of deals involving tech giants will lead to less M&A activity, reducing exit routes from their business
Financial Times · 2024-02-15 · #36
Bending Spoons is seeking acquisitions as part of its growth strategy.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-15
Bending Spoons acquisitions
Italian app developer Bending Spoons raised $155M from Baillie Gifford and others at a $2.6B valuation, after raising $100M in 2023, and seeks acquisitions
Bloomberg · 2024-02-15 · #23
Renesas agrees to acquire PCB design software company Altium for about $5.9 billion in cash, a 33.6% premium to Altium's February 14 closing price.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-15
Renesas Altium
Japanese chipmaker Renesas agrees to acquire PCB design software company Altium for ~$5.9B in cash, a 33.6% premium on Altium's February 14 closing price
Bloomberg · 2024-02-15 · #38
Sources report Walmart is in talks to buy smart TV manufacturer Vizio for more than $2 billion.
rumored 1 article 2024-02-14
Walmart Vizio
Sources: Walmart is in talks to buy smart TV manufacturer Vizio for $2B+, as the company looks to bolster its advertising business in its battle with Amazon
Wall Street Journal · 2024-02-14 · #43
Tencent is the owner of the Finnish mobile gaming group Supercell.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-14
Tencent Supercell
An interview with Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen, as Tencent's Finnish mobile gaming group seeks its next big hit; Clash of Clans had $10B+ in revenue in 10 years
Financial Times · 2024-02-14 · #17
Salesforce acquired Slack (completed acquisition).
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-14
Salesforce Slack
A look at Slack 10 years after its launch: its early success, its direct listing in 2019, being acquired by Salesforce, and how the service changed work culture
The Verge · 2024-02-14 · #7
Walmart is reportedly seeking to bolster its advertising business—including via the possible Vizio acquisition—to better compete with Amazon.
rumored 1 article 2024-02-14
Walmart Amazon
Sources: Walmart is in talks to buy smart TV manufacturer Vizio for $2B+, as the company looks to bolster its advertising business in its battle with Amazon
Wall Street Journal · 2024-02-14 · #43
PDD Holdings is the owner of the Temu marketplace.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-13
PDD Holdings Temu
Sources: Temu is scooping up suppliers of cheap goods that once worked with Shein, as Shein moves to clean up its supply chain ahead of a planned US listing
Financial Times · 2024-02-13 · #12
Temu ran Super Bowl ads with the intent of winning back U.S. shoppers.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-13
Temu win back US shoppers
Temu bought six Super Bowl ad slots, likely for tens of millions, to win back US shoppers; US observed sales fell 12.5% MoM in December 2023 and 4.8% in January
Bloomberg · 2024-02-13 · #13
Sources report Founders Fund bought $100M in bitcoin and $100M in ether between late summer and early fall 2023.
rumored 1 article 2024-02-13
Founders Fund bitcoin ether
Sources: Founders Fund bought $100M in bitcoin and $100M in ether from late summer to early fall 2023; the VC sold its crypto portfolio in 2022, making ~$1.8B
Reuters · 2024-02-13 · #30