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Word game phenomenon Wordle sold to The New York Times, remains free to play - at least for now
Word game phenomenon Wordle sold to The New York Times, remains free to play - at least for now
Super-popular word game Wordle has been sold to New York Times magazine. Magazine promises to keep the game free to play. 31 Jan 2022
Imgur sold to MediaLab
Imgur sold to MediaLab
Image hosting service Imgur has been sold to holding company MediaLab. 28 Sep 2021
NortonLifeLock buys Avast and CCleaner for 8 billion dollars
NortonLifeLock buys Avast and CCleaner for 8 billion dollars
NortonLifeLock acquired Avast and its anti-virus products and tools such as CCleaner. 11 Aug 2021 - 1 comment
In a massive $40 billion acquisition Nvidia buys ARM
In a massive $40 billion acquisition Nvidia buys ARM
Nvidia is known as the top dog in graphics cards but not many realize what kind of a behemoth it in fact is. The company's market cap is about ...... 14 Sep 2020
Oracle, of all companies, acquires TikTok U.S. operations
Oracle, of all companies, acquires TikTok U.S. operations
The controversial social media TikTok has been acquired by a company that not many even considered in the race. Oracle, the company behind MySQL, ...... 14 Sep 2020
Google looking for Fitbit acquisition: Reuters
Google looking for Fitbit acquisition: Reuters
In addition to Android, Google has a couple other operating systems for different type of devices. Google has diversified their OS portfolio ...... 28 Oct 2019
Microsoft to acquire GitHub
Microsoft to acquire GitHub
Market rumors say that Microsoft is about to buy open source repository GitHub. 04 Jun 2018 - 8 comments
Apple bought music detector Shazam, allegedly for $300 million
Apple bought music detector Shazam, allegedly for $300 million
Yesterday there were rumors that Apple was going to close a deal on Shazam. A deal, worth hundreds of millions, was later confirmed as Apple ...... 12 Dec 2017
Qualcomm rejects Broadcom's $105 billion offer
Qualcomm rejects Broadcom's $105 billion offer
A week ago it was announced that that semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom has made an offer on one of the largest competitors in the same space. ...... 13 Nov 2017 - 1 comment
HTC is halting shares, Google takeover imminent
HTC is halting shares, Google takeover imminent
The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC has been looking for a buyer for years. Year after year their business has declined, and the past ...... 20 Sep 2017 - 1 comment
Report: Google close to acquiring HTC
Report: Google close to acquiring HTC
One of the more storied smartphone manufacturers, HTC, has been in dire straits for a long time. A company which was one of the first smartphone ...... 08 Sep 2017
AT&T offers $85 billion to acquire Time Warner
AT&T offers $85 billion to acquire Time Warner
AT&T, fresh off their massive $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV, has now offered $85 billion to purchase Time Warner Inc. 22 Oct 2016 - 9 comments
Qualcomm ready to acquire NXPI Semi for nearly $35 billion
Qualcomm ready to acquire NXPI Semi for nearly $35 billion
Major chip producer Qualcomm has agreed to purchase NXP Semiconductors for $110 per share, or $35 billion. 22 Oct 2016
Verizon to buy Yahoo core assets for $4.8 billion
Verizon to buy Yahoo core assets for $4.8 billion
yahoo,verizon,acquisition,marissa mayer,sale 25 Jul 2016 - 5 comments
Raspberry Pi supplier acquired for $871 million
Raspberry Pi supplier acquired for $871 million
Daetwyler Holding has agreed to purchase the largest Raspberry Pi supplier, Premier Farnell, for 615 million pounds ($871 million). 15 Jun 2016
Microsoft acquires professional social network LinkedIn for $26 billion
Microsoft acquires professional social network LinkedIn for $26 billion
Earlier today, Microsoft agreed to acquire professional social network and job posting site LinkedIn for $26.2 billion. 14 Jun 2016 - 2 comments
Sources: Microsoft willing to back bidders for Yahoo
Sources: Microsoft willing to back bidders for Yahoo
According to sources, Microsoft is willing to help financially back bids to acquire Yahoo, including those from private equity firms. 27 Mar 2016
Foxconn agrees to buy Sharp for $4 billion
Foxconn agrees to buy Sharp for $4 billion
After a few delays, Foxconn has agreed to purchase Sharp for $4 billion, with the deal expected next week. 26 Mar 2016 - 3 comments
Activision Blizzard completes acquisition of Candy Crush maker King
Activision Blizzard completes acquisition of Candy Crush maker King
Gaming giant Activision Blizzard has completed their acquisition of Candy Crush maker King Digital today, buying the mobile gaming company for $5.9 billion. 25 Feb 2016 - 2 comments
It's official: Western Digital to acquire SanDisk for $19 billion
It's official: Western Digital to acquire SanDisk for $19 billion
Hard drive maker Western Digital has announced their acquisition of memory card giant SanDisk for $19 billion in cash and stock. 21 Oct 2015 - 1 comment
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