Merger and acquisition

Trump Says China Tariffs May Be Cut To Seal TikTok DealTrump Says China Tariffs May Be Cut To Seal TikTok Deal

Trump Says China Tariffs May Be Cut To Seal TikTok Deal

President touts easing Chinese tariffs to facilitate TikTok sale, and also implements 25 percent tariff on all imported cars in…

15 hours ago
Napster Sold And Will Return As Interactive Streaming ServiceNapster Sold And Will Return As Interactive Streaming Service

Napster Sold And Will Return As Interactive Streaming Service

New chapter for famous name from Internet's early days, Napster, has been acquired and will return as social and interactive…

1 day ago
Elon Musk Issued Summons By SEC Over Failure To Disclose Twitter StakeElon Musk Issued Summons By SEC Over Failure To Disclose Twitter Stake

Elon Musk Issued Summons By SEC Over Failure To Disclose Twitter Stake

As Musk guts US federal agencies, SEC issues summons over Elon's failure to disclose ownership of Twitter stock before buying…

7 days ago
Google To Acquire Wiz For $32bn In Cloud Security Mega-DealGoogle To Acquire Wiz For $32bn In Cloud Security Mega-Deal

Google To Acquire Wiz For $32bn In Cloud Security Mega-Deal

Google to acquire cloud security start-up Wiz for $32bn, its largest acquisition to date as it faces off against cloud…

1 week ago
iRobot Admits ‘Substantial Doubt’ Over Continued OperationiRobot Admits ‘Substantial Doubt’ Over Continued Operation

iRobot Admits ‘Substantial Doubt’ Over Continued Operation

After failed Amazon deal, iRobot warns there is “substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern”

2 weeks ago
TSMC Discusses Intel Foundry Joint Venture With Other FirmsTSMC Discusses Intel Foundry Joint Venture With Other Firms

TSMC Discusses Intel Foundry Joint Venture With Other Firms

TSMC reportedly pitches a joint venture with big name chip players for Intel's chip-making Foundry business

2 weeks ago
Siemens Confirms $285m Manufacturing Investment In USSiemens Confirms $285m Manufacturing Investment In US

Siemens Confirms $285m Manufacturing Investment In US

German conglomerate Siemens confirms $285 million investment for manufacturing facilities in Texas and California

2 weeks ago
Trump Says US Talking With Four Groups Over TikTok SaleTrump Says US Talking With Four Groups Over TikTok Sale

Trump Says US Talking With Four Groups Over TikTok Sale

But what about Beijing? Donald Trump says administration in talks with four different groups about sale of TikTok

3 weeks ago
HPE To Axe 2,500 Employees, As Outlook DisappointsHPE To Axe 2,500 Employees, As Outlook Disappoints

HPE To Axe 2,500 Employees, As Outlook Disappoints

Shares in HPE plummet after FY25 outlook disappoints Wall Street, as it confirmed 5 percent of workforce will lose their…

3 weeks ago
CMA Drops Microsoft’s OpenAI Probe Amid Government Growth FocusCMA Drops Microsoft’s OpenAI Probe Amid Government Growth Focus

CMA Drops Microsoft’s OpenAI Probe Amid Government Growth Focus

UK regulator drops scrutiny of Microsoft and OpenAI partnership, amid pressure from Labour government to focus on growth,

3 weeks ago
EU ‘Unconditionally Approves’ Nokia’s $2.3bn Infinera PurchaseEU ‘Unconditionally Approves’ Nokia’s $2.3bn Infinera Purchase

EU ‘Unconditionally Approves’ Nokia’s $2.3bn Infinera Purchase

As expected, European Commission approves Nokia’s $2.3 billion purchase of US data centre equipment provider Infinera

4 weeks ago
UK Rejects Chinese Plea Over Divest Order For Scottish Chip FirmUK Rejects Chinese Plea Over Divest Order For Scottish Chip Firm

UK Rejects Chinese Plea Over Divest Order For Scottish Chip Firm

High Court in the UK rules that Chinese owner must sell stake in Scottish chip design business without delay

1 month ago
TSMC In Talks To Take Over Intel Chip FactoriesTSMC In Talks To Take Over Intel Chip Factories

TSMC In Talks To Take Over Intel Chip Factories

TSMC considers taking controlling stake in Intel's US factories under Trump administration proposal to safeguard US tech manufacturing

1 month ago
Nokia’s $2.3bn Infinera Deal Set For ‘Unconditional’ EU ApprovalNokia’s $2.3bn Infinera Deal Set For ‘Unconditional’ EU Approval

Nokia’s $2.3bn Infinera Deal Set For ‘Unconditional’ EU Approval

Nokia's $2.3bn Infinera buy set to make company world's second-biggest vendor of optical networking gear for data centres

1 month ago
Musk Says He Will Withdraw OpenAI Bid If It Remains Non-ProfitMusk Says He Will Withdraw OpenAI Bid If It Remains Non-Profit

Musk Says He Will Withdraw OpenAI Bid If It Remains Non-Profit

Elon Musk says he will abandon $97.4 billion offer to buy the non-profit behind OpenAI if it drops plan to…

1 month ago

UK Minister To State CMA Must Be ‘Less Risk Averse’

Labour's business secretary Jonathan Reynolds to set out ‘strategic steer’ for UK competition regulator, after ousting chairman

1 month ago

OpenAI Rebuffs $97.4 Billion Buyout Offer From Elon Musk Group

“No thank you” says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, after group of investors led by Elon Musk make $97bn buyout offer

1 month ago

South Korean Prosecutors To Appeal After Samsung Boss ‘Not Guilty’ Ruling

After Samsung Chairman Jay Y. Lee's not guilty verdict this week, Korean prosecutors say they will appeal to Supreme Court

2 months ago

Trump Says Planned US Sovereign Wealth Fund Could Buy TikTok

US president orders creation of US sovereign investment vehicle, says it could buy China-owned TikTok as it faces national security…

2 months ago

DoJ Sues To Halt HPE $14bn Acquisition Of Juniper Networks

US Justice Dept sues to block HPE proposed acquisition of Juniper, cites elimination of competition in wireless networking

2 months ago

Banks Look To Sell Twitter Takeover Debt

US banks look to sell significant portion of the debt that financed 2022 acquisition of Twitter, now X, amidst Musk's…

2 months ago

CMA Chair Replaced By Government Amid Growth Drive

Government replaces chairman of the competition watchdog with former Amazon boss, amid Labour's “growth” drive in UK

2 months ago

TikTok Denies ‘Pure Fiction’ Report Of Sale To Elon Musk

Denial from platform, after report suggested Chinese government is considering Elon Musk acquiring TikTok’s US business

2 months ago

SEC Sues Elon Musk For Failure To Disclose Twitter Stake

Parting shot. US regulator SEC sues Elon Musk for failure to disclose ownership of Twitter stock before buying platform

2 months ago

US Billionaire Proposes Bid For TikTok’s US Assets

As US ban looms this month, TikTok faces a buyout offer for its US assets from American billionaire and a…

3 months ago

UK Investigates IBM’s Planned $6.4bn HashiCorp Acquisition

UK competition watchdog launches Phase 1 inquiry into IBM's planned acquisition of cloud service provider HashiCorp

3 months ago

Run:ai To Open Source Software As Nvidia Completes $700m Buy

Israeli start-up Run:ai to open source GPU management software as Nvidia completes $700m buyout, following antitrust scrutiny

3 months ago

Intel Interim CEOs Hint At Selling Foundry Business

After Pat Geslinger ousting, Intel's interim CEOs admit firm may be forced to sell Foundry business if new chip-making tech…

3 months ago

CMA Clears Vodafone, Three Merger After Price Promise

UK regulator approves Vodafone, Three merger, after receiving commitments over price, network, and virtual mobile operators

4 months ago

Just Eat To Delist From London Stock Exchange

Another blow for UK's ambition to attract tech firms to its stock market, after Just Eat Takeaway requests LSE delisting

4 months ago