AI pioneer OpenAI is interested if Google is forced to sell of its Chrome browser amid antitrust trial in United States
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TSMC Denies Talks With Intel Over Chipmaking Joint Venture
Denial from TSMC, after multiple reports it was in talks with Intel over a joint venture to operate Intel chip factories
Intel Sells Majority Stake In Altera To Silver Lake
Intel sells 51 percent of programmable chip unit Altera to Silver Lake Partners in deal that values it at half its acquisition price
EV Maker Lucid Buys Plant From Bankrupt Nikola
Luxury electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors buys Arizona factory, former headquarters of bankrupt Nikola, offers jobs to 300 staff
Amazon Joins Bidders To Acquire TikTok In US
But will Beijing or ByteDance allow sale? Amazon joins potential bidders for TikTok in US, ahead of 5 April deadline
Mark Zuckerberg Lobbies Trump To Avoid Antitrust Trial – Report
Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly lobbying President Donald Trump for a settlement to avoid antitrust trial later this month
White House Meeting To Discuss TikTok Sale, Days Ahead Of Ban
Ahead of 5 April deadline, Trump is to hold White House meeting over possible investors to purchase a stake in TikTok
Elon Musk’s xAI Buys Social Media Platform X
Elon Musk sells social media platform X to his AI start-up xAI in a move to combine resources, share AI-fuelled market value with X investors
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 US
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 music platform
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 platform
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 rivals
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”
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
Siemens Confirms $285m Manufacturing Investment In US
German conglomerate Siemens confirms $285 million investment for manufacturing facilities in Texas and California
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
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 jobs
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,
EU ‘Unconditionally Approves’ Nokia’s $2.3bn...
As expected, European Commission approves Nokia’s $2.3 billion purchase of US data centre equipment provider Infinera
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
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
Nokia’s $2.3bn Infinera Deal Set For ‘Unconditional’...
Nokia's $2.3bn Infinera buy set to make company world's second-biggest vendor of optical networking gear for data centres
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 convert into for-profit operation
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
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
South Korean Prosecutors To Appeal After Samsung Boss ‘Not...
After Samsung Chairman Jay Y. Lee's not guilty verdict this week, Korean prosecutors say they will appeal to Supreme Court
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 ban
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
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 growing political clout
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