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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
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
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
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
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
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
CMA Clears Vodafone, Three Merger After Price Promise
UK regulator approves Vodafone, Three merger, after receiving commitments over price, network, and virtual mobile operators
Schneider Electric Bolsters Data Centre Credentials With Motivair...
A controlling stake in data centre cooling firm Motivair has been acquired by industrial giant Schneider Electric
Government Nationalises One Of UK’s Last Semiconductor Factories
Saved from closure. Ministry of Defence acquires chip factory in County Durham responsible for semiconductors for defence industry
Intel Rejects ARM Approach To Purchase Product Unit – Report
Not for sale. Intel rebuffs another acquisition approach, after ARM reportedly inquires about Intel's product division
Qualcomm ‘Offers To Buy Intel’
Mobile chip giant Qualcomm approached Intel with an acquisition offer in recent days, Wall Street Journal reports
India’s Bharti Global To Acquire 24.5 Percent Of BT
Indian conglomerate Bharti Global is to take a huge shareholding of the former UK telecoms incumbent, BT Group
UK Watchdog Clears HPE’s Acquisition Of Juniper
British competition regulator, the CMA, clear's HPE's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks a week after EU approval
Wiz Rejects $23 Billion Acquisition Bid From Google – Report
Memo to staff from co-founder explains reason for walking away from Google's takeover bid, and confirms IPO intentions
GitLab Explores Possible Sale – Report
Coding platform GitLab is reportedly exploring a sale, nearly three years after successful IPO on the Nasdaq
Japan’s SoftBank Acquires AI Chip Start-up Graphcore
Alphabet Walks Away From HubSpot Deal
Not interested. Alphabet reportedly opts not to make an offer for HubSpot to bolster CRM and cloud position
UK Investigates HPE’s $14bn Acquisition Of Juniper Networks
UK competition regulator begins investigation into the multi billion dollar acquisition of Juniper Networks by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
UK AI Security Firm Darktrace Acquired By Private Equity Group
Thoma Bravo agrees to acquire Darktrace for $5.32 billion in cash, delivering some welcome news for founding investor Dr Mike Lynch
Alphabet Mulls Offer For Marketing Software Firm HubSpot
Amidst antitrust scrutiny, Alphabet reportedly plans on making an offer for HubSpot to bolster CRM and cloud position
Vodafone Sells Italian Operation For €8 Billion
Last downsizing move? Vodafone sells off another European unit, namely its Italian operation to Swisscom for €8bn in cash
UK Approves Newport Wafer Fab Sale To US Vishay Intertechnology
Government approves sale of UK's largest chip-making facility to US firm, after blocking sale to Chinese owned entity
China’s JD.com Considers Bid For UK Retailer Currys
Currys may be focus of bidding war after rejected bid by US investment firm Elliott as e-commerce giant JD.com considers offer
EU Set To Reject Amazon iRobot Buy
European Union set to reject Amazon takeover of Roomba robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot after e-commerce giant fails to offer remedies
Hewlett Packard Enterprise To Acquire Juniper Networks For $14 Billion
HPE to acquire Juniper Networks for $14 billion in cash, in a move to bolster its AI networking credentials
Controversial Parler Platform Set For 2024 Return
Social media platform Parler says it will return in Q1 2024 under new owners, after its closure back in April this year
FTC Urges Appeals Court To Reject Microsoft-Activision Merger
Last regulator standing. US FTC tries again to block Microsoft's already closed Activision purchase at Federal Appeals Court
European Commission Cites Competition Concerns Over Amazon’s...
Despite reports deal would be approved, European regulators hand Amazon statement of objections to iRobot acquisition