Head of Infineon says German chip maker is ready to spend billions of euros on acquisitions, in a number of specialist fields
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President Biden Targets Tech Monolopies, Data Collection
Sweeping executive order signed by US President Joe Biden on Friday targets tech giant domination, broadband provision, data collection, right to repair etc
Just Eat To Merge With Takeaway.com In £8bn Deal
The combination creates one of the biggest players in the online food delivery market, with operations in Europe, Israel and Vietnam
T-Mobile Buys Sprint In £19bn Mega-Deal
The deal would give the combined T-Mobile more funds to invest in infrastructure and 5G development
Microchip Pays £7bn For Microsemi Amid Frenzied Start For Tech Deals
This year has seen the fastest start to tech mergers and acquisitions since 2000, the height of the dot-com bubble
Amazon ‘Pays $1bn’ For Smart Doorbell Maker Ring
The acquisition could boost a new Amazon service that allows couriers to deliver parcels and food orders inside of users' homes
Vodafone & Liberty Global Discuss Asset Swap Once More
Vodafone and Virgin Media could exchange assets as more talks begin. What does this mean for Vodafone UK and Virgin Media?
Cisco Acquires Skyport As Cyber-Security Investments Continue
ANALYSIS: January continues to be a month of cyber-security startup acquisitions, as Cisco, Facebook, Amazon and Sumo Logic announce new deals.
Conditions Favorable To Make 2018 A Big Year For Security Buyouts
ANALYSIS: The new year has started off with a flurry of acquisition activity in the cyber-security space that is likely to continue for the rest of the year.
Equinix Buys Australia’s Metronode for AU$1bn
The deal gives Equinix a total of more than 200 data centres worldwide and will see it providing services to some of Australia's largest organisations
Apple Buys UK Music App Shazam For £300m
UPDATED: Apple 'confirms' acquisition of music identification app Shazam in move that could boost Apple Music
UK’s Imagination Technologies Set For £550m Chinese Takeover
UK's Imagination Technologies Set For £550m Chinese Takeover
Microsoft Boosts Azure HPC With Cycle Computing Acquisition
Microsoft hopes Cycle Computing deal will make it easier for any company to take advantage of cloud-based HPC on Azure
Amazon And Other Tech Giants ‘Eye’ £7bn Slack Acquisition
Slack's meteoric rise hasn't gone unnoticed as tech giants, most notably Amazon, reportedly circle
HPE Buys Threat Detection Specialist Niara To Boost Aruba Networks
HPE makes its third acquisition in 15 days, this time in network securitry
HPE Buys Billing & Metering Firm Cloud Cruiser
Acquisition happy HPE says Cloud Cruiser will help hybrid customers better plan and manage their IT spend across multiple environments
HPE Sells OpenStack And CloudFoundry Assets To SUSE
SUSE says HPE deal is a sign of its commitment to open source cloud infrastructure
Microsoft Offers Remedies To EC In Bid To Gain £21bn LinkedIn Takeover Approval
Microsoft has offered to sweeten the deal for European regulators so it can get LinkedIn approval, despite Salesforce and other opposition
Equity Firm Is Frontrunner To Buy CenturyLink Data Centres
BC Partners is in the lead to buy CenturyLink's network of data centres, according to reports
Salesforce Buys Marketing Data Management Start-Up Krux
The company's latest acquisition is aimed at improving customer targeting capabilities
SAP Buys Altiscale To Drive Big Data Push
SAP will integrate Altiscale's big data-as-a-service platform into its own software and platform portfolio
Google Snaps-up API.ai Startup To Boost Natural Language Capabilities
Google continues to push ahead with building out its smart software
Rackspace Goes Private In £3.25bn Takeover
So the rumours were true. Cloud hosting firm Rackspace is taken over by private equity firm Apollo Global Management
Google Buys Cloud Services Startup Orbitera
Google said it plans to continue supporting Orbitera's existing customers across multiple clouds
Microsoft Snaps Up UK Startup SwiftKey For £174m
Microsoft gains yet another productivity app and AI technology in SwiftKey
Accenture Scoops Up Dutch Cloud Team CRMWaypoint
Acquisition will go to strengthen Accenture’s ‘Cloud First’ agenda and Salesforce powers
NetApp Buys Flash Storage Firm SolidFire For £587m
NetApp says SolidFire takeover will allow it to offer comprehensive flash range to customers
Cisco Acquires UK Collaboration Firm Acano For £462m
Cisco ramps up collaboration effort with acquisition following opening of new UK office
Microsoft Acquires Wunderlist To-Do App
Microsoft continues its push into mobile productivity by snapping up 6Wunderkinder
US Firm Sues HP Over Autonomy Transactions
A small US reseller has sued HP over transactions that play a central role in HP's $5bn Autonomy lawsuit