Industry Electronics Nikon will buy camera maker Red less than a year after lawsuit Nikon and Red weren't always friends By Shawn Knight, March 7, 2024, 12:12 PM
Industry Juniper is being sued by shareholders worried about the fairness of HPE acquisition Juniper executives are just trying to become rich, a new lawsuit states By Alfonso Maruccia, February 23, 2024, 1:27 PM
Electronics Industry Walmart confirms Vizio acquisition for $2.3 billion Walmart could put Vizio's smart TV ad platform to good use By Shawn Knight, February 20, 2024, 1:38 PM 14 comments
Industry Amazon terminates $1.4B acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot over EU regulatory concerns Amazon saw no path to regulatory approval in the EU By Shawn Knight, January 29, 2024, 12:08 PM
Industry Hewlett Packard Enterprise wants to acquire Juniper Networks for $14 billion A lot of buzzwords for a potentially overlapping business acquisition By Alfonso Maruccia, January 10, 2024, 7:55 AM
The Web Industry X / Twitter is now worth 70% less than what Elon Musk paid for it, says report Musk recently told X advertisers to "go f*ck yourselves" By Rob Thubron, January 2, 2024, 6:55 AM 48 comments
Gaming Industry Activision apocalypse: Sony forecasts $1.5 billion loss by 2027 after Microsoft merger Sony indirectly admits to resting on its laurels, "our pillars are already dated and behind the competition" By Cal Jeffrey, December 20, 2023, 2:14 PM 31 comments
Industry Microsoft Not so fast: FTC continues to fight Microsoft/Activision deal post-closure Agency still trying to prove Microsoft could withhold Activision Blizzard properties from rival platforms By Daniel Sims, December 9, 2023, 8:45 AM 7 comments
Industry Broadcom's acquisition of VMware leads to massive layoffs, CEO tells remote workers "get your butt" back in the office VMware employees aren't having a happy holiday season By Rob Thubron, December 4, 2023, 5:18 AM 25 comments
Industry Hardware Arm acquires minority stake in single-board computer maker Raspberry Pi Arm gets a slice of the Pi By Shawn Knight, November 2, 2023, 1:01 PM
Industry Microsoft Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard is finally happening Looks like Microsoft is going to make next week's deadline after UK regulator gives approval By Rob Thubron, October 13, 2023, 6:55 AM
Industry Microsoft Microsoft's amended Activision Blizzard deal appears to avoid EU probe, expected to complete next week The end is in sight after two years By Rob Thubron, October 12, 2023, 10:15 AM
Gaming Industry Disney executives want Bob Iger to buy EA or another large gaming company Disney boss appears unenthusiastic to the idea By Daniel Sims, October 11, 2023, 3:58 PM 16 comments
Gaming Microsoft Activision Blizzard expects its newer titles, including Diablo 4, to land on Game Pass in 2024 Assuming the Microsoft deal completes By Rob Thubron, October 10, 2023, 12:04 PM
Industry Gaming FTC revives attempt to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard Just after the UK provisionally agreed to the deal By Rob Thubron, September 28, 2023, 3:52 AM
Gaming Industry Capcom says it would decline a Microsoft acquisition, but PC remains its "main platform" Capcom president also thinks games are too cheap By Rob Thubron, September 26, 2023, 7:55 AM 10 comments
Industry Microsoft Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard is almost complete after UK watchdog gives provisional approval After initially blocking the deal By Rob Thubron, September 22, 2023, 9:45 AM 18 comments
Industry Security Cisco to acquire cybersecurity specialist Splunk for $28 billion Boosting security in an AI-powered world By Shawn Knight, September 21, 2023, 11:08 AM
Gaming Industry Embracer Group plans to sell off Borderlands creator Gearbox The video game conglomerate continues to flounder after soured Saudi multibillion-dollar investment deal By Cal Jeffrey, September 11, 2023, 5:16 PM
Industry Microsoft Microsoft will sell streaming rights for Activision Blizzard games to Ubisoft in attempt to appease UK regulator Activision Blizzard games will be coming to Ubisoft+ By Rob Thubron, August 22, 2023, 9:11 AM
Industry Intel's $5.4 billion acquisition of Tower Semiconductor has been called off Not the first time China has dragged its feet By Rob Thubron, August 16, 2023, 7:41 AM
Industry Electronics Toshiba plans to proceed with 2 trillion yen buyout offer from Japanese conglomerate Successful takeover would delist Toshiba from the Tokyo Stock Exchange and allow the company to restructure By Cal Jeffrey, August 7, 2023, 3:52 PM
Gaming Industry Microsoft and Activision extend $69 billion merger deadline to quell CMA concerns The extension also opens the door for the FTC to take further action after is injunction denial By Cal Jeffrey, July 19, 2023, 3:03 PM
Microsoft Gaming UK regulator agrees to renegotiate with Microsoft on Activision Blizzard acquisition Microsoft to reportedly make a small divestment to satisfy the CMA By Daniel Sims, July 12, 2023, 7:38 AM
Gaming Industry Microsoft defeats the FTC in federal court, gaining the go-ahead on Activision Blizzard acquisition Barring an FTC appeal, it looks like the UK's CMA is the only regulator left in the way By Cal Jeffrey, July 11, 2023, 3:47 PM 10 comments