GoPro explores sale after falling from $11 billion giant to $187 million company
Shares jumped on the news, but GoPro's market cap remains a fraction of its 2014 peak
Acquisition articles
eBay rejects GameStop's $56B unsolicited offer as "neither credible nor attractive"
GameStop could take its offer directly to eBay's shareholders
GameStop wants to buy eBay in an aggressive pivot to e-commerce
GameStop, a $12 billion company, wants to buy $46 billion eBay
Nvidia says it's not buying a PC maker, but the idea didn't seem crazy
Editor's take: Nvidia's denial of buyout talks with a major PC maker did little to settle a deeper question hanging over the industry: If the world's most valuable chip designer chose to reshape the PC market by acquisition, who could realistically stand in its way? The company's influence over AI hardware is now so central that even an unconfirmed blog post suggesting talks with a "large PC-oriented company" was enough to jolt the shares of Dell and HP before Nvidia stepped in to say the story was false.
Amazon purchases Globalstar for $11.6B to expand its low Earth orbit satellite network
Amazon is investing heavily in its satellite network
Disney's gaming push could one day include buying Epic Games
Some executives are waiting for the right moment, but others think it's a bad idea
Alphabet spins out GFiber as it merges with Astound in major broadband deal
The new company will span 26 states and challenge regional incumbents with a mix of cable and fiber infrastructure
Speedtest and Downdetector sold to Accenture as part of $1.2 billion deal
Ziff Davis wants to focus on the likes of IGN and Mashable
Charter's Cox deal approved: Higher broadband prices could follow as FCC clears $34.5B merger
The merger would vault Charter ahead of Comcast while erasing one of the few remaining independent cable players
Netflix closes 2025 with record growth, all-cash Warner deal, and AI push
Netflix's surge to 325 million subscribers comes as it bets on artificial intelligence and a bold cash acquisition strategy
Meta makes $2 billion bet on agentic AI with Manus acquisition
Its automated research and web tools drew millions of users within months
Nvidia's $20 billion Groq deal looks a lot like an acquisition in disguise
The licensing pact gives Nvidia talent, tech access, and industry leverage without triggering regulators
Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount hostile bid, backs Netflix deal
Paramount's backers are already backing out
Roomba maker iRobot files for bankruptcy after 35 years
iRobot's Chapter 11 filing includes a sale to a Chinese company
Paramount's $108 billion offer to force Netflix out turns the battle for Warner Bros. into a showdown
Paramount Skydance throws down $18B gauntlet in Netflix-WBD battle
Blockbuster merger: Netflix acquires Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion
TL;DR: Netflix has agreed to purchase Warner Bros. as part of a colossal deal valued at $82.7 billion. The purchase, which includes HBO and HBO Max, works out to $27.75 per share of Warner Bros. Discovery – a modest premium over the $24.57 the stock closed at on Thursday afternoon. The deal isn't expected to close until late next year – that is, if regulators don't step in first.
Qualcomm rewrote Arduino's TOS, and the community is not taking it well
Arduino makers are revolting against Qualcomm's new corporate-style ownership
Italian software company Bending Spoons is the new owner of AOL
Will the Milan-based corporation be the final corporate home for AOL's decades-old business?
Senators raise national security and foreign influence concerns over Saudi-led EA takeover
Democratic senators also question Jared Kushner's ties to the deal
NSO Group's pending US sale marks a turning point for Israel's most controversial tech firm
NSO is best known for developing Pegasus, a surveillance tool capable of remotely accessing smartphones
Qualcomm just bought Arduino, the open-source hardware and software maker
What just happened? Qualcomm is buying Arduino – the Italian open-source darling of tinkerers, educators, and inventors – in a deal that underscores how the battle for the edge starts with the makers. Financial terms weren't disclosed, but Arduino will continue to operate independently once the acquisition closes.
BioWare employees fear for studio's future after EA's $55 billion sale
"Look at the negativity that came after Dragon Age"
EA strikes $55 billion buyout deal with Saudi-led consortium
Confirmed, EA is going private
Video game giant EA in talks to go private in blockbuster $50 billion buyout
Saudi Arabia's PIF and top private equity firms among potential investors
Intel shareholders uneasy after Washington converts CHIPS funding into ownership
Markets are weighing the risks following the $11 billion deal Washington struck with Intel