Industry Grab buys Uber's Southeast Asian business following difficult competition The first of major ride-hailing consolidation efforts By Greg Synek, March 26, 2018, 11:02 AM
Industry Pandora buys digital audio ad tech company AdsWizz for $145 million Putting recently freed up money to use By Shawn Knight, March 21, 2018, 1:12 PM
Google Industry Google is reportedly buying Lytro for around $40 million Lytro's unprecedented light-field technology never gained traction By Shawn Knight, March 21, 2018, 10:19 AM
Google Google is selling Zagat to upstart review site The Infatuation Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed By Shawn Knight, March 5, 2018, 12:29 PM
Industry Amazon acquires video doorbell maker Ring Amazon is buying its way to the top of the video doorbell market By Shawn Knight, February 27, 2018, 6:26 PM
Industry Qualcomm increases bid for NXP, further complicating Broadcom takeover attempt The revised offer further muddies the water with Broadcom By Shawn Knight, February 20, 2018, 1:12 PM
Industry Electronics Amazon paid $90 million for Blink's energy-efficient chip technology Future IoT devices could benefit the most By Shawn Knight, February 12, 2018, 12:51 PM
Industry Qualcomm rejects Broadcom's revised acquisition offer, proposes a meeting instead Will the two sides be able to hammer out a deal in person? By Shawn Knight, February 9, 2018, 12:02 PM
Industry Broadcom makes its "best and final offer" for Qualcomm Perhaps more money will sway Qualcomm's board? By Shawn Knight, February 5, 2018, 2:52 PM 11 comments
Gaming Microsoft Microsoft acquires cloud-based gaming service PlayFab The acquisition will pave the way for more 'games-as-a-service' titles By Cohen Coberly, January 30, 2018, 6:33 PM
Industry Microsoft Rumor: Microsoft considering acquisition of EA, Valve, or PUBG Corp Will Microsoft spend billions to secure more Xbox One exclusives? By Rob Thubron, January 30, 2018, 8:42 AM 36 comments
Mobile Electronics Google acquired a UK startup that turns mobile screens into speakers Could future Pixel phones lack speakers? By Rob Thubron, January 11, 2018, 11:28 AM
Industry Apple Analysts say there's a 40% chance Apple will buy Netflix Thanks to Donald Trump By Rob Thubron, January 2, 2018, 10:05 AM 21 comments
Industry SoftBank buys major stake in Uber at a big discount The deal values Uber at $48 billion, far less than its most recent valuation By Shawn Knight, December 28, 2017, 4:17 PM
Industry Car Tech Uber has found a buyer for its failed auto leasing business Fair.com is buying Xchange Leasing for an undisclosed sum By Shawn Knight, December 26, 2017, 2:03 PM
Industry Amazon acquires smart home video platform Blink Amazon is ready to take on Google's Nest By Shawn Knight, December 22, 2017, 4:02 PM
Tech Culture Disney to acquire 21st Century Fox making it an even larger entertainment giant Is there anything Disney does not own? By Greg Synek, December 14, 2017, 11:05 AM 17 comments
Apple Confirmed: Apple acquires Shazam, the media identification app Shazam will likely be integrated into Apple Music By Shawn Knight, December 11, 2017, 1:24 PM
Apple Industry Apple reportedly just picked up AR start-up Vrvana for $30 million Apple looks to have a product shipped by 2020 By Cal Jeffrey, November 22, 2017, 3:13 PM
Industry The Web Ziff Davis reportedly buys Mashable for $50 million That's far less than its $250 million valuation By Shawn Knight, November 17, 2017, 12:02 PM
Industry Qualcomm rejects Broadcom's colossal $103 billion acquisition offer Says it significantly undervalues the company By Shawn Knight, November 13, 2017, 10:56 AM
Gaming EA buys Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment A new Titanfall game is in the works By Shawn Knight, November 9, 2017, 9:13 PM 19 comments
Industry Disney has held talks to buy most of 21st Century Fox Disney could be a serious threat in the streaming video space By Shawn Knight, November 6, 2017, 5:31 PM 7 comments
Industry Broadcom has made a $105 billion unsolicited offer to buy Qualcomm It would be one of the biggest chipmaker takeovers ever By Shawn Knight, November 6, 2017, 9:46 AM
Industry Department of Justice may try to block AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner Would a merger harm consumers? By Shawn Knight, November 2, 2017, 2:49 PM