Neowin News Feed for: Acquisition

Amazon to acquire Globalstar in major satellite connectivity expansion

Pradeep Viswanathan — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:38:01 +0000

Amazon is acquiring Globalstar to build a next-generation direct-to-device constellation that can deliver continuous connectivity for consumer, enterprise, and government customers. Read more...

Amazon acquires humanoid robot startup Fauna Robotics to bolster its automation tech

Paul Hill — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:24:01 +0000

Amazon's latest acquisition signals a massive bet on the future of robotics. Discover why the "Sprout" humanoid bot is a major step toward making robots a household reality. Read more...

Amazon quietly acquires Swiss robotics firm Rivr to boost doorstep delivery tech

Paul Hill — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 05:52:01 +0000

Amazon is stepping up its mechanical capabilities by bringing a specialized robotics startup into the fold to refine the last steps of your package's journey. Read more...

Meta acquires Moltbook, the social media platform for AI agents

David Uzondu — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:48:01 +0000

Moltbook, an OpenClaw-based project that went viral earlier this year, has been acquired by Meta in an effort to create "new ways for AI agents to work for people and businesses." Read more...

Apple acquires an Israeli AI startup for nearly $2 billion

Ivan Jenic — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:14:01 +0000

Apple has recently completed its second-largest acquisition to date by purchasing Israeli startup q.ai. Read more...

Microsoft acquires Osmos to bring autonomous AI data engineering to Fabric

Paul Hill — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:08:02 +0000

Microsoft is acquiring AI platform Osmos to integrate autonomous "Agentic AI" workflows and automated data ingestion directly into Microsoft Fabric. Read more...

IBM preparing for a massive $11 billion acquisition of Confluent to boost cloud efforts

Paul Hill — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 06:58:01 +0000

IBM is close to an $11 billion deal to acquire Confluent, an open-source data platform, as it seeks to boost its cloud services amid the generative AI race. Read more...

Netflix buys Warner Bros. Discovery film assets for $72 billion, gets HBO Max

Paul Hill — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:08:01 +0000

Netflix's $72 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, including Harry Potter and HBO Max, will radically reshape the media industry and could end the need for a separate HBO Max subscription. Read more...

ChatGPT could soon become your Mac's smartest assistant as OpenAI acquires Sky

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 18:52:02 +0000

OpenAI's acquisition of Sky, a powerful natural language interface for Mac, could soon transform ChatGPT from a simple conversational AI into your Mac's smartest assistant. Read more...

Apple close to acquiring 11-person AI startup

Usama Jawad — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 08:28:01 +0000

Apple is reportedly "acquihiring" a small startup responsible for building AI-powered computer vision products. Read more...

SoftBank makes $5.4 billion acquisition to accelerate its physical AI vision

Paul Hill — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 08:28:01 +0000

SoftBank is trying to acquire ABB Robotics for $5.4 billion in a bid to accelerate its physical AI vision. Regulators still need to approve it. Read more...

Google Quantum AI acquires Atlantic Quantum, unlocks faster chip development

Paul Hill — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 09:18:04 +0000

Google just acquired Atlantic Quantum. This merger brings MIT's talent and modular chip tech to speed up Google's quest for an error-corrected quantum computer. Read more...

Once valued at $100 billion, AOL is about to be sold by Yahoo for just $1 billion

Usama Jawad — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 12:06:01 +0000

Yahoo is apparently on the verge of selling AOL to an Italy-based tech firm for $1.4 billion, after being purchased for roughly $5 billion four years ago. Read more...

Vimeo is getting acquired by Bending Spoons, the parent company of Evernote

David Uzondu — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:44:02 +0000

Milan-based app developer Bending Spoons has entered into an agreement to acquire video hosting platform Vimeo. Read more...

OpenAI acquires Statsig, introduces new leadership changes

Pradeep Viswanathan — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 19:46:01 +0000

OpenAI is acquiring the product experimentation platform Statsig, a move that also makes Statsig's CEO, Vijaye Raji, OpenAI's new CTO of Applications. Read more...

Cognition acquires Windsurf to combine autonomous AI agents with IDE

Paul Hill — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 03:08:01 +0000

The AI development company, Windsurf, has been acquired by Cognition. It comes after a deal with OpenAI fell through and after Google nabbed the CEO and other senior R&D employees. Read more...

Google snags Windsurf CEO for $2.4 billion, bolsters AI coding for Gemini

Paul Hill — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 05:28:01 +0000

OpenAI's acquisition of Windsurf has collapsed. But that's not the end of the story, Google has now nabbed the Windsurf CEO and several developers. Read more...

Niantic confirms sale of Pokemon GO, its other games, and development teams for $3.5 billion

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:36:01 +0000

Niantic's entire games division has been acquired by a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group for a cool $3.5 billion. Read more...

Rockstar announces new studio acquisition, forms Rockstar Australia

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:28:02 +0000

Rockstar Games just gained another studio for its development efforts, adding a Sydney-based developer into the fold. Read more...

Sad news for fans: The Ai Pin is going away as HP acquires Humane

David Uzondu — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:08:01 +0000

HP is acquiring Humane, and the company has announced the shutdown date for the Ai Pin, advising users to transfer their data off the platform to prevent data loss. Read more...

Elon Musk bids $97.4 Billion for control of OpenAI

Pradeep Viswanathan — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 01:00:01 +0000

Elon Musk is leading a $97.4 billion bid to acquire OpenAI, the company he previously tried to influence legally. His investor group includes xAI and several major firms. Read more...

HTC to sell part of XR business to Google for $250 million

David Uzondu — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:10:01 +0000

Google struck a deal with HTC, which will see the Taiwanese company sell parts of its XR business to Google for $250 million. Read more...

Read.cv announces acquisition by Perplexity as it begins winding down operations

David Uzondu — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 22:52:01 +0000

Perplexity has acquired Read.cv, and Read.cv has informed users about what to expect as the platform begins winding down. Read more...

Report: TikTok denies claims of possible sale to Elon Musk

David Uzondu — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 05:22:01 +0000

January 19 is rapidly approaching for TikTok, and the company has denied reports from Bloomberg that it is planning to sell its U.S. operations to Elon Musk. Read more...

Sony becomes FromSoftware owner's largest shareholder, but no acquisition

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 09:18:01 +0000

Following buyout talks, Sony has settled to be the largest shareholder of Japanese media giant Kadokawa, aiming to collaborate with games and anime publishing, and more. Read more...

Official statement confirms Sony intends to acquire FromSoftware owner Kadokawa

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:20:01 +0000

Japanese media conglomerate Kadokawa has confirmed that Sony is attempting to acquire it. The company owns a large number of game studios, anime production companies, and more. Read more...

Sony in talks to acquire Kadokawa, owner of Elden Ring and Dark Souls developer

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 09:22:01 +0000

FromSoftware may soon be a part of Sony's PlayStation studios umbrella as its parent company is reportedly in talks to be acquired. Read more...

OpenAI might have spent over $15 million plus some shares to acquire 'Chat.com'

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 04:48:01 +0000

OpenAI has publicly announced the purchase of the domain 'Chat.com', which looks like a logical fit for the company. Read more...

Ubisoft founders reportedly teaming up with Tencent, considering taking the company private

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:38:01 +0000

Ubisoft founders the Guillemot Brothers is reportedly in talks with Chinese conglomerate Tencent to take the video game company private. Read more...

Intel rejects Arm Holding's acquisition inquiry, says company 'not for sale'

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 08:54:02 +0000

Intel has reportedly rejected Arm Holding's offer about a potential acquisition of Intel's product division. Read more...

AMD to acquire ZT Systems to accelerate the deployment of AMD-powered AI infrastructure

Pradeep Viswanathan — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 15:30:01 +0000

AMD announced it will acquire ZT Systems for $4.9 billion to enhance its AI infrastructure capabilities. ZT Systems will become part of AMD's existing Data Center Solutions Business Group. Read more...

Wiz to pursue IPO after talks with Google fall through over antitrust concerns

Paul Hill — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 09:08:01 +0000

The security company Wiz has decided to back out of acquisition talks with Google and will instead prioritize an eventual IPO. The company was apparently concerned with a potential antitrust case. Read more...

GitHub rival GitLab exploring sale, already attracted interest from Datadog, say reports

Paul Hill — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:38:01 +0000

GitLab, a prominent rival of GitHub, is allegedly looking for a buyer, according to sources with knowledge of the matter. One potential buyer is Datadog but there is no agreement yet. Read more...

T-Mobile all set to acquire Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile following FCC approval

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 04:32:01 +0000

T-Mobile is set to move forward with its acquisition of Ka'ena Corp, the parent company of budget mobile service providers Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile, after receiving the green light from the FCC. Read more...

Nvidia to buy GPU orchestration software provider Run:ai

Paul Hill — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 01:36:01 +0000

Nvidia has announced its decision to acquire Run:ai, a company which offers a GPU orchestration platform for managing AI workloads across cloud, edge, and on-premises data centre infrastructure. Read more...

Apple acquires Paris-based AI company Datakalab to bolster its AI technology

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:40:02 +0000

Apple has reportedly acquired France-based AI startup Datakalab, specializing in AI and computer vision technology. It is expected to help Apple bolster the AI features it is readying for iOS 18. Read more...

Proton acquires Standard Notes to expand its service ecosystem

Taras Buria — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 12:46:01 +0000

Proton has announced the acquisition of Standard Notes, a privacy-focused note-taking app. With this merger, Proton aims to expand its service ecosystem, which includes mail, VPN, storage, and more. Read more...

Yahoo acquires Artifact, the AI-driven news app made by Instagram co-founders

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 14:26:02 +0000

Yahoo has acquired Artifact, the news aggregating app that was created by Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Kreiger. Artifact was known for its AI-driven personalized news feed. Read more...

Canva acquires Affinity, marking the startup's biggest acquisition to date

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 05:54:01 +0000

Canva has made its biggest acquisition till date and acquired Affinity suite of creative software products, providing stiff competition to market leader Adobe for its creative suite. Read more...

Vodafone outlines €8 billion sale of its Italian business to Swisscom

Paul Hill — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:44:01 +0000

Vodafone Group has announced the sale of its Italian branch to Swisscom for €8 billion. Vodafone said the move will allow it to focus on growing markets to increase its return on capital. Read more...