Neowin News Feed for: Purchase

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...

Activision Blizzard hires top lawyer to appeal the UK's rejection of Microsoft acquisition

Steve Bennett — Tue, 09 May 2023 18:52:01 +0000

After Microsoft's £55 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard was blocked in the UK, the company brought in top legal talent to take the fight to the UK's CMA in a Competition Appeal Tribunal. Read more...

Court declines to halt Meta's acquisition of Within in major setback for FTC

Usama Jawad — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 07:54:07 +0000

A U.S. court has declined a request to halt Meta's acquisition of VR fitness company Within, dealing a major blow to the FTC. It's unclear if the regulator will continue the fight in other avenues. Read more...

Group of gamers sue Microsoft over $69 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition

Usama Jawad — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 08:04:01 +0000

A group of 10 gamers have filed a lawsuit against Microsoft seeking to block its purchase of Activision Blizzard. Three of the plaintiffs have admitted to being PlayStation-exclusive gamers. Read more...

Elon Musk hints that Twitter deal may close on Friday

Steve Bennett — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 18:58:02 +0000

The much debated, and often contested, purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk looks like it's set to close on Friday after indication to bankers who are helping to fund the deal by Musk himself. Read more...

UK regulator puts up big hurdle in Microsoft-Activision deal, starts Phase 2 investigation

Usama Jawad — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 15:49:53 +0000

Microsoft has faced a major setback in the UK where the country's regulator has put up a hurdle in the form of a "Phase 2" investigation of the multi-billion dollar acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Read more...

Adobe is buying rival Figma for $20 billion

Usama Jawad — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 12:48:01 +0000

Adobe is acquiring its creative design tools rival Figma in a major deal worth $20 billion. The half cash and half stock transaction is expected to close in 2023, subject to regulatory approvals. Read more...

Twitter's shareholders want Elon Musk to buy Twitter

Anushe Fawaz — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 18:54:01 +0000

The Twitter vs. Elon Musk legal battle continues as the trial date approaches. According to sources, Twitter's shareholders voted in favor of Musk completing the $44 billion purchase of Twitter. Read more...

NetEase is acquiring Heavy Rain developer Quantic Dream

Usama Jawad — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:12:02 +0000

Chinese tech giant NetEase Games is acquiring Quantic Dream for an undisclosed amount. The latter is a David Cage-led studio behind popular titles like Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human. Read more...

Sony buys mobile game developer Savage Game Studios, creates new mobile gaming division

Usama Jawad — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 09:10:01 +0000

Sony has announced that it is acquiring mobile game developer Savage Game Studios, which is also working on a AAA mobile game. The PlayStation Studios Mobile Division has been announced too. Read more...

Unity rejects AppLovin's "unsolicited" $17.5 billion buyout offer

Usama Jawad — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 13:04:01 +0000

Unity's board has rejected mobile app monetization company AppLovin's surprising offer to purchase Unity for $17.5 billion. Instead, the firm will purchase AppLovin's competitor ironSource. Read more...

Twitter: Elon Musk's termination of acquisition deal is "invalid and wrongful"

Usama Jawad — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 06:26:01 +0000

After Elon Musk's announcement that he is terminating his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, the latter's attorneys have filed a letter to the billionaire's lawyers, calling the decision "wrongful". Read more...

Elon Musk is terminating his $44 billion Twitter acquisition

Usama Jawad — Sat, 09 Jul 2022 03:24:02 +0000

Elon Musk has filed to terminate his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, claiming that the platform did not provide him information about bot accounts. Twitter says that it will pursue legal action. Read more...

Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard is now being probed in the UK

Usama Jawad — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:18:01 +0000

A UK regulator has begun its investigation of Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard to determine its potential impacts. The deal is already being probed in the U.S. too. Read more...

Twitter puts temporary ban on product changes to prevent sabotage from rogue employees

Usama Jawad — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:12:01 +0000

Twitter has reportedly put a temporary ban on product changes to preemptively prevent sabotage from employees who might go rogue following the deal with Elon Musk. Employees are divided on the topic. Read more...

Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter for $43 billion

Usama Jawad — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 11:40:01 +0000

Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter for $43 billion and expressed intentions to take the company private and make it a bastion of free speech. If the offer is not accepted, he may dump his shares. Read more...

Nvidia is reportedly preparing to abandon its $40 billion Arm acquisition

Usama Jawad — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 12:38:01 +0000

Citing unnamed sources, a new report claims that Nvidia is considering dropping plans for its $40 billion Arm acquisition due to regulatory hurdles. Meanwhile, SoftBank is considering an Arm IPO. Read more...

Microsoft acquires Clipchamp, a startup offering video-editing software on the web

Usama Jawad — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 06:40:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced another acquisition, this time by the way of Clipchamp, a startup from 2013 that offers browser-based video-editing capabilities. Its pricing currently goes up to $39/month. Read more...

Suplari is Microsoft's third acquisition this month

Usama Jawad — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 06:00:01 +0000

Microsoft has acquired Suplari, a company with expertise in using AI to optimize financial expenditure by providing actionable insights. This is Microsoft's third acquisition this month. Read more...

HP is buying HyperX for $425 million

Rich Woods — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 14:26:01 +0000

Today, HP announced that it's buying HyperX, a Kingston Technology division that it's had a longstanding partnership with. The Palo Alto firm is set to pay the sum of $425 million. Read more...

Reddit acquires Dubsmash

Usama Jawad — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 05:44:02 +0000

Reddit has acquired TikTok rival and short video-sharing platform, Dubsmash. Dubsmash will retain its brand and platform with the entire team including the three co-founders now working under Reddit. Read more...

How to refund games on Steam

Usama Jawad — Sat, 28 Nov 2020 12:02:02 +0000

With sales ongoing, it's likely that gamers have bought numerous titles at discounted prices. However, if you don't like all of your purchases, the good news on Steam is that you can refund them. Read more...

Xerox makes official tender offer for HP at $24 per share

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 23:42:01 +0000

In its continued attempts to take over HP's business, Xerox has now launched a tender offer for all outstanding HP shared, valuing the company at $24 per share, in both cash and Xerox shares. Read more...

Sharp announces plans to buy Toshiba's PC business

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:42:01 +0000

Japanese display manufacturer Sharp has said it plans to buy Toshiba's PC business in an attempt to re-enter the market it abandoned in 2010. The deal will be worth about $36 million. Read more...

Nadella: Buying LinkedIn for $26.2bn was better than partnering with it

Usama Jawad — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 14:40:01 +0000

In his new book 'Hit Refresh', Satya Nadella has described the reasons behind Microsoft's acquisition of LinkedIn, stating that it was better to purchase the platform rather than partnering with it. Read more...

Google can now connect the dots between online ads and in-store purchases

Gabriel Nunes — Fri, 26 May 2017 04:04:01 +0000

Google has announced that its third-party data partnerships now allow the company to attribute credit and debit card transactions to specific online ads, consumer profiles, and Google users. Read more...

Samsung purchases Harman for $8 billion, its biggest acquisition yet

Usama Jawad — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 10:52:01 +0000

Samsung has announced that it has completed its $8 billion purchase of Harman International Industries, a connected automotive manufacturer. This acquisition is the company's biggest yet. Read more...

Earn by Microsoft to be culled in March 2017

Boyd Chan — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 02:54:01 +0000

After having only been released last year, Earn by Microsoft, a rewards program providing Microsoft Store credit to members, will be gradually wound back until its ultimate demise next year. Read more...

McLaren denies reports that they are in talks with Apple over purchase

Justin Luna — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 09:30:01 +0000

It was recently reported that Apple was in discussions with supercar company McLaren over purchasing its business. However, the vehicle company refuted this, stating that there were no talks going on. Read more...

Apple reportedly in talks to purchase Tidal music streaming service

Andrew Stevenson — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 10:02:01 +0000

Apple is steadily expanding its music-streaming services, first with Beats and then Apple Music. Now, reports have the Cupertino based company pegged to purchase Jay-Z's Tidal. Read more...

Microsoft purchases Solair, with an eye on the Internet of Things

Andrew Stevenson — Wed, 04 May 2016 09:46:01 +0000

Microsoft has completed the acquisition of Italian company Solair, a 2011 start-up which provides businesses with the technology to monitor, manage and maintain their Internet of Things devices. Read more...

Nokia buys health-focused Withings for $191 million; focuses on IoT

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 09:38:01 +0000

Nokia has been trying to find itself since it sold its smartphone division to Microsoft, and it looks like the company now has a new passion: health and IoT. To that end it's buying Withings. Read more...

Daily Mail considering Yahoo purchase

Andrew Stevenson — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:06:01 +0000

There is yet more interest in ailing search giant Yahoo. Today, it's the turn of British tabloid newspaper Daily Mail, who is considering purchasing Sunnyvale company. Read more...

Batman: Arkham Knight for PC now available, 12GB of RAM recommended for Windows 10

Usama Jawad — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 05:02:01 +0000

Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham Knight has returned to Steam with performance issues for the game presumable fixed. Windows 10 users are still recommended to have 12GB of RAM for smooth gameplay. Read more...

Microsoft has reportedly acquired Israeli cloud security specialists Adallom for $320m

Andy Weir — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 09:18:01 +0000

It seems Microsoft has made another acquisition, reportedly purchasing Israeli firm Adallom for $320m, with plans to establish a new cyber security center there for its cloud business. Read more...

Microsoft is beta testing Earn in three states

Brad Sams — Sat, 23 May 2015 14:25:42 +0000

Microsoft has opened up a new beta program for three states in the US and the program is called Earn, you can receive rewards for participating in different offers presented by the company. Read more...

Man accidentally buys Xbox One during Apple Watch demo

Max Slater-Robins — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 09:24:01 +0000

A reviewer accidentally purchased an Xbox One due to Amazon's Apple Watch app and large fingers. The $350 Xbox was bought using "One Click Buy" and includes Assassin's Creed Unity. Read more...

Game on: Google's $1bn acquisition of Twitch reportedly finalised

Andy Weir — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 11:18:55 +0000

Google's $1bn acquisition of popular gaming video-streaming service Twitch has reportedly been finalized, and although the companies have not yet confirmed it, the deal could be announced soon. Read more...

Google buys a satellite company, continues its hardware expansion

Brad Sams — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 01:15:48 +0000

Google has announced that it will be buying Skybox Imaging for $500 million and will use the IP to improve its maps and eventually to deliver Internet to remote parts of the world. Read more...

Twitter reportedly considering purchasing SoundCloud

James Walker — Mon, 19 May 2014 21:15:17 +0000

Twitter is reportedly considering making an offer for online music sharing service SoundCloud to facilitate a re-entry into the music industry in a deal that could be worth up to $700 million. Read more...