Neowin News Feed for: Acquistion

GameStop makes shock $125 per share bid to acquire eBay

Paul Hill — Mon, 04 May 2026 07:22:01 +0000

In a massive move that could reshape e-commerce, GameStop is eyeing a multibillion-dollar takeover of eBay. Here is how Ryan Cohen plans to fund the deal and slash costs. Read more...

Twitter formally adopts 'Crisis Misinformation' policy to tackle fake news and propaganda

Alap Naik Desai — Fri, 20 May 2022 11:18:01 +0000

Twitter has ratified and formally adopted a “Crisis Misinformation” policy to cleanse the platform of misleading or fake news and propaganda during emergencies such as armed conflicts and disasters. Read more...

Discord has reportedly rejected Microsoft's offer, will go for an IPO instead [Update]

Mehrotra A — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:16:02 +0000

Popular chat platform Discord has reportedly rejected Microsoft offer to buy the service for $10 billion. Last month, it was reported that Discord was in talks for a potential acquisition. Read more...

Nvidia's $40bn ARM acquisition could be foiled, UK Govt is looking into the matter

Sayan Sen — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:46:01 +0000

The Government of UK has taken interest in the matter of Nvidia's $40bn Arm acquisition. The Secretary of State under it has issued a public interest intervention notice (PIIN) questioning the deal. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: New Surface devices, April Patch Tuesday, and game updates

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:40:01 +0000

A new acquisition, new content for games, and even new Surface devices were all unveiled this week. If you haven't had time to catch up, make sure to do so via our handy weekly recap. Read more...

Salesforce to acquire Slack for $27.7 billion

Abhay V — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:26:01 +0000

Salesforce today confirmed that it will be buying collaboration service Slack for $27.7 billion, calling it a "match made in heaven". The deal is yet to be approved by shareholders and regulators. Read more...

Dish acquires Boost Mobile for $1.4 billion from T-Mobile

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 18:00:01 +0000

DIsh today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Boost Mobile for $1.4 billion from T-Mobile, which now owns Boost's parent company, Sprint. Boost also has a new logo as part of the deal. Read more...

Google acquires North to bolster its AR and ambient computing offerings

Abhay V — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 17:00:01 +0000

Google today announced that it is acquiring smart glass maker North. The details of the deals were not provided. North also announced that it will not be shipping the second-generation Focals 2.0. Read more...

BitTorrent has been sold to blockchain startup for an alleged $140 million

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 05:46:01 +0000

The renowned purveyor of peer-to-peer sharing software such as BitTorrent and μTorrent has been sold to blockchain entrepreneur Justin Sun's Tron, allegedly for a dazzling $140 million price. Read more...