Neowin News Feed for: Bid

Perplexity wants to buy Chrome for $34.5 billion with its $18 billion piggy bank

Usama Jawad — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 21:38:01 +0000

In a perplexing move, AI startup Perplexity has offered to buy Chrome for a paltry sum of $34.5 billion, almost double its own market value. Read more...

UK government opens up bidding for cities to trial 5G

Paul Hill — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 15:16:01 +0000

The UK government has announced that it is taking bids from cities around the country in order to receive funding to roll out 5G network connectivity. A decision on the winner will be made by summer. Read more...

Yahoo auctions off 3,000 of its patents as part of its sales deal

Justin Luna — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 13:22:01 +0000

Yahoo has put 3,000 patents up for auction as a part of its plans to sell its core web search and advertising businesses. The patents are expected to fetch more than $1 billion. 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...

Verizon said to submit Yahoo bid next week; Google 'considering' offer, but Microsoft isn't

Andy Weir — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 06:50:01 +0000

Verizon will reportedly bid for Yahoo's core business next week, valuing it below $8bn. Google is also said to be considering a bid, but Microsoft is unlikely to offer more than a 'token investment'. Read more...

BlackBerry met with Facebook over possible bid for the company

Andy Weir — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 19:13:12 +0000

As rumours swirl that its $4.7bn deal to sell to Fairfax may collapse, BlackBerry executives reportedly met with Facebook last week to discuss the possibility of it bidding for the struggling company. Read more...

Amazon's bid for domains is "anticompetitive"

Max Slater-Robins — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:06:17 +0000

Amazon has come under fire for their applications for the new TLDs, such as .book, .author and .read, with some calling it "anticompetitive" or a way to further their own business. Read more...

Microsoft signs NDA with Yahoo!, could place bid for the company

Brad Sams — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:33:55 +0000

It is being reported that Microsoft has signed a NDA with Yahoo! so that the company can take a closer look at the company's financials. It is clear that Microsoft is still interested in Yahoo!. Read more...

Microsoft Withdraws Offer for Yahoo

Sun, 04 May 2008 03:41:45 +0000

Microsoft withdrew its offer for Yahoo Inc on Saturday as negotiations fell through on price, even after the software giant raised its bid by about $5 billion to $47.5 billion. Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer... Read more...

Microsoft CEO jokes about Yahoo bid, Search users

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:25:41 +0000

Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer may be experiencing a case of bidder's remorse after making an unsolicited $42.3 billion offer to buy Yahoo Inc. Speaking to a group of nearly 2,000 Microsoft enthusiasts at... Read more...

Microsoft Gives Yahoo Deadline

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:24:47 +0000

In a letter addressed to Yahoo's board of directors, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has given Yahoo three weeks to accept Microsoft Corp's $31-a-share cash-and-stock offer. "If we have not concluded an agreement within the next... Read more...

Yahoo Board Reportedly Spurns Microsoft Bid

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:58:54 +0000

Yahoo Inc.'s board will reject Microsoft Corp.'s $44.6 billion takeover bid after concluding the unsolicited offer undervalues the slumping Internet pioneer, according to a person familiar with the situation. The decision could provoke a showdown... Read more...