Disney decided against buying Twitter recently partly due to concerns that the hate speech that’s rampant on the social network would undermine Disney’s (NYSE:DIS) family friendly image, Bloomberg reports. Another reason is that although Twitter […]
The last of the major contenders to buy Twitter has pulled out of the running. Salesforce said the acquisition would not have been a good fit, making it the latest major company to step away […]
PitchBook specializes in compiling venture capital, IPO and M&A data on tens of thousands of companies, offering investors, journalists and analysts a treasure trove of information about the latest deals and investment activity. Financial information […]
The development of VR solutions balanced between efficiency and power has been spotlighted of late as the competition to produce a device with broader consumer appeal moves forward. Securing technology to reduce display power consumption (20x-40x […]
Salesforce (CRM +5.3%) CEO Marc Benioff in an interview with the Financial Times notes Twitter (TWTR -6.5%) “wasn’t the right fit for us” for “many different reasons.” Salesforce was considered to be one of the […]
Antitrust approval has already been granted in the U.S., Canada and Brazil. A November 22 deadline has been set by the European Commission to review the arrangement. If concerns arise, an extended investigation would be […]
Twilio Build apps that communicate with everyone in the world.Voice & Video, Messaging, and Authentication APIs for every application. Twilio announced its first acquisition after its successful IPO in June. Twilio is acquiring the proprietary WebRTC media […]
Google has purchased API.ai, a startup that equips more than 60,000 developers with tools to improve speech recognition and natural language understanding in apps. API.ai’s products are used to “build conversational experiences, for environments such […]
Nascent Objects: “By combining hardware design, circuitry, 3D printing and modular electronics, our technology allows developers to go from concept to product in just weeks, much faster and less expensive than traditional methods.” The startup will […]
HP (NYSE:HPQ) is getting a lot bigger. The personal computer and printing giant is buying Samsung’s (OTC:SSNLF) printing business for $1.05B, in a move that will give it 6,000 new employees, thousands of new technology […]
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