Edom to acquire fellow IC distributor Promaster
Edom Technology has announced plans to acquire fellow Taiwan-based IC distributor Promaster Technology, which sells mainly RF and 5G connectivity chips, through a share swap......»»
Are We Experiencing a Great Software Stagnation?
Long-time programmer/researcher/former MIT research fellow Jonathan Edwards writes a blog called "Alarming Development: Dispatches from the User Liberation Front." He began the new year by arguing that software "is eating the world. But progress in.....»»
Zhen Ding, Flexium plan fundraising for PCB capacity expansions
Zhen Ding Technology plans to raise new funds of US$250 million through a syndicated loan agreement, and fellow flexible PCB company Flexium Interconnect will issue US$150 million in international unsecured convertible corporate bonds, both aimed at.....»»
Airoha to acquire IC Plus
Airoha Technology, a MediaTek subsidiary, will acquire all shares of fellow company IC Plus at NT$22 (US$0.78) per share, according to company filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE)......»»
Square Has Discussed Acquiring Jay-Z"s Tidal Service
Square, the digital-payment company run by Jack Dorsey, has held talks to acquire the music-streaming service Tidal as part of a push to diversify, according to a person familiar with the situation. From a report: Dorsey has discussed a potential dea.....»»
IC equipment distributor Spirox returning to profitability in 2020
Taiwan-based Spirox, which distributes packaging and testing equipment, expects to return to profitability in 2020 with shipments likely to ramp up quarter by quarter in 2021......»»
Voyager Space Holdings to acquire majority stake in commercial space leader Nanoracks
Voyager Space Holdings continues to build up its portfolio of strategic space service offerings with the acquisition of a majority stake in X.O. Markets, the parent company of Nanoracks. Nanoracks has provided commercial space services for years now,.....»»
Space station crew offers a year-end message of hope for fellow earthlings
Members of the space station’s Expedition 64 crew this week offered their fellow earthlings a message of hope at the end of a year like no other......»»
EMC to acquire fellow CCL company for US$28.7 million
Taiwan-based copper clad laminate (CCL) maker Elite Material (EMC) has announced plans to fully acquire fellow US firm EMD Specialty Materials for a total of US$28.73 million......»»
ACES expects sharp rise in 2021 revenues
Electronic connector and cable maker ACES Electronics expects acquisition of US-based fellow maker Genesis to generate synergy to sharply boost its 2021 revenues to NT$10 billion (US$347 million), according to company chairman Iven Yuan......»»
Peloton to acquire fitness equipment maker Precor in $420M bid to grow commercial business
Peloton has announced that it intends to acquire Precor, one of the world’s largest suppliers of commercial fitness equipment. You probably recognize the Precor brand name if you’ve ever spent time in a hotel or standalone commercial gym,.....»»
Lockheed Martin acquires rocket engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4B as space heats up
Lockheed Martin (LM), the U.S.’s largest defence contractor, will acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne (AR), a rocket engine and missile manufacturer, for $4.4 billion including debt and net cash, giving the company a larger stake in space and hypersonic tec.....»»
Using NASA tech to activate citizen scientists
Dr. Brad Norman, Research Fellow at the Harry Butler Institute, is using whale shark identification technology adapted from NASA's Hubble Telescope scientists to inspire and activate the next generation of citizen scientists......»»
Researcher experiments with electron-plasma interactions
A paper on research conducted by Meirielen Caetano de Sousa, postdoctoral fellow at the University of São Paulo's Physics Institute (IF-USP) in Brazil, is highlighted as Editor's Pick in the September issue of Physics of Plasmas, published by the Am.....»»
Lockheed Martin acquires rocket engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4Bn as Space heats up
Lockheed Martin (LM), the US’s largest defence contractor will acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne (AR), a rocket engine and missile manufacturer, for $4.4 billion including debt and net cash, giving the company a larger stake in space and hypersonic techno.....»»
Thoma Bravo to acquire RealPage property management platform for $10.2B
The busy year in M&A continued this weekend when private equity firm Thoma Bravo announced it was acquiring RealPage for $10.2B. In RealPage, Thoma Bravo is getting a full-service property management platform with services like renter portals, site m.....»»
Winner Announced In the World"s First "Quantum Chess" Tournament
Aleksander Kubica is a postdoctoral fellow at Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and Institute for Quantum Computing. And he's also the winner of the world's first quantum chess tournament. (It's now available for streaming on Twitc.....»»
How to unlock the Daryl Dixon and Michonne skins in Fortnite
For a limited time, you can unlock Daryl Dixon and Michonne skins from The Walking Dead to use in Fortnite. In this guide, we'll show you how to acquire them......»»
MediaTek announces equity investment in Asix
MediaTek through subsidiary Airoha Technology will invest up to NT$495 million (US$17.6 million) through private placement to acquire an about 20% stake in fellow Taiwan-based IC design house Asix Electronics......»»
Aces to fully acquire US-based Genesis
Taiwan-based connector and cable maker Aces Electronics will acquire a 100% stake in US-based Genesis Technology USA and Genesis Holding each at US$26.9 million, with the transaction to be finished by the end of March 31, 2021, according to ACES......»»
Aurora sends offers to majority of Uber ATG employees, but not the R&D lab
Autonomous vehicle company Aurora Innovation sent offers Thursday to more than 75% of employees at Uber Advanced Technologies Group, just a week after announcing plans to acquire the self-driving subsidiary, according to a source familiar with the po.....»»