GlobalWafers to acquire Crystalwise
GlobalWafers has announced plans to acquire Crystalwise Technology through a share swap......»»
2U set to acquire non-profit edX for deal north of $600M
2U, a SaaS platform that helps non-profits and colleges run online universities, plans to acquire all the assets of Harvard and MIT-founded edX for a deal north of $600 million, according to multiple sources. 2U did not immediately respond to request.....»»
Etsy acquires Elo7, known as the ‘Etsy of Brazil’, for $217M
On the heels of Etsy’s huge deal to acquire Depop to open the door to more social selling, targeting younger users, and deeply expand in Europe, the crafty marketplace has announced another significant deal to build out its reach, this time in.....»»
Indian healthcare startup PharmEasy to acquire majority stake in listed firm Thyrocare for over $600 million
API Holdings, which operates the giant healthcare startup PharmEasy, said on Friday it has reached an agreement to acquire a 66.1% stake in Thyrocare, which runs a diagnostic lab chain, for about $613 million in what is the first-ever acquisition of.....»»
Indian online learning giant Unacademy in talks to acquire Rheo TV
Indian online learning platform Unacademy is in advanced talks to acquire Rheo TV, a less than two-year-old startup founded by two former Unacademy employees, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The current deal values Rheo TV, a sta.....»»
No language trade-off: Bilingual children reliably acquire English by age 5
In the United States, more than 12 million children hear a minority language at home from birth. More than two-thirds hear English as well, and they reach school age with varying levels of proficiency in two languages. Parents and teachers often worr.....»»
Electronic Arts To Acquire Warner Bros Games" Playdemic for $1.4 Billion in Cash
Video game giant Electronic Arts has struck a deal with AT&T and its WarnerMedia unit to acquire Warner Bros. Games' mobile games studio Playdemic for $1.4 billion in cash. From a report: "Playdemic is a premier mobile gaming company founded in 2010.....»»
The rocky road to accurate sea-level predictions
The type of material present under glaciers has a big impact on how fast they slide towards the ocean. Scientists face a challenging task to acquire data of this under-ice landscape, let alone how to represent it accurately in models of future sea-le.....»»
Tata Digital to acquire majority stake in online pharmacy 1mg
Tata Digital, the subsidiary of Tata Sons, said on Thursday it is acquiring a majority stake in digital health startup 1mg, the latest in a series of investments as the salt-to-steel Indian conglomerate enters the digital consumer space. The firms di.....»»
Amazon should acquire BlackBerry; here are 4 reasons why that could be a good idea
If Chinese handset makers like Huawei and ZTE don’t cut it — due to security and “all that jazz” — perhaps the best contender to take over BlackBerry is Amazon. There are a few reasons why this could be a good move for t.....»»
Two Companies Apple Should Acquire: Evernote and VMware
With Apple’s cash pile growing with the day, we are wondering when (or whether) will they start making big moves, as in – big acquisitions. The iPhone maker typically acquires smaller firms, but with more than $200 billion sitting at thei.....»»
GF, GlobalWafers extend partnership
Globalfoundries has announced that the foundry and silicon wafer supplier GlobalWafers have struck a US$800 million agreement to add 300mm silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer manufacturing and expand existing 200mm SOI wafer production at GlobalWafers'.....»»
Get thrifty, and your startup might just acquire a generation
Etsy, a marketplace for kitschy and creative DIY goods, acquired Depop, a hippy and thrifty marketplace for resale goods, for $1.625 billion this week. So, today we’ll discuss the tale of two marketplaces, a deal that has given us a peek into the e.....»»
How to get the Specialist Bonus in Call of Duty: Warzone and how it works
One of the lesser known aspects of Call of Duty: Warzone this season is the ability to acquire the Specialist Bonus. Here's how it works and how to obtain it......»»
Software Developer Community Stack Overflow Sold To Tech Giant Prosus for $1.8 Billion
Prosus said it struck a $1.8 billion deal to acquire Stack Overflow, an online community for software developers, in a bet on growing demand for online tech learning. From a report: Based in New York, closely held Stack Overflow operates a question-a.....»»
Amazon Buys MGM, Studio Behind James Bond, for $8.45 Billion
James Bond has a new home: Amazon and MGM announced a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire MGM for $8.45 billion. From a report: MGM, founded in 1924, complements Amazon Studios, which has primarily focused on producing TV prog.....»»
Daily Crunch: Snap spends more than $500M to acquire AR display startup WaveOptics
Hello friends and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day a.....»»
Sex-specific social learning prepares young orangutans for adulthood
Immature female and male orangutans direct their social attention to different types of individuals, potentially to acquire the sex-specific ecological knowledge they will need in later life, according to a study publishing 19th May, 2021 in the open.....»»
Mapping out one edtech company’s $200M bet on lifelong learning
Emeritus plans to acquire iD Tech, a STEM education service for children, which brings a whole different set of customers to its umbrella. Mumbai-based Emeritus, an edtech company that works with universities to create online upskilling cou.....»»
PhonePe in talks to acquire Indian app store Indus OS
Walmart-backed Indian payments services firm PhonePe is in advanced stages of talks to acquire Samsung-backed Indus OS, a startup that operates an eponymous third-party Android app store, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The deal va.....»»
Google previews MUM, its new tech that’s 1,000x more powerful than BERT
Multitasking is the key differentiator, enabling MUM to acquire knowledge, understand and generate language and interpret text, images and video all at the same time. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article......»»