I’m Glad Discord Isn’t Being Acquired
Dear Discord: Please go public and stay independent instead of being acquired. Love, Brad. I’ve become a huge Discord fan and user of the past year. I’ve got many daily reference points from products that I use for real-time communication.....»»
AutoNation slowly integrates captive CIG
Dealership group AutoNation sees recently acquired CIG Financial as a potential revenue source and strategic asset......»»
Group 1 Automotive buys Mercedes-Benz dealership
Group 1 Automotive has acquired a Mercedes-Benz dealership, which it says is its 17th store selling the brand......»»
Discord now lets creators make money, and it’s not with crypto
Discord has shared details on the pricing requirements and perks of its Server Subscriptions for servers in the U.S......»»
Apple seeds fourth developer betas of iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, tvOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2
Apple has shifted to the fourth round of betas for its operating systems, with new developer builds of iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, tvOS 16.2, and watchOS 9.2 now available to download.New betas can be acquired from the Apple Developer Center by developers.....»»
Actron becomes largest shareholder of Mosel
Automotive diode specialist Actron Technology has acquired more common shares of its re-invested Mosel Vitelic and has now become the largest shareholder of the 6-inch foundry specialist......»»
Elon Musk claims Apple has "threatened to withhold" Twitter from its app store
Elon Musk on Monday claimed that Apple has "threatened" to pull Twitter from its iOS app store, a move that could be devastating to the company Musk just acquired for $44 billion......»»
Do acquisitions harm the acquired brand? Identifying conditions that reduce the negative effect
Researchers from University of Leeds, University of Vienna, and University of Pennsylvania published a new Journal of Marketing article that examines why consumers develop negative reactions towards acquired brands and explains conditions that attenu.....»»
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: 8 tips and tricks to get started
Get ready for a new generation! We've acquired all of the gym badges in Paldea to bring you these essential tips and tricks for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet......»»
The long, tangled journey of a European rover to Mars takes another twist
"I am very glad to say that we have found a positive way forward." Enlarge / Artist's concept of the Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover on Mars. (credit: Adrian Mann/Stocktrek Images) The more than two dozen nations that m.....»»
Hackers sink to new low by stealing Discord accounts in ransomware attacks
AXLocker is a new ransomware attack that not only encrypts your files -- it also attempts to steal your Discord account, giving you 48 hours to respond......»»
Publics" dealership acquisitions drop in "22
The four public auto retailers who made dealership acquisitions in the first half of 2022 bought a total of 21 dealerships, down 69 percent from 67 stores that four public groups acquired in the same period last year......»»
Private buyers drive dealership buy-sell activities in first half of "22
Automotive News tracked 178 buy-sell transactions in the first half of 2022, involving 253 U.S. franchised dealerships trading hands. While the transaction count rose from the first half of last year, the number of stores acquired dipped......»»
Intel must pay $949 million to patent troll VLSI for an outdated chip patent
The patent in question was acquired by VLSI from Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors NV, and according to the patent troll attorney it would cause "millions and millions of infringements per second" within Intel's CPUs. The jury was convinced, and VLS.....»»
FitTech acquires TWC Opto, XQT-Opto
LED probing, testing and sorting equipment maker FitTech has disclosed it has acquired Taiwan-based TWC Opto and China-based XQT-Opto Technology in a bid to strengthen its product lines of laser probing and testing equipment......»»
Apple seeds third developer beta of macOS Ventura 13.1
Apple has moved on to the third beta round for macOS Ventura 13.1, with developers now able to download a fresh build.macOS Ventura 13.1 beta 1 now available for developersNew betas can be acquired from the Apple Developer Center by developers signed.....»»
Safford purchase of 16 Brown dealerships biggest in 2022
Safford Automotive more than doubled when it acquired Brown Automotive Group. It's the biggest acquisition tracked so far by this year in terms of the number of new-vehicle dealerships trading hands......»»
Apple ‘at least four years away’ from launching Google search competitor, new report says
A new report from The Information today dives into Apple’s ongoing efforts to develop “search capabilities that might compete head-on with Google’s.” As part of those efforts, Apple acquired an AI news startup called Laserlike in 2018, which.....»»
Key staff driving Apple search engine leave to rejoin Google
Four years after Laserlike was acquired by Apple to boost its web search technology, the founders have quit to rejoin Google.Prior to forming Laserlike in 2015, Anand Shukla, Srinivasan Venkatachary and Steven Baker were all Google employees. Their w.....»»
Ford-Lincoln, Nissan, Stellantis and Chevy dealerships acquired in Q3 deals
Ford-Lincoln, Nissan, Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram and Chevy dealerships traded hands in third-quarter transactions across three states......»»
Safford Automotive buys 16 Brown"s Car stores in largest dealership acquisition of 2022
Safford acquired 14 franchised dealerships, a used-vehicle store and a muscle and classic car store from Brown's......»»