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.....»»
BBVA says that it is shutting down banking app Simple, will transfer users to BBVA USA
Some consolidation is underway in the world of challenger banking apps. BBVA today told users of Simple — the pioneering mobile and online banking app that it acquired for $117 million in 2014 — that it is planning to shut down the servic.....»»
Hopin buys livestreaming startup StreamYard for $250M as it looks to expand its product lineup
This morning Hopin, a quickly-growing startup that sells a technology platform for hosting digital events, announced that it has acquired StreamYard. The acquired company, which bootstrapped itself to material revenue scale, will retain its brand and.....»»
Niantic buys competitive gaming platform Mayhem
Pokèmon Go creator Niantic has acquired a small SF gaming startup building a league and tournament organization platform to help gamers create their own communities around popular titles. Mayhem was in Y Combinator’s winter 2018 batch and went.....»»
Cox Automotive acquires imaging, fleet-services businesses
Cox Automotive has acquired Fyusion, an imaging technology company, and Dickinson Fleet Services, a mobile maintenance provider for medium- and heavy-duty trucks......»»
Alibaba shuts down 12-year-old music streaming app Xiami
Using Xiami was once synonymous with having good music taste in China. The music app, which debuted around 2008 and was acquired by Alibaba in 2013, is discontinuing its streaming service today, Xiami said in a notice to users. Xiami, which means .....»»
Twitter acquires social podcasting app Breaker, team to help build Twitter Spaces
Twitter has acquired social broadcasting app Breaker, the companies announced today via a combination of blog posts and tweets. The deal will see Breaker’s team joining Twitter to help “improve the health of the public conversation”.....»»
See Boston Dynamics" Robots Bust Freakishly Good Moves On the Dance Floor
MojoKid summarizes an article from Hot Hardware: Boston Dynamics made news recently when 80% of the company was acquired by Hyundai. The company's family of robots is always impressive and now it appears they're having some fun to celebrate the close.....»»
Salesforce has built a deep bench of executive talent via acquisition
When Salesforce acquired Quip in 2016 for $750 million, it gained CEO and co-founder Bret Taylor as part of the deal. Taylor has since risen quickly through the ranks of the software giant to become president and COO, second in command behind CEO Mar.....»»
2020 will change the way we look at robotics
Earlier this month, Hyundai acquired a controlling stake in Boston Dynamics that valued the company at $1.1 billion. What’s most interesting about the news isn’t the acquisition itself (it does, after all, find Boston Dynamics switching hands for.....»»
RentPath drops acquisition deal with CoStar after FTC antitrust lawsuit
RentPath, owner of property listing sites including Rent.com and Apartment Guide, said today it has cancelled its agreement to be acquired by CoStar Group after the Federal Trade Commission sued to block the sale. CoStar, a commercial real estate dat.....»»
Self-driving startup Nuro cleared to commercialize service in Calif.
It's the first commercial permit awarded to any self-driving company in the state. Nuro also announced it acquired self-driving trucking startup Ike......»»
Nuro Becomes First Company To Receive Commercial Autonomous Vehicle Permit From California DMV
An anonymous reader quotes a report from VentureBeat: Hours after announcing that it acquired self-driving truck startup Ike, Nuro revealed it's the first company to receive permission from the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to charge.....»»
Self-driving startup Nuro cleared to commercialize service in Calif.; firm makes acquisition
It's the first commercial permit awarded to any self-driving company in the state. Nuro also announced it acquired self-driving trucking startup Ike......»»
Nuro acquires autonomous trucking startup Ike
Autonomous delivery company Nuro has acquired Ike, a startup founded by veterans of Apple, Google and Uber Advanced Technologies Group that aimed to commercialize self-driving trucks. The deal, the latest in a busy season of acquisitions and consolid.....»»
OneTrust nabs $300M Series C on $5.1B valuation to expand privacy platform
OneTrust, the 4-year old privacy platform startup from the folks who brought you AirWatch (which was acquired by VMWare for $1.5B in 2014), announced a $300 million Series C on an impressive $5.1 billion valuation today. The company has attracted con.....»»
Manley gives U.S. dealers a voice in merged company
With another merger about to be finalized, dealers are glad the company will keep FCA's CEO, who previously ran Jeep and Ram, on board as head of Americas......»»
Google Buys Company Whose Software Turns Old PCs Into Chromebooks
This week Google "quietly acquired a company called Neverware Inc. that sells software to transform old personal computers and Macs into Chromebook devices," reports SiliconANGLE: The acquisition was announced by Neverware on Twitter, and Google lat.....»»
Aurora and Zoox differ on path to future
Aurora has acquired Uber ATG. Zoox has unveiled a new vehicle. With last week's developments, both companies have showcased starkly different approaches to building robotaxi businesses......»»
“Boston Dynamics Will Continue to Be Boston Dynamics,” Company Says
While shifting to become a commercial operation, Boston Dynamics wants to keep "doing cool stuff with robots" Last week’s announcement that Hyundai acquired Boston Dynamics from SoftBank left us with a lot of questions. We attempted to a.....»»
Building safer medical devices with innovative protective nanoparticle coating
Every year, over a million people develop health care-acquired infections during their hospital stays. And around 100,000 of them die from those complications......»»