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Danaher agrees to acquire US medical technology company Masimo for $9.9 billion, paying $180 per share, a nearly 40% premium to the Feb. 13 close, expected to close in the second half of 2026 (Stuart Biggs/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 17, 2026

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Capital One agrees to acquire Brex, which specializes in technology to manage corporate credit cards, expenses and rewards, for $5.15 billion in cash and stock (Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 22, 2026

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Snowflake agrees to acquire Observe, an observability platform built on Snowflake databases; the deal was previously valued at around $1 billion (Rebecca Szkutak/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 8, 2026

Rebecca Szkutak / TechCrunch: Snowflake agrees to acquire Observe, an observability platform built on Snowflake databases; the deal was previously…

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Sources: Palo Alto Networks in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Koi for $400 million; Koi has raised $48 million to date (Sophie Shulman/CTech)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 4, 2026

Sophie Shulman / CTech: Sources: Palo Alto Networks in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Koi for $400 million; Koi…

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Uber in talks to acquire parking reservation app SpotHero; parking app was last valued at $290 million (The Information)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 31, 2025

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Sources: Nvidia in advanced talks to acquire Tel Aviv-based AI21, which builds its own LLMs, for $2-3 billion; the operation would resemble an acquisition (CTech)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 30, 2025

CTech: Sources: Nvidia in advanced talks to acquire Tel Aviv-based AI21, which builds its own LLMs, for $2-3 billion; the…

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How Larry Ellison is helping his son David build a media empire, including explaining to Trump why Paramount, not Netflix, should acquire WBD (Theodore Schleifer/New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 25, 2025

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HCLSoftware, a subsidiary of Indian IT company HCLTech, agrees to acquire business intelligence company Jaspersoft from Cloud Software Group for $240 million in cash (Urvi Malvania/Financial Express)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 24, 2025

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Coinbase agrees to acquire prediction markets startup The Clearing Company for undisclosed amount; the startup was founded in 2025 and raised a $15 million seed (Yogita Khatri/The Block)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 22, 2025

Yogita Khatri / The block: Coinbase agrees to acquire prediction markets startup The Clearing Company for undisclosed amount; the startup…

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Alphabet agrees to acquire data center company Intersect for $4.75 billion in cash, plus existing debt, as part of its efforts to expand its AI data center footprint (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 22, 2025

Bloomberg: Alphabet agrees to acquire data center company Intersect for $4.75 billion in cash, plus its existing debt, as part…

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Meta invests $115 million in workforce academy, free 5-week program to train Americans to build data centers, offering job guarantees on Meta construction sites (Wall Street Journal)

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Danaher agrees to acquire US medical technology company Masimo for $9.9 billion, paying $180 per share, a nearly 40% premium to the Feb. 13 close, expected to close in the second half of 2026 (Stuart Biggs/Bloomberg)

Capital One agrees to acquire Brex, which specializes in technology to manage corporate credit cards, expenses and rewards, for $5.15 billion in cash and stock (Wall Street Journal)

Snowflake agrees to acquire Observe, an observability platform built on Snowflake databases; the deal was previously valued at around $1 billion (Rebecca Szkutak/TechCrunch)

Sources: Palo Alto Networks in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Koi for $400 million; Koi has raised $48 million to date (Sophie Shulman/CTech)

Uber in talks to acquire parking reservation app SpotHero; parking app was last valued at $290 million (The Information)

Sources: Nvidia in advanced talks to acquire Tel Aviv-based AI21, which builds its own LLMs, for $2-3 billion; the operation would resemble an acquisition (CTech)

How Larry Ellison is helping his son David build a media empire, including explaining to Trump why Paramount, not Netflix, should acquire WBD (Theodore Schleifer/New York Times)

HCLSoftware, a subsidiary of Indian IT company HCLTech, agrees to acquire business intelligence company Jaspersoft from Cloud Software Group for $240 million in cash (Urvi Malvania/Financial Express)

Coinbase agrees to acquire prediction markets startup The Clearing Company for undisclosed amount; the startup was founded in 2025 and raised a $15 million seed (Yogita Khatri/The Block)

Alphabet agrees to acquire data center company Intersect for $4.75 billion in cash, plus existing debt, as part of its efforts to expand its AI data center footprint (Bloomberg)