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Adobe has been in negotiations to acquire Synthesia, which makes AI tools that generate video avatars of people, for about $3 billion; the startup was valued at $2.1 billion in January (Katie Roof/The Information)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 23, 2025

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Coinbase agrees to acquire Echo, a blockchain platform for crypto companies to quickly raise capital, for approximately $375 million, marking Coinbase’s 8th acquisition in 2025 (Lauren Thomas/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 21, 2025

Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal: Coinbase agrees to acquire Echo, a blockchain platform for crypto companies to quickly raise…

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QUALTRICS agrees to acquire Press Ganey Forsta, which helps health companies compile the comments of patients and doctors, for $ 6.75 billion, including debt (financial times)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 6, 2025

Financial time:: Qualtrics agrees to acquire Press Ganey Forsta, which helps health companies compile the comments of patients and doctors,…

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Paramount Skydance to acquire a free press based on Bari Weiss

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 6, 2025

CBS News Studio Times Square in Manhattan, New York, United States of America, July 6, 2024. Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto…

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The Fivetran data integration company is in talks to acquire the DBT Labs data management company in an agreement valuing the combined entity between $ 5 billion and $ 10 billion (information)

By Stacey D. WallsSeptember 28, 2025

Featured podcasts Big Technology Podcast: The $ 100 billion marriage from Openai and Nvidia, the sloppy vibrations of Meta, Tiktok…

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Crowdsstrike agrees to acquire Pangea, which protects companies from rapid injection attacks by monitoring AI interactions with users and software, for ~ 260 million dollars (James Rundle / Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsSeptember 18, 2025

James Rundle / Wall Street Journal:: Crowdstrike agrees to acquire Pangea, which protects companies from rapid injection attacks by monitoring…

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Varonis Systems agrees to acquire the security company by e-mail SlashXET for up to $ 150 million, including retention, after purchasing the cyral database company for ~ 25 million dollars (Emily forgash / Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsSeptember 2, 2025

Emily forgash / Bloomberg:: Varonis Systems agrees to acquire the security company by E-mail Slashnet for up to $ 150…

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OPENAI warns investors against "Unauthorized opportunities" To acquire an exposure to its equity, including through special vehicle vehicles (Anthony Ha / Techcrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsAugust 23, 2025

Anthony Ha / Techcrunch:: OPENAI warns investors against “unauthorized opportunities” to acquire an exposure to its equity, including through special…

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Databricks plans to acquire Tecton, which helps companies create and deploy ML applications, for an undisclosed sum; Tecton was estimated at $ 900 million in 2022 (Krystal Hu / Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsAugust 22, 2025

Featured podcasts Big Technology Podcast: The great debate of GPT-5, the AI bubble of Sam Altman, only the chatbots The…

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Thoma Bravo agrees to acquire the HR DayForce software supplier for $ 12.3 billion, paying $ 70 per share, a 32% bonus to DayForce shares before the reports of a possible transaction (Dan Primack / Axios)

By Stacey D. WallsAugust 21, 2025

Dan Primack / Axios:: Thoma Bravo agrees to acquire the HR DayForce software supplier for $ 12.3 billion, paying $…

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Browsing: acquire

Adobe has been in negotiations to acquire Synthesia, which makes AI tools that generate video avatars of people, for about $3 billion; the startup was valued at $2.1 billion in January (Katie Roof/The Information)

Coinbase agrees to acquire Echo, a blockchain platform for crypto companies to quickly raise capital, for approximately $375 million, marking Coinbase’s 8th acquisition in 2025 (Lauren Thomas/Wall Street Journal)

QUALTRICS agrees to acquire Press Ganey Forsta, which helps health companies compile the comments of patients and doctors, for $ 6.75 billion, including debt (financial times)

Paramount Skydance to acquire a free press based on Bari Weiss

The Fivetran data integration company is in talks to acquire the DBT Labs data management company in an agreement valuing the combined entity between $ 5 billion and $ 10 billion (information)

Crowdsstrike agrees to acquire Pangea, which protects companies from rapid injection attacks by monitoring AI interactions with users and software, for ~ 260 million dollars (James Rundle / Wall Street Journal)

Varonis Systems agrees to acquire the security company by e-mail SlashXET for up to $ 150 million, including retention, after purchasing the cyral database company for ~ 25 million dollars (Emily forgash / Bloomberg)

OPENAI warns investors against "Unauthorized opportunities" To acquire an exposure to its equity, including through special vehicle vehicles (Anthony Ha / Techcrunch)

Databricks plans to acquire Tecton, which helps companies create and deploy ML applications, for an undisclosed sum; Tecton was estimated at $ 900 million in 2022 (Krystal Hu / Reuters)

Thoma Bravo agrees to acquire the HR DayForce software supplier for $ 12.3 billion, paying $ 70 per share, a 32% bonus to DayForce shares before the reports of a possible transaction (Dan Primack / Axios)