Retail: Walmart Acquisition Boosts Voice Tools
In today’s top retail news, Walmart is acquiring technology assets from conversational platform startup Botmock, while Wayfair has added a video commerce platform to its app. Also, DoorDash is now offering same-day delivery for Ulta Beauty products, and…
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Monteverde & Associates PC Announces an Investigation of Helix Acquisition Corp. – HLXA
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Monteverde & Associates PC Announces an Investigation of Helix Acquisition Corp. – HLXA SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Monteverde & Associates PC Announces an Investigation of Helix Acquisition Corp. – HLXA PR Newswire NEW…
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Monteverde & Associates PC Announces an Investigation of Austerlitz Acquisition Corp. I – AUS
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Monteverde & Associates PC Announces an Investigation of Austerlitz Acquisition Corp. I – AUS SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Monteverde & Associates PC Announces an Investigation of Austerlitz Acquisition Corp. I – AUS PR…
OSU Startup Inpria Nets $514M Acquisition for Trailblazing Chemical Manufacturing
(Scientists at Inpria developed a liquid inorganic material that allows for more efficient and precise production of microchips | Photo courtesy of Inpria) Inpria Corporation, which got its start at Oregon State University and whose revolutionary…
AES Indiana announces its acquisition of the Petersburg Solar Project adding new technologies and economic benefits to Pike Co.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — AES Indiana, a subsidiary of The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES), today announced plans to acquire and construct a 250 MW solar + 180MWh energy storage facility in Pike County, Ind., 125 miles southwest of…
Big Tech House Hearing Reveals Mark Zuckerberg Emails About Facebook’s Instagram Acquisition
Facebook’s $1 billion deal to buy Instagram in April 2012 became a focal point of the House Antitrust Subcommittee’s wide-ranging antitrust hearing Wednesday with four major tech company CEOs. The committee disclosed emails from Mark Zuckerberg revealing…
This AI generates hilariously realistic startup acquisition announcements
Photo storage startup Loom announced it had been acquired by Dropbox in 2014; it also said it would be shutting down its service a month later. In 2015, Divshot revealed it had been bought out by Google; it also added it would be closing doors two months…
Big tech’s 15-year acquisition spree had a hidden cost
Since 2005, Alphabet, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook have acquired 385 other US companies, according to PitchBook. Alphabet alone has acquired 185. Big tech’s buying spree is already being scrutinized by the US Federal Trade Commission, the EU, and…