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Intel Urged To Consider Strategic Options
Activist shareholder urges Intel to consider its strategic options, and whether it should outsource chip production to third parties
Vodafone Ends Shareholder Tussle Over 2013 Kabel Acquisition
Seven year itch. British mobile operator to buy remaining shares in Kabel for £1.9 billion ($2.6 billion) to halt legal action
Elon Musk Offered Tesla To Apple’s Tim Cook
Tesla boss Elon Musk confirms he once offered to sell the electric car maker to Apple, but CEO Tim Cook refused to meet him
Google Wins EU Approval For Fitbit Deal
Over a year since Google announced it was acquiring fitness device maker in a $2.1bn deal, EU gives its official blessing
Boston Dynamics Sold By SoftBank To Hyundai
Ownership odyssey of robotic dog developer Boston Dynamics, once owned by Google, continues as Hyundai acquires majority stake
Salesforce Acquires Slack For $28 Billion For Workforce Collaboration
As the enterprise world adjusts to remote working, Salesforce pay $27.7 billion to acquire Slack for enhanced workplace collaboration
Huawei Sells Honor Smartphone Unit To Chinese Consortium
Chinese networking giant Huawei sells budget-focused Honor smartphone division to consortium of agents and dealers to keep brand alive
Veteran Game Maker Codemasters Set For US Acquisition
Warwickshire-based Codemasters in talks for £739m sale to US-based videogame giant Take-Two, parent of Rockstar Games and 2K
Marvell Acquires Inphi For Cloud Push
Consolidation in the chip sector continues with Marvell purchasing Inphi for $10 billion, to deepen cloud data centre and 5G push
Intel Sells NAND Business To SK Hynix For $9 Billion
Acquisition of Intel’s NAND business division makes SK Hynix the second largest NAND flash manufacturer in the world after Samsung
EU Regulators Extend Fitbit Antitrust Probe
Fitness data probe. European antitrust regulators have given themselves more time to investigate Google’s acquisition of Fitbit
Beijing Unlikely To Sanction Oracle TikTok Deal – Report
Chinese state media warn that despite President Trump’s approval, China is unlikely to sign off on the Oracle, Walmart deal with ByteDance
White House Reviewing Oracle TikTok Deal
Trump administration says it is reviewing TikTok’s ‘technology partner’ deal with Oracle, and its Trump supporter Larry Ellison
Walmart Joins Microsoft In Bid For TikTok
American owner of ASDA supermarket joins forces with Microsoft in bidding to acquire the US and overseas operations of TikTok
President Trump Backs Oracle For TikTok Takeover
Larry Ellison is a supporter of President Donald Trump, as the latter publicly backs Oracle’s bid for US operations of TikTok
Oracle Explores Purchase Of TikTok US Operations – Report
Oracle holds preliminary talks with Chinese owner of TikTok, about possible acquisition of US and other worldwide operations
Softbank Confirms It Is Exploring Sell-Off Of ARM Holdings
Japanese giant Softbank has confirmed it is exploring selling off British chip designer ARM Holdings, including selling off parts of it
Twitter Talks With TikTok Over US Operations – Report
As Donald Trump threatens a ban next month, TikTok reportedly held ‘preliminary talks with Twitter over its US operations
Uber Expands UK Reach With Autocab Buy
Amid consolidation in the taxi sector caused by Coronavirus lockdown, Uber purchases British rival Autocab for undisclosed amount
UK Government Should Stop ARM Sale To US – Hermann Hauser
Amid reports that Softbank is looking to offload ARM Holdings to Nvidia, the man involved in ARM’s creation calls for the UK government to intervene
China Lashes Out At Proposed TikTok US Sale To Microsoft
Tech cold war between United States and China continues, as Chinese state media says it will not accept ‘theft’ of short video app
Google Fitbit Data Pledge Not Sufficient To Offset Antitrust Probe
Offer by Google not to use Fitbit data for adverts is unlikely to offset an official antitrust investigation by EC officials
Google Closes Down North Smart Glasses
Weeks after Google purchased Canadian smart glass provider North, customers are warned their devices will stop working this week
UK Government To Acquire £400 Million Stake In OneWeb
Watch out SpaceX’s Elon Musk? British government and Bharti Global announce deal to acquire satellite broadband company OneWeb
Advocacy Groups Warn Against Google’s Fitbit Acquisition
Twenty advocacy groups from around the world warn that Google’s acquisition of Fitbit risks damaging privacy and competition
Google Buys North Smart Glasses, Closes Down Product
Canadian smart glasses maker North acquired by Google, which then immediately kills the next version of its wearable device
Cisco Acquires ThousandEyes For Network Monitoring
Networking giant Cisco Systems opens its cheque book to acquire well estalished network intelligence software provider ThousandEyes
Intel Acquires Rivet Networks For Killer Cards
Wi-Fi connectivity. Company behind the Killer gaming networking cards (Rivet Networks) is acquired by chip goliath Intel Corp
Virgin Media And O2 Join Forces In Joint Venture
Major UK telecom shakeup…O2’s ownership odyssey continues, with confirmation it is to merge with Virgin Media to take on the BT/EE juggernaut