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Vodafone To Sell Hungarian Operation For $1.8bn

Vodafone to offload its Hungarian business for $1.8 billion, in a move that will create a telecoms leader in the…

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Amazon To Buy Roomba Maker iRobot For $1.7bn

Amazon signs deal to buy Roomba maker iRobot for $1.7bn as it looks to expand on smart home offerings such…

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Twitter Seeks Financial Evidence Against Elon Musk And Subpoenas Banks

Dozens of subpoenas issued by Twitter to a number of banks, to determine if Elon Musk allegedly conspired to scupper…

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FTC Lawsuit To Block Meta Acquisition Of VR Developer Within

American regulator Federal Trade Commission moves to block Facebook parent Meta from acquiring virtual reality fitness app maker Within

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Twitter Wins Battle To Fast Track Elon Musk Lawsuit

Twitter will face Elon Musk in a Delaware courtroom in October, over his attempt to 'terminate his $44 billion takoever…

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Twitter Begins Legal Action Against Elon Musk

Well...he was warned. Twitter sued Elon Musk on Tuesday to force him to complete his $44bn acquisition of social media…

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Twitter Board Vows To Pursue Musk, Who Mocks Legal Threat

Twitter's board of diectors vows to pursue legal action against former suitor Elon Musk, who responds with openly mocking memes

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Elon Musk Tells Twitter He Is ‘Terminating’ $44Bn Acquisition

No surprise? Elon Musk announces ending of his $44bn (£36bn) bid to buy Twitter, alleging multiple breaches of legal agreement

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Elon Musk’s Acquisition Of Twitter In ‘Serious Jeopardy’ – Report

Takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk is in “serious jeopardy” according to one report, despite Twitter suspending one million fake…

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NSO Group In Talks To Offload Pegasus Spyware – Report

But would the US and Israel approve? US Defence contractor L3Harris reportedly in talks to acquire NSO Group's Pegasus surveillance…

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Musk May Drop Twitter Deal If Fake Account Data Not Provided

Elon Musk has once again warned he could walk away from his Twitter takeover, if the platform does not provide…

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Oracle’s Cerner Purchase Given EU Antitrust Blessing

Healthcare move by software giant Oracle with its $28 billion acquisition of Cerner, now given official blessing from European Commission

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Broadcom Confirms VMware Acquisition For $61 Billion

Entry into cloud infrastructure software for US chip firm Broadcom after it confirms reports it will acquire VMware for $61…

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Chinese Acquisition Of Newport Wafer Fab Under National Security Review

Last year's promised national security review of the purchase UK’s largest chip producer never materialised, but it will now says…

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Broadcom ‘In Talks’ To Acquire VMware

US chip maker Broadcom reportedly in talks to buy VMware as it seeks to diversify into software, following failed 2018…

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Twitter Sees Three More Executive Departures

Three executives apparently jump ship. More high level departures at Twitter, ahead of Elon Musk's takeover battle for the platform

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Twitter Fights Back Over Musk Bot Allegations

Twitter chief executive Parag Agrawal defends company's estimates of fake accounts as Elon Musk says renegotiating deal not 'out of…

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Musk Touts ‘Slight Cost’ For Business Use Of Twitter

Twitter for 'casual users' will remain fee, tweets Elon Musk, but businesses using Twitter will be subjected to 'slight fee'

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Meta Begins Appeal Against UK Order To Sell Giphy

Closely watched appeal. UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says it will defend its Giphy sale order 'vigorously'

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Twitter To Be Sold To Elon Musk For $44 Billion

Now what? Board of directors agrees to sell Twitter to the world's richest man, who has frequently criticised the platform…

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Musk In Talks With Thoma Bravo Over Joint Twitter Bid – Report

Media report suggests Elon Musk is in talks with private equity group Thoma Bravo about partnering up for possible Twitter…

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Toshiba Says It Will Seek Buyout Offers

Strategic options. Japanese conglomerate shares rise after Toshiba says it will solicit deal offers, including buyout offers

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Musk Secures $46.5 Billion Funding For Twitter Takeover

World's wealthiest man Elon Musk puts up $33.5 billion of his own money, as he readies for boardroom battle over…

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Twitter Adopts Poison Pill To Fend Off Elon Musk

Unwanted advances. Unsolicited takeover offer from Elon Musk sees Twitter board last week adopt a poison pill to thwart his…

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Elon Musk Hints At Plan B, If Twitter Board Refuses Offer

Tesla boss admits he is not sure he will actually buy Twitter, but teases he may have a “plan B”…

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Elon Musk Offers To Buy Twitter For $41bn To ‘Unlock’ Potential

Hostile takeover? World's richest man Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $41 billion, and promises to “unlock” its “extraordinary…

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Cloud Security firm Barrracuda Networks Acquired For $4 Billion

Cybersecurity firm Barracuda Networks has been acquired by investment firm KKR, from its private equity group owner Thoma Bravo

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Apple Acquires UK Fintech Credit Kudos – Report

Tech giant Apple reportedly acquires British fintech start-up Credit Kudos for $150m, to perhaps bolster its financial services operation

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Intel Acquires Israeli Chipmaker Tower Semiconductor For $5.4bn

Chip giant Intel expands its manufacturing capabilities, and spends billions to acquire specialised chip manufacturing expert Tower Semiconductor

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AMD Closes $50 Billion Xilinx Acquisition

HPC boost for chip giant AMD, as it completes its drawn out acquisition of FPGA specialist Xilinx for approximately $50…

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