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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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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

4 years ago

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

4 years ago

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

4 years ago

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

4 years ago

Cisco Acquires ThousandEyes For Network Monitoring

Networking giant Cisco Systems opens its cheque book to acquire well estalished network intelligence software provider ThousandEyes

4 years ago

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

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

Facebook Invests $5.7 Billion In Indian Conglomerate

Social network makes biggest acquisition since acquiring WhatsApp by purchasing 10 percent stake in Indian firm Reliance Industries

4 years ago

Backbencher Demands Halt Of Chinese Takeover Of Imagination Technologies

David Davies says government must employ every mechanism to prevent removal of tech base of Imagination Technologies to China

4 years ago

Coronavirus: Xerox Ends Hostile Takeover Bid For HP

Setback for Carl? Printer maker Xerox cites Coronavirus pandemic 'turmoil' as reason for withdrawing $35 billion bid for HP

4 years ago

Coronavirus: HP Laments Xerox Hostile Bid Amid Pandemic

HP has written to its shareholders to argue that now is not the time for an unsolicited takeover, with Xerox's…

4 years ago

HP Rejects Xerox’s Sweetened Takeover Offer

Still a firm no. HP's board of directors tell Carl Icahn and Xerox that their $35 billion takeover offer still…

4 years ago

HP $15 Billion Share Buyback To Thwart Xerox Advances

HP board announces 'financial value creation plan' that will see it buy back billions in shares, to defeat Xerox's offer…

4 years ago

Dell Sells Cybersecurity Division RSA Security

RSA Security is to be sold to a consortium for just over $2 billion, as Dell seeks to 'simplify' it…

4 years ago

Google Acquisition Of Looker Data Sciences Approved

Alphabet unit completes $2.6bn acquisition of Looker Data Sciences after approval from British competition watchdog

4 years ago

CityFibre Buys TalkTalk’s Fibre Network In York

Fibre disposal. TalkTalk's FibreNation division sold to CityFibre for £200 million, amid signing of wholesale agreement with CityFibre

4 years ago

HP Board Once Again Rejects Xerox’s Advances

We are still not interested. HP's board of directors once again rejects an unsolicited takeover approach from Xerox, saying it…

4 years ago

Broadcom Sells Symantec Unit To Accenture

Brief affair. Only a few months after finally acquiring it for $10.7bn, Broadcom opts to offload Symantec's Enterprise division

4 years ago

F5 Networks Buys Shape Security For $1bn

Acquisition gives F5 access to Shape's AI-powered, enterprise-grade anti-fraud technologies, including protection against credential stuffing attacks

4 years ago

Intel Pays $2 Billion For AI Firm Habana Labs

Chipmaker continues to open the cheque book to fund growth of its AI expertise and portfolio, with $2 billion Habana…

4 years ago

Xerox Readies Hostile Takeover Approach For HP

A bitter fight is looking increasingly likely, as HP board refuses to open books in response to Xerox demand, after…

4 years ago

Xerox Threatens Hostile Takeover After HP Rejects Offer

Xerox has said that HP must respond by 25 November or it will launch a hostile bid, after HP rejected…

4 years ago

Icahn Takes Stake in HP, Urges Xerox Merger – Report

Activist investor Carl Icahn acquires $1.2 billion stake in HP and reportedly urges merger with Xerox

5 years ago

Digital Realty To Acquire Interxion For $8.4bn

Data centre consolidation sees US real estate giant acquire Europe's largest colocation provider, Interxion

5 years ago

Is Google About To Acquire Fitbit?

Shares in Fitbit have been suspended amid reports that Google had made an offer to acquire the firm

5 years ago

Equity Firm Buys UK’s Sophos For £3.1bn

Acquisition of Oxfordshire-based cyber-security firm, which aided NHS during WannaCry attacks, follows fall in value of sterling in wake of…

5 years ago

Facebook To Acquire Brain-Control Startup CTRL-Labs

Controlling computers with the power of your mind. Facebook acquires startup CTRL-Labs for $1 billion

5 years ago