Dell reaches deal with founder on buyout
by Brett Molina, courtesy USA TODAY Dell has reached a tentative deal with founder Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners on a buyout, ending a months-long battle over the fate of the struggling PC...
View ArticleBoston Globe gives John W. Henry Opportunity above 3 groups that “topped”...
by Chritty Watts – According to insiders of the Boston Globe, there were 3 more higher dollar bids declined, losing out to Red Sox owner John W. Henry’s winning $70 million. The contenders were: John...
View ArticleAnother Titan Acquires a Giant Newspaper: The Washington Post is Sold
Jeff Bezos Buys The Washington Post For $250 Million Jeff Bezos, CEO and founder of Amazon, has bought the Washington Post for $250 million. by Adam Taylor, courtesy BusinessInsider - - The...
View ArticleFacebook Acquires Team Behind Jibbigo Speech Translation App
courtesy Herring Editorial Team - Facebook has acquired Mobile Technologies, the 12 year old company behind Jibbigo, a speech recognition and machine translation app. The app is the first to offer...
View ArticleAmerica Movil Secures Funding for $9.7 Billion KPN Bid
America Movil Secures Funding for $9.7 Billion KPN Bid by Chris Spillane & Martijn van der Starre, courtesy Bloomberg America Movil SAB (AMXL) said it has secured the funding to finance its 7.2...
View ArticleBaidu Buys Majority Stake in Nuomi
by John Paczkowski, courtesy AllthingsD Baidu’s efforts to extend its business beyond search have led the company to yet another acquisition. Baidu, proprietor of China’s largest search engine, said...
View ArticleMusic/Tech/Media Deals: From Startup Funding To Big Brand Partnerships
Music/Tech/Media Deals: From Startup Funding To Big Brand Partnerships Lots of deals and funding news of late. Here’s a quick roundup including funding for Artiphon and Musikki, deals between Deezer x...
View ArticleAT&T to purchase prepaid wireless LEAP
by A.M. Watts More and more wireless consolidation taking shape AT&T going after prepaid wireless market with the purchase of San Diego, CA based Leap Wireless International. Leap is serviced...
View ArticleIntel buys Israeli startup Omek Interactive for close to $50 million
Startup developed software for creating a gesture-recognition interface based on information provided by a 3-D camera. by Inbal Orpaz, courtesy Haaretz Microchip maker Intel has acquired the Israeli...
View ArticleHelped by GE, Ayasdi positions itself at crest of Big Data’s second wave
At the D11 conference in May, GE CEO Jeff Immelt outlined a vision for an “industrial Internet,” in which companies like his are turning to software to become more efficient. In particular, GE is...
View ArticleBaidu Buys $1.9 Billion App Developer In China’s Biggest Internet Company...
James Titcomb , courtesy TheTelegraph – The company, China’s answer to Google, has agreed to buy out 91 Wireless, which develops apps for Android phones as well as running its own app store. The...
View ArticleVideo: Dell Buyer Group Said to Consider $24.4 Billion Bid Final
Michael Dell and Silver Lake Management LLC, approaching a deadline to woo Dell Inc. (DELL) shareholders to vote for their $24.4 billion buyout, consider the $13.65-a-share bid to be their best and...
View ArticleIcahn Sues Over Dell Voting
by Saabira Chaudhuri , courtesy Wall Street Journal - Activist investor Carl Icahn has filed a lawsuit against Dell Inc. DELL +2.28% and its board to prevent the computer maker from further delaying...
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