Oura acquires Doublepoint, a startup that specializes in gesture recognition technology
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - The company believes its next phase of wearable AI will be powered by a combination of voice and gesture.
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Netflix buys Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking company InterPositive
Amanda Silberling / techcrunch - Affleck says he wanted to "preserve what makes human storytelling human, which is judgement."
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Musk battles Twitter market manipulation case in court appearance
ft - Billionaire says tweet that sparked lawsuit ‘may not have been my wisest’
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Accenture Acquires Ookla, Downdetector As Part of $1.2 Billion Deal
BeauHD / slashdot - Accenture is acquiring Downdetector parent company Ookla from Ziff Davis in a $1.2 billion deal to bolster its network analytics and visibility tools for telecoms, hyperscalers, and enterprises. "The deal, which will transfer all of Ziff Davis's Connectiv…
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Paramount Says It Will Merge HBO Max With Paramount Plus If the Warner Bros. Sale Goes Through
James Whitbrook / gizmodo - Meanwhile, Paramount CEO David Ellison: 'This is not about consolidation, it’s about reinventing the business.'
- Deal finances: debt load and $6B in expected synergies (2)
- Ellison's persona and HBO fandom color takeover narrative (1)
- Markets and rivals react to Paramount's Warner Bros deal (4)
- Paramount to unite HBO Max and Paramount+ into one service (7)
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Deal finances: debt load and $6B in expected synergies
Ellison's persona and HBO fandom color takeover narrative
Markets and rivals react to Paramount's Warner Bros deal
Paramount to unite HBO Max and Paramount+ into one service
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London-Based Onetag Onetag Acquires Italian AdTech Firm Aryel
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - London-based Onetag, a provider of global programmatic advertising and smart curation solutions, has acquired Milan-based Aryel, a specialist in immersive and interactive advertising technology. The acquisition positions Onetag to further its growth as a …
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Paramount Skydance-WBD Merger Agreement Officially Announced
Stephanie Prange / mediaplaynews - Paramount Skydance Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery Feb. 27 announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Paramount will acquire WBD. Under the terms of the agreement, Paramount will pay $31 per share in cash for all outstandi…
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Netflix cedes Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount: “No longer financially attractive”
Scharon Harding / arstechnica - Netflix shares jumped following the announcement.
- Inside Netflix's rethink: strategic relief or missed opportunity? (3)
- Paramount's superior bid seals deal; Netflix steps aside (3)
- Regulators and Ellison’s empire: what Paramount would control (2)
- Trading floors cheer: stocks bounce after Netflix exits WBD (6)
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Inside Netflix's rethink: strategic relief or missed opportunity?
Paramount's superior bid seals deal; Netflix steps aside
Regulators and Ellison’s empire: what Paramount would control
Trading floors cheer: stocks bounce after Netflix exits WBD
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eBay Announces Workforce Reduction of 800 Employees Amid Strategic Overhaul
Trader Edge / parameter - eBay eliminates 800 positions in restructuring effort while acquiring Depop for $1.2B and reporting Q4 revenue growth of 15% to $2.97 billion.The post eBay Announces Workforce Reduction of 800 Employees Amid Strategic Overhaul appeared first on Parameter.
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WBD Calls Paramount’s New Bid ‘Superior’ to Netflix’s Accepted Offer, Gives Streamer Four Days to Submit Counter Bid
Erik Gruenwedel / mediaplaynews - Warner Bros. Discovery Feb. 26 announced that its board, following consultation with its independent financial and legal advisors, confirms that Paramount Skydance’s revised $110.9 billion all-cash offer for the entire company is superior to the existing …
- Board rules Paramount's $31 offer superior; four-day counteroffer window (4)
- Netflix declines to match — exits bidding war under pressure (17)
- Paramount poised to win — acquisition, market reaction, regulatory questions (12)
- Voices from social and analysis: speculation, memes, investor takes (1)
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Board rules Paramount's $31 offer superior; four-day counteroffer window
Netflix declines to match — exits bidding war under pressure
Paramount poised to win — acquisition, market reaction, regulatory questions
Voices from social and analysis: speculation, memes, investor takes
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Warner Bros. Discovery Adds 3.1 Million Streaming Q4 Subs, Ended 2025 With 131.6 Million
Erik Gruenwedel / mediaplaynews - Warner Bros. Discovery Feb. 26 reported a gain of 3.1 million fourth quarter (ended Dec. 31, 2025) streaming video subscribers, ending the period with 131.6 million subs. Streaming includes Discovery+, HBO premium linear television and HBO Max. WBD had 12…
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London-based Dwelly secures over €79.3 million to scale AI-driven rental marketplace
Antonio L. Escárzaga / eu-startups - Dwelly, a London-based property management platform acquiring and digitising independent letting agencies, has secured over €79.3 million (£69 million) in combined equity and debt funding to accelerate its expansion across the UK. The raise includes a €36…
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s Board Says Paramount Skydance’s New $110.9 Billion Bid Might be ‘Superior’ to Netflix Deal
Erik Gruenwedel / mediaplaynews - Warner Bros. Discovery Feb. 24 announced that its board of directors, following consultation with its independent financial and legal advisors, has determined that Paramount Skydance adding $2.48 billion in cash to its current $108.4 billion bid might lea…
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Fintech giant Stripe circles possible PayPal acquisition: Bloomberg
RT Watson / theblock - Founded in the 1990s, PayPal is considered a pioneer in facilitating internet payments and normalizing digital wallets.
- Live rumor: Stripe in talks to buy PayPal (5)
- Other: non-deal Stripe coverage (1)
- Payments shakeup: merger would reorder the industry (1)
- Stablecoins and crypto: implications of a Stripe-PayPal tie-up (3)
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Live rumor: Stripe in talks to buy PayPal
Other: non-deal Stripe coverage
Payments shakeup: merger would reorder the industry
Stablecoins and crypto: implications of a Stripe-PayPal tie-up
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Inside Microsoft’s Xbox Leadership Shake-Up
John Gruber / theverge - Tom Warren, reporting for The Verge (gift link): With Spencer’s retirement official, Microsoft is hitting the resetbutton on Bond’s Xbox strategy instead of embracing it further.Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma is now promising “the return ofXbox,” in a c…
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Canva acquires Cavalry and Mango AI to dominate motion design
Emre Çıtak / dataconomy - Canva announced the acquisition of Cavalry and Mango AI on Monday to strengthen its animation and marketing capabilities. UK-based Cavalry develops 2D motion animation tools for advertising, marketing, gaming, and generative art. Mango AI was building rei…
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PayPal Attracts Takeover Interest After Stock Slump
msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader shares a report: PayPal, the digital payments pioneer, is attracting takeover interest from potential buyers after a stock slide wiped out almost half of its value, according to people familiar with the matter. The San Jose, California…
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Arcellx (ACLX) Stock Jumps 78% as Gilead Agrees to $7.8B Acquisition
Trader Edge / parameter - TLDR Gilead Sciences is acquiring Arcellx for $7.8 billion, paying $115 per share in cash plus a $5 contingent value right Arcellx stock jumped over 78% in premarket trading Monday following the announcement The deal centers on anito-cel, a CAR-T cell the…
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Paramount’s $108.4 Billion Bid For Warner Bros. Discovery Has Passed DOJ Antirust Scrutiny
Erik Gruenwedel / mediaplaynews - Paramount Skydance Feb. 20 disclosed that its hostile $108.4 billion all-cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery has passed the Depart of Justice’s 10-day antitrust waiting period. The waiting period expired on Feb. 19 at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time. The time pe…
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Etsy Stock Jumps 9% as Depop Sale to eBay Overshadows Mixed Q4 Results
Trader Edge / parameter - TLDR Etsy beat Q4 EPS estimates with $0.92 vs. $0.84 expected, but revenue of $882M and GMS of $3.59B both missed Etsy agreed to sell Depop to eBay for $1.2 billion in cash Stock jumped over 9% on the news, reaching around $48.23 Active sellers rose 7.7% …
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