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Netflix acquires kids’ educational content co. StoryBots
Netflix is further investing in its children’s programming ahead of the launch of a highly anticipated rival: Disney+. The company…
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GoDaddy acquires Sellbrite to launch cross-marketplace tools
GoDaddy is making it easier for small businesses to list their products across Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Jet and Walmart.com today…
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Boston Dynamics acquires a 3D vision startup in bid to put its robots to work
Last week’s Handle video was different than past Boston Dynamics releases. Sure, it showcased the same sort of impressive robotics…
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Alibaba has acquired Teambition, a China-based Trello and Asana rival, in its enterprise push
Alibaba has made an acquisition as it continues to square up to the opportunity in enterprise services in China and…
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Before breaking up with Shopify, Mailchimp quietly acqui-hired LemonStand, a Shopify competitor
Here’s an interesting twist on the story from last week about the break-up between Shopify and Mailchimp, after the two…
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Ocean drone startup merger spawns Sofar, the DJI of the sea
What lies beneath the murky depths? SolarCity co-founder Peter Rive wants to help you and the scientific community find out.…
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Viacom buys the free video streaming service Pluto.tv for $340 million
“Today marks an important step forward in Viacom’s evolution, as we work to move both our company and the industry…
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Amazon reportedly acquired Israeli disaster recovery service CloudEndure for around $200M
Amazon has reportedly acquired Israeli disaster recovery startup CloudEndure. Neither company has responded to our request for confirmation, but we have…
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Motorola Solutions acquires VaaS, makers of automated license plate readers, for $445M
Motorola Solutions, which split off from Motorola Mobility back in 2011, has added a new license plate capture tool to it…
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