M&A
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Trends
Apple puts its next generation of AI into sharper focus as it picks up Silk Labs
Apple’s HomePod is a distant third behind Amazon and Google when it comes to market share for smart speakers that…
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Autodesk agrees to buy PlanGrid for $875 million
Autodesk announced plans to acquire PlanGrid for $875 million today. The San Francisco startup helped move blueprints from paper to the…
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iHeartMedia to acquire radio adtech company Jelli
Radio giant iHeartMedia announced today that it’s reached an agreement to acquire Jelli, a company bringing programmatic ad-buying to radio…
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Finance
Enterprise shopping season starts early with almost $50B in recent deals
Black Friday may still be 10 days away, but shopping season started early in the enterprise this year. We have…
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Vista snaps up Apptio for $1.94B, as enterprise companies remain hot
It seems that Sunday has become a popular day to announce large deals involving enterprise companies. IBM announced the $34…
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The Muse, a popular recruitment site for millennials, has made its second acquisition
The Muse, a New York-based, content-rich recruitment site that matches job seekers and all kinds of information about different career…
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Ford buys electric scooter startup Spin
Ford is buying electric scooter startup Spin, Axios reports. The deal, according to a source close to the matter, “the total…
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Assessing IBM’s $34 billion Red Hat acquisition
As you look at the $34 billion IBM-Red Hat deal announced yesterday, if you follow the enterprise closely, it seems…
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STARTUPS
Expedia acquires Pillow and ApartmentJet to conquer the short-term rental market
To keep up with the rising demand for short-term rentals in U.S. cities and compete with the home-sharing giant Airbnb,…
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