Google Seals $32 Billion Deal for Cyber Start-Up Wiz

The acquisition could make the Silicon Valley giant a bigger force in cybersecurity, and arrives months after an earlier round of talks collapsed.

The New York Times - 3d

Google Seals $32 Billion Deal for Cyber Start-Up Wiz

The acquisition could make the Silicon Valley giant a bigger force in cybersecurity, and arrives months after an earlier round of talks collapsed.

The New York Times - 3d

Google to acquire cloud security startup Wiz for $32 billion after deal fell apart last year

Google signed a "definitive agreement" to acquire Wiz for $32 billion in an all-cash deal

CNBC - 3d

Alphabet to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion

Google owner Alphabet has agreed to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion

ABC News - 3d

Alphabet to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion

Google owner Alphabet has agreed to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion

ABC News - 3d

Alphabet to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion

Google owner Alphabet has agreed to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion

ABC News - 3d

Google plans to buy cybersecurity company Wiz for $32 billion. Here’s why the startup is so valuable.

Wiz was founded only five years ago but offers an increasingly important cloud-security service as cyber risks grow.

MarketWatch - 3d

Google parent Alphabet to buy Wiz cybersecurity firm for $32 billion

The agreement comes after the cybersecurity startup rejected Google owner's original $23 billion proposal last July.

CBS News - 3d

Alphabet Spends $32 Billion to Buy Cybersecurity Startup Wiz

If the deal for Alphabet to buy Wiz closes, it will become the company’s most expensive acquisition ever.

Inc. - 3d

Google-Wiz deal is 'litmus test' for Trump administration's handling of Big Tech

After Google agreed to buy security software vendor Wiz for $32 billion on Tuesday, the Trump administration will get an early chance to weigh in on Big Tech.

CNBC - 3d

What Google's big Wiz cloud security deal means for Alphabet and our 2 cyber stocks

Google just announced its largest deal ever, with major implications for the competitiveness of its cloud business and the overall cybersecurity industry.

CNBC - 3d

Google’s parent to buy cybersecurity group Wiz in its biggest ever deal

Alphabet’s acquisition of Israeli startup for $32bn follows rejection of takeover bid last summer. Business live – latest updates Google’s owner, Alphabet, has agreed to buy the cybersecurity ...

The Guardian - 3d

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Trump and Putin hold high-stakes phone call as fighting continues in Ukraine; Google strikes $32 billion deal to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz.

CBS News - 3d

SoftBank to acquire chip designer Ampere in $6.5 billion deal

SoftBank Group said Wednesday that it will acquire Ampere Computing, a startup that designed an Arm-based server chip, for $6.5 billion.

CNBC - 1d

Why startups and tech giants are racing to build a practical quantum computer

Amazon, IBM, Google, Intel and Microsoft are all working on quantum technology. Governments around the world have also invested over $55 billion in the tech.

CNBC - 14h

Speed is King: How Google’s $32B Wiz play rewrites DevOps security rules

The real story behind Google acquiring Wiz is how the need for speed and better cloud security dominates every enterprise’s devops cycles.

VentureBeat - 1d

Alphabet agrees to buy cyber security group Wiz for $32bn

Previous round of negotiations to purchase group fell through last year

Financial Times - 3d

'Pokémon Go' sells to Saudi-backed Scopely in $3.5-billion deal

Scopely, a mobile game company, will purchase 'Pokémon Go' and other games from developer Niantic in a deal worth $3.5 billion, the companies announced Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times - Mar. 12

EU accuses Google and Apple of breaking its rules, risking Trump clash

Tech companies could be fined billions if EU finds they have breached the Digital Markets Act. Business live – latest updates The European Commission has accused the US tech companies Google ...

The Guardian - 2d

Roche takes big step in weight-loss field with $5.3 billion deal. Novo Nordisk shares fall.

Swiss drugmaker Roche on Wednesday announced a major deal in the weight-loss category, agreeing to pay up to $5.3 billion to Zealand Pharma in a licensing and development deal.

MarketWatch - Mar. 12

Microsoft rallies in last 10 minutes of trading to avoid first eight-week losing streak since 2008

Microsoft faces competition in cloud computing from companies such as Google, which is looking to boost its security business with Wiz.

CNBC - 9h

Roche shares pop 5% on $5.3 billion obesity drug deal with Zealand Pharma

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said Wednesday that it had struck a deal worth up to $5.3 billion to develop Zealand Pharma's obesity drug candidate.

CNBC - Mar. 12

Bears to sign DE Dayo Odeyingbo to 3-year deal

Odeyingbo's deal is worth $48 million, with $32 million guaranteed.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 11

Female founders in game companies got 12.1% of game VC deals in 2024 | The DeanBeat (updated)

In the male-dominated landscape of game startups, women were only 0.11 percent of the game VC deal value in 2024.

VentureBeat - Mar. 7

SoftBank expands its AI footprint with $6.5 billion purchase of Ampere Computing

SoftBank Group Corp. announced late Wednesday it is acquiring semiconductor designer Ampere Computing in a $6.5 billion deal that will expand its investments in AI infrastructure.

MarketWatch - 2d

Pokemon Go Developer Set To Be Acquired By Saudi Arabia's Scopely In $3.5 Billion Deal

Saudi Arabian-owned mobile developer Scopely has announced that it'll be acquiring Niantic's video game division, paying $3.5 billion for the developer behind Pokemon Go. Also included in the ...

GameSpot - Mar. 12

A Neuroscientist Says You Should Stop Setting Goals and Do This Instead. It’s Brilliant Advice

After leaving Google and her failed startup, Anne-Laure Le Cunff followed her curiosity—and discovered the life she didn’t know she wanted.

Inc. - Mar. 10

Walgreens to Be Acquired by Sycamore Partners in $10 Billion Deal

Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance have lost about half their value in the past year, as the chain has faced pressure in its retail and pharmacy businesses.

The New York Times - Mar. 7

OpenAI to pay CoreWeave $11.9 billion over five years for AI data centers, services

Ahead of CoreWeave's upcoming IPO, the provider of data centers for AI has signed a five-year deal with OpenAI worth almost $12 billion.

CNBC - Mar. 10

UK cyber security watchdog warns on future risk of quantum computer hacking

National Cyber Security Centre urges businesses to migrate to stronger encryption methods by 2035

Financial Times - 2d

Gabby Windey and Robby Hoffman are married. A firestorm and a fancy hotel room sealed the deal

Reality TV star Gabriela Windey and comic Robby Hoffman got married in Las Vegas in January, because what better way to spend a few days amid a firestorm.

Los Angeles Times - Mar. 5

ESPN's Schefter: Cowboys dark horse for $93 million All-Pro WR late to free agent market

The Dallas Cowboys have reached out to several free agents without sealing the deal. Could they land the former Rams wideout?

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14

Comcast signs $3-billion deal to keep Olympics on NBC through 2036

The contract extension will allow NBCUniversal to broadcast the 2034 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City on NBC and streaming service Peacock

Los Angeles Times - Mar. 13

Poppi Has Landed a $1.95 Billion Acquisition Deal With PepsiCo

The better-for-you soda brand was founded in 2018.

Inc. - 4d

Google finds 10,000 fake listings on Google Maps, sues alleged scammers

A small business owner flagged a possible impersonator on Google Maps. Google's investigation found it was just the tip of the iceberg.

CBS News - 2d

Elon Musk claims ‘massive cyber-attack’ caused X outages

Billionaire owner speculates ‘coordinated group/and or country’ involved after platform was unresponsive for many. Elon Musk claimed on Monday afternoon that X was targeted in a “massive ...

The Guardian - Mar. 10

How a Female-Led AI Startup Achieved a Successful Acquisition

Female founders building AI startups can redefine the space.

Inc. - 5d

LSU's legendary 2019 team tops half a billion in NFL earnings as Ja'Marr Chase, Derek Stingley Jr. cash in

LSU's former stars are raking it in thanks to Chase's blockbuster new deal

CBS Sports - 4d

EV battery startup Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden

Swedish firm unable to ‘secure the necessary financial conditions to continue in its current form’. Northvolt, the Swedish electric vehicle battery startup, has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden, ...

The Guardian - Mar. 12

Google Seals $32 Billion Deal for Cyber Start-Up Wiz

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