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.
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Google to acquire cloud security startup Wiz for $32 billion after deal fell apart last year
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Alphabet to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion
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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 - 2h -
Google parent Alphabet to buy Wiz cybersecurity firm for $32 billion
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Alphabet Spends $32 Billion to Buy Cybersecurity Startup Wiz
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Google’s parent to buy cybersecurity group Wiz in its biggest ever deal
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Alphabet agrees to buy cyber security group Wiz for $32bn
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Google announces new health-care AI updates for Search
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