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Mergers and Acquisitions

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Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang Leaves to Join Meta Following $14.3B Deal

Wang leaves Scale AI to join Meta's elite team aiming to develop superhuman A.I.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Disney Now Fully Owns Hulu—What Changes are Coming for Subscribers?

Disney’s Hulu acquisition is complete, setting the stage for global expansion, stronger bundles and a new era of streaming strategy.
By Andy Meek
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Meta Eyes Scale AI, a Quiet Data Powerhouse, in $10B A.I. Push

Meta eyes a $10 billion deal with Scale AI, signaling a stronger push for A.I. research and innovation, with potential shifts in the tech industry’s power dynamics.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Warner Bros. Discovery Splits Into Two New Companies 3 Years After Merger

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Toyota Founder’s Grandson Is Bidding to Tighten Family Control of the Auto Giant

By Shreyas Sinha
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23andMe Bankruptcy Saga: Founder Anne Wojcicki Makes Last-Minute Bid for DNA Data

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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OpenAI to Acquire iPhone Designer Jony Ive’s Year-old Startup for $6.5B

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon Says Tariffs Could Spook International Clients

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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OpenAI Eyes a Mysterious Startup Backed By Sam Altman and Former Apple Designer Jony Ive

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Google Announces Largest Acquisition Ever as M&A Climate Shifts in Washington

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Why Private Equity Firms Are Borrowing Money to Pay Investors at Record Levels

By Shreyas Sinha
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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Mulls Acquiring the Company He Formerly Led for 12 Years

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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7-Eleven’s Japanese Owner Rejects Canadian Rival’s ‘Grossly’ Undervalued Buyout Offer

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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7-Eleven’s Japanese Owner Gets a Buyout Offer From a Canadian Rival

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
"Deadpool & Wolverine" New York Premiere

All the Fox-Disney Merger Jokes in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Explained

By Colette Holcomb
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What Is Wiz, the Startup Walking Away From Google’s Largest-Ever Acquisition?

By Rachel Curry
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5 Suggestions for David Ellison to Make Paramount a ‘Media and Technology Enterprise’

By Brandon Katz
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David Ellison Has Ambitious Plans for Paramount Following the Skydance Merger

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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BlackRock’s Preqin Acquisition Will Create a Billionaire Richer Than Larry Fink

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Paramount Owner Shari Redstone Ends Merger Talks with David Ellison’s Skydance

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Paramount Skirts Anticipated Merger Announcement with David Ellison’s Skydance Media

By Rachel Curry
Brian Robbins, Bob Bakish, Shari Redstone and Tracy James.

Power Fallout Inside Paramount: How a Potential Sale May Have Ousted CEO Bob Bakish

By Nhari Djan
Instagram and Artifact Co-Founder Kevin Systrom

Instagram Co-founders Have Sold Their A.I. News App Artifact to Yahoo

By Nhari Djan
Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Inflection AI

Why Unicorn A.I. Startups Are Suddenly Dying

By Sissi Cao
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