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Proofpoint’s acquisition spree continues with Nuclei deal
Proofpoint has announced the acquisition of US-based tech firm Nuclei in a move the cybersecurity vendor said will bolster communications capture and archiving across workspace collaboration platforms. Headquartered in Holmdel, New Jersey, Nuclei specializes in compliance archiving and AI-driven data-enrichment for modern workspace communications. With the firm’s acquisition, Proofpoint said it is enhancing its digital communications governance (DCG) offering with…
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OpenAI just made its first hardware acquisition with a deal for Jony Ive’s startup – but Altman’s $6.4 billion moonshot is a huge risk
OpenAI has announced it will acquire io Products, a hardware company founded by former Apple chief design officer Jony Ive. The deal, reportedly worth $6.4 billion, will see io brought under OpenAI’s roof as the company pursues what CEO Sam Altman described as “a new generation of AI-powered computers” in a post on X. Io was founded in 2024 by…
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Proofpoint bolsters Microsoft 365 protection with Hornetsecurity acquisition
Cybersecurity provider Proofpoint has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hornetsecurity Group, subject to customary closing conditions. Expected to close in the second half of 2025, Proofpoint said the move will “significantly enhance” its ability to provide human-centric security to small- and mid-sized businesses around the world, via managed service providers. Headquartered in Hannover, Germany, Hornetsecurity…
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OpenAI is closing in on its biggest acquisition to date – and it could be a game changer for software developers and ‘vibe coding’ fanatics
OpenAI has reportedly purchased AI startup Windsurf for $3 billion after weeks of speculation over a looming acquisition. In April, reports suggested OpenAI was in talks with the AI coding tool developer on a $3bn deal, which would mark the company’s largest acquisition to date. Reports from Bloomberg suggest the deal has been agreed but not fully closed, hence the…
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LaunchDarkly to “double down” on observability with Highlight acquisition
Feature management specialist LaunchDarkly has announced the acquisition of open-source observability platform, Highlight. Highlight’s full-stack application monitoring platform equips organizations with error monitoring, logging, distributed tracing, and session replay capabilities. On the acquisition, LaunchDarkly said it is “doubling down on observability” by integrating Highlight’s tools into its own feature management platform, which is designed to enable software and AI development…
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Datatonic expands global services with Syntio acquisition
Cloud data and AI solutions provider Datatonic has moved to expand its range of global services with the acquisition of Syntio. Founded in 2017, Zagreb-headquartered Syntio specializes in data engineering, providing services designed to help organizations modernize their data infrastructure and develop advanced data platforms. For three years in a row, the firm was listed by the Financial Times as…
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Cloudflare’s recent acquisition aims to supercharge developers
Cloudflare has announced plans to acquire developer database firm, Outerbase, in a bid to drive application development and agentic AI capabilities for devs. In an statement, Cloudflare said the deal will make building database-backed applications more straightforward for developers, simplifying how full-stack, AI-enabled applications can be built and deployed on the firm’s global network. “Businesses are racing to build AI-powered…
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SoftBank Expands AI Portfolio with $6.5B Acquisition of Chip Startup Ampere
Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group. Image: SoftBank YouTube SoftBank has announced plans to acquire the chip startup Ampere for $6.5 billion in an all-cash deal that “broadens its AI infrastructure investments.” For the last eight years, Ampere has been designing high-performance processors tailored for cloud computing, AI workloads, and data centres. Ampere’s lead investors, private…
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Google’s Wiz acquisition stakes its claim as the go-to hyperscaler for cloud security – now it’s up to AWS and industry vendors to react
Google’s acquisition of cloud security startup Wiz could have monumental implications for the sector, according to industry analysts, with the company raising the stakes for both key competitors and security vendors. The acquisition, announced this week as a $32 billion all-cash transaction, will see Wiz bundled within the tech giant’s cloud computing division. It’s been a long time coming, as…
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Google confirms Wiz acquisition in record-breaking $32 billion deal
Google has confirmed plans to acquire cloud security firm Wiz in a deal worth $32 billion. The deal marks the biggest acquisition yet for the tech giant, more than double its $12.5 billion buyout of Motorola in 2012, before selling it off again two years later for a fraction of that price. The tech giant said the acquisition represents an…
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