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Google Acquires Wiz: Inside the Historic $32B Deal Reshaping Cloud Security
Google closed the largest transaction in its 28-year corporate history — a $32 billion all-cash deal for a cybersecurity startup that didn't exist just six years ago. That startup is Wiz. The moment Google acquires Wiz, every rule about…
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Ben Affleck’s Stealth AI Company Just Became Netflix’s Most Interesting Bet on Netflix…
Netflix acquired InterPositive — a filmmaker-built AI startup that operated entirely in stealth for four years — on March 5, 2026, firing a starting gun that will echo through Hollywood for years. The company was founded by Oscar-winning…
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ServiceNow Acquires Israeli AI Governance Startup Traceloop: A Strategic Bet on Enterprise AI…
ServiceNow buys Traceloop in a deal estimated at $60 to $80 million, marking the enterprise workflow giant's third Israeli acquisition in under three months. Why does this modest-sized deal matter? Because it signals a fundamental shift in…
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Anthropic Acquires Vercept AI as Meta Poaches Co-Founder in High-Stakes Talent War
Anthropic is acquiring Seattle AI startup Vercept, folding its desktop "computer use" technology and team into Claude as the race to build AI agents that can operate software intensifies. This move highlights the escalating competition in…
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Canva Acquires Cavalry and MangoAI to Expand Professional Creative Suite
Canva closed 2025 with over $4 billion in annualized revenue, marking a 36% increase from the previous year. Now, the design platform giant is betting its future on professional creative tools through dual strategic acquisitions. On…
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Palo Alto Networks Acquires Israeli Startup Koi for Agentic AI Security
Cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks announced its acquisition of Israeli startup Koi for $400 million on February 17, 2026, marking a strategic move into agentic AI security. This acquisition comes just days after the company completed…
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Apple Acquires Israeli AI Startup Q.ai for $1.5 Billion: A Strategic Power Play in the AI Arms Race
Major tech companies spent a combined $47 billion on AI-related acquisitions and partnerships last quarter, but one deal stands out. Apple acquires Q.ai, an Israeli AI startup, with the purchase price estimated at $1.5 billion, marking a…
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Yelp Acquires AI Lead Management Hatch in Strategic $300M Deal to Transform Local Business…
Yelp just announced its largest acquisition to date, revealing plans to acquire AI-powered lead management platform Hatch for up to $300 million, marking a significant shift in how the review giant plans to serve local service businesses.…
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The SPINS MikMak Acquisition: Transforming the Future of Retail Data Analytics and Commerce…
Chicago-based data analytics firm SPINS announced its acquisition of commerce intelligence startup MikMak on January 14, 2026, marking a strategic move that will reshape the retail data landscape. This retail data analytics acquisition…
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Cloudflare Human Native Acquisition Reshapes AI Data Marketplace Landscape
Cloudflare announced Thursday the acquisition of Human Native, an AI data marketplace that connects content creators with AI developers, marking a significant milestone in the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence companies…
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