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Twitter buys a chat app to boost DMs and community features
Twitter has bought the chat app Sphere to bolster its DMs — including some high-profile talent.
Facebook fined $69.6 million in the UK for breaking rules related to its Giphy takeover
The UK's competition authority has fined Facebook £50.5 million ($70 million) for breaching enforcement orders related its acquisition of Giphy.
Jabra's owner buys SteelSeries to expand into gaming gear
Jabra owner GN is buying SteelSeries to expand into gaming gear like headsets.
Netflix is acquiring the rights to Roald Dahl's books
Netflix is acquiring the Roald Dahl Story Company (RDSC) and rights to the author's entire catalog.
PayPal acquires buy now, pay later provider Paidy
PayPal is continuing its push into buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) services with the acquisition of Japanese company Paidy for 300 billion yen ($2.7 billion).
Microsoft snaps up in-browser video editing software startup Clipchamp
Microsoft has acquired Clipchamp, a startup behind an in-browser video creation and editing tool.
Facebook may be forced to sell Giphy following UK regulator findings
Facebook's acquisition of GIF-sharing platform Giphy raises competition concerns within social media and advertising, the UK's competition regulator has found.
SpaceX is buying an Internet of Things smallsat company
SpaceX has bought Swarm Technologies, a company focused on small satellites that power internet-of-things services.
Square will pay $29 billion to acquire leading 'buy now, pay later' company Afterpay
Square has announced plans to pay $29 billion in stock for Afterpay, an Australian service that lets you pay for purchases over time with no interest.
Slack is now officially part of Salesforce
Salesforce has completed its $27.7 billion acquisition — its biggest one to date — of business messaging app Slack.
Zoom is buying a cloud call center company for $14.7 billion
Zoom has made its first major acquisition by purchasing cloud contact center company Five9 for $14.7 billion.
Tencent to buy British video game studio Sumo for $1.27 billion
China's Tencent is to fully acquire UK-based gaming studio Sumo Group, best known for its LittleBigPlanet franchise.
Amazon has acquired Facebook's satellite internet team
Amazon has acquired Facebook's internet satellite team, marking a big step in its race with SpaceX's Starlink.
Amazon buys the secure messaging platform Wickr
Amazon has bought the secure messaging platform Wickr to offer secure messaging. It's meant for AWS, but it raises other possibilities.
Panasonic turned its $30 million Tesla investment into a $3.6 billion windfall
Panasonic has sold its entire stake in Tesla for around $3.6 billion to raise cash for an acquisition.
Hyundai now owns robot dog maker Boston Dynamics
Hyundai has acquired Boston Dynamics from Softbank in a deal that values the robotics company at $1.1 billion.
Spotify acquires startup that can improve podcast discovery
Spotify has purchased a startup called Podz that could make it easier to find new podcasts to listen to on the platform.
Now Oculus owns the best VR battle royale game
Facebook just bought another VR game developer, and this time it's the maker of 'Population: One,' a popular VR battle royale game.
Amazon is buying Hollywood studio MGM for $8.45 billion
Amazon is acquiring Hollywood studio MGM for $8.45 billion.
Snap is buying the company that made AR displays for its new Spectacles
Snap is buying WaveOptics, the company behind the displays in its Spectacles glasses with built-in AR.