Hacker News with Generative AI: Acquisitions

We broke down the Sam Altman and Jony Ive video (sfstandard.com)
OpenAI’s $6.5 billion acquisition of Jony Ive’s AI-device startup io was accompanied by what could best be described as an engagement-party sizzle reel starring the iPhone designer and Sam Altman.
OpenAI, Acquisitions, Artificial Intelligence, Design, Video
63 points by herbertl 12 days ago | 76 comments
Advice to Tenstorrent (github.com/geohot)
Advice to Tenstorrent If you want to get acquired / become scam IP licensing co...I can't help you. If you want to win AI compute, read on
AI, Hardware, Business, Acquisitions
83 points by lexoj 12 days ago | 63 comments
Digg co-founder offers to save Pocket as Mozilla winds it down (9to5mac.com)
Just one day after Mozilla confirmed it’s shutting down Pocket, Digg co-founder and chairman Kevin Rose has stepped up with a public offer to take it over.
Acquisitions, Tech News, Social Media, Web Browsing
13 points by AdmiralAsshat 14 days ago | 0 comments
OpenAI to buy AI startup from Jony Ive (bloomberg.com)
OpenAI is buying an AI device startup co-founded by Apple veteran designer Jony Ive in a nearly $6.5 billion all-stock deal.
OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, Acquisitions, Startups, Business
818 points by minimaxir 17 days ago | 1126 comments
23andMe Sells Gene-Testing Business to DNA Drug Maker Regeneron (bloomberg.com)
Bankrupt genetic-testing firm 23andMe agreed to sell its data bank, which once contained DNA samples from about 15 million people, to the drug developer Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for $256 million.
Genetics, Healthcare, Business, Acquisitions
221 points by wslh 19 days ago | 127 comments
How the Sun Enterprise 10000 was born (2007) (filibeto.org)
Silicon Graphics subsidiary Cray Research, Inc. announced receipt of a letter-of-intent for Sun Microsystems Computer Company to acquire Cray's Business Systems Division, based in Beaverton, Ore.
Computer Hardware, Acquisitions, History, Sun Microsystems, Cray Research
76 points by robin_reala 20 days ago | 65 comments
Databricks acquires Neon (databricks.com)
Acquisitions, Cloud Computing, Data Science, Software
389 points by davidgomes 24 days ago | 226 comments
Fandom sells gaming media brand Giant Bomb to long-term staff (fandom.com)
Fandom, the world’s largest fan platform, is selling Giant Bomb to long-time Giant Bomb staff and gaming content creators Jeff Bakalar and Jeff Grubb.
Gaming, Media, Acquisitions, Business, Fandom
214 points by minimaxir 27 days ago | 134 comments
Samsung is paying $350M for audio brands B&W, Denon, Marantz and Polk (engadget.com)
Harman International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung, is purchasing the audio business of health technology company Masimo for $350 million in cash.
Samsung, Acquisitions, Audio Equipment, Technology, Business
217 points by thibautg 30 days ago | 326 comments
DoorDash to acquire Deliveroo (cnbc.com)
Acquisitions, Food Delivery, Business
183 points by mfiguiere 32 days ago | 384 comments
OpenAI reaches agreement to buy Windsurf for $3B (bloomberg.com)
OpenAI has agreed to buy Windsurf, an artificial intelligence-assisted coding tool formerly known as Codeium, for about $3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, marking the ChatGPT maker’s largest acquisition to date.
Artificial Intelligence, Acquisitions, OpenAI, Technology, Business
667 points by swyx 32 days ago | 572 comments
Databricks in talks to acquire startup Neon for about $1B (upstartsmedia.com)
Data and AI unicorn Databricks is in talks to make a splash with another startup acquisition, Upstarts has learned.
Data, Startups, Acquisitions, Artificial Intelligence, Business
205 points by ko_pivot 32 days ago | 173 comments
Gaming news site Polygon gutted by layoffs amid sale to Valnet (arstechnica.com)
Vox Media has sold video game specialist website Polygon to Internet brand aggregator Valnet, the publisher of content-churning sites including Game Rant, OpenCritic, Android Police, and Comic Book Resources.
Gaming, Layoffs, Media, Acquisitions
10 points by pseudolus 36 days ago | 2 comments
Fivetran to acquire Census (fivetran.com)
Fivetran becomes the only fully managed platform that can move trusted, governed data in any direction, powering real-time decisions, AI, and business operations.
Acquisitions, Data Management, Business Operations, AI
82 points by njaremko 37 days ago | 50 comments
Polygon Sold to Valnet and Hit with Mass Layoffs (kotaku.com)
The video game website Polygon has been sold to click-farm powerhouse Valnet and much of its masthead has been laid off, Kotaku has learned.
Video Games, Media, Business, Acquisitions, Layoffs
16 points by jmsflknr 37 days ago | 2 comments
Travis Kalanick wants to push state of the art in Backgammon (reddit.com)
We have some exciting news! After 25 years, it is time for us to pass the torch to someone else. Travis Kalanick, yes the Uber founder, has purchased Gammonsite and eXtreme Gammon and will take over our backgammon products (he has a message to the community below).
Backgammon, Business, Acquisitions, Technology
9 points by polyphilz 41 days ago | 1 comments
Yahoo Wants to Buy Chrome (theverge.com)
Legacy search brand Yahoo has been working on its own web browser prototype, and says it would like to buy Google’s Chrome if the company is forced by a court to sell it.
Web Browsers, Technology, Business, Acquisitions
28 points by pier25 43 days ago | 13 comments
Acquisitions, consolidation, and innovation in AI (frontierai.substack.com)
The rumors of OpenAI potentially acquiring Windsurf last week triggered a whole round of new takes on the internet: concerns about moving up into the application layer, fears of widespread consolidation, and our perennial favorite, concerns about the demise of all AI application startups when OpenAI inevitably creates super-intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence, Acquisitions, Consolidation
87 points by pfarago 43 days ago | 38 comments
Hugging Face to sell open-source robots thanks to Pollen Robotics acquisition (huggingface.co)
Robotics, Open Source, Acquisitions, Artificial Intelligence
10 points by saeedesmaili 45 days ago | 1 comments
OpenAI wants to buy Chrome and make it an "AI-first" experience (arstechnica.com)
OpenAI would love to own Chrome, and it's allegedly not alone.
OpenAI, Chrome, Artificial Intelligence, Browsers, Acquisitions
150 points by pseudolus 45 days ago | 217 comments
Boeing sold its digital business to Thoma Bravo for 10B (nytimes.com)
Boeing announced on Tuesday that it would sell a handful of navigation, flight planning and other businesses for more than $10.5 billion as the company works to refocus on manufacturing planes and other aircraft.
Boeing, Acquisitions, Aerospace, Business, Finance
23 points by vincentchau 45 days ago | 3 comments
Why is OpenAI buying Windsurf? (theahura.substack.com)
The quiet news of the last few days was the leak/announcement of a $3 billion OpenAI acquisition of Windsurf.
OpenAI, Acquisitions, AI, Technology, Business
241 points by theahura 48 days ago | 223 comments
OpenAI, Windsurf, and the Future of Work (subtle.so)
OpenAI is reportedly in talks to buy Windsurf for $3 billion. They tried to buy Cursor last year too, according to CNBC.
OpenAI, Acquisitions, Artificial Intelligence, Business, Technology
15 points by subtlesoftware 49 days ago | 4 comments
Italian coffee pot maker Bialetti to be sold to Chinese business NUO Capital (theguardian.com)
Bialetti, the Italian manufacturer of the famed stove-top moka coffee pot, has struck a deal to sell the business to an investment vehicle owned by a Chinese tycoon.
Business, Acquisitions, China, Italy, Coffee
11 points by ValentineC 49 days ago | 1 comments
OpenAI looked at buying Cursor creator before turning to Windsurf (cnbc.com)
OpenAI, Acquisitions, Technology, Startups, Artificial Intelligence
130 points by mfiguiere 51 days ago | 116 comments
OpenAI is reportedly in talks to buy Windsurf for $3B (techcrunch.com)
Windsurf, the maker of a popular AI coding assistant, is in talks to be acquired by OpenAI for about $3 billion, Bloomberg reported.
Artificial Intelligence, Acquisitions, OpenAI, Technology, Startups
4 points by cheptsov 51 days ago | 1 comments
OpenAI in talks to acquire Windsurf for ~$3B (cnbc.com)
OpenAI, Acquisitions, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Business
8 points by craneca0 51 days ago | 5 comments
OpenAI is reportedly in talks to buy Codeium for $3B (techcrunch.com)
Codeium, the maker of a popular AI coding assistant tool Windsurf, is in talks to be acquired by OpenAI for about $3 billion, Bloomberg reported.
OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, Acquisitions, Software, Coding Tools
6 points by spankalee 51 days ago | 0 comments
OpenAI in talks to pay about $3B to acquire startup Windsurf (cnbc.com)
OpenAI, Acquisitions, Startups, AI
5 points by kjhughes 51 days ago | 1 comments
OpenAI in Talks to Buy Windsurf for About $3B (bloomberg.com)
OpenAI is in talks to acquire Windsurf, an artificial intelligence-assisted coding tool formerly known as Codeium, for about $3 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Artificial Intelligence, Acquisitions, OpenAI, Technology, Business
60 points by mfiguiere 51 days ago | 44 comments