Hacker News with Generative AI: Companies

Causal Joins the Lucanet Group (causal.app)
We're very pleased to announce that from today, Causal will be continuing our journey as part of the Lucanet Group!

Acquisitions, Companies, Software

11 points by Lukas1994 21 days ago | 9 comments

Permira completes Squarespace acquisition after upping bid to $7.2B (techcrunch.com)
Website builder Squarespace is no longer a publicly traded company, after private equity firm Permira procured all remaining common stock in the firm.

Private Equity, Acquisitions, Companies, Technology, Business

43 points by Brajeshwar 34 days ago | 24 comments

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (wikipedia.org)
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is a partially state-owned publicly listed Chinese pure-play semiconductor foundry company.

Semiconductors, China, Manufacturing, Technology, Companies

5 points by sandwichsphinx 35 days ago | 0 comments

Tell HN: DigitalRiver/MyCommerce stopped paying vendors since July (ycombinator.com)
We're a small family company and the $20k MyCommerce owes us is a big deal.

Business, Finance, Payments, Companies

155 points by grujicd 37 days ago | 45 comments

Rise and fall of IronNet, cybersecurity firm led by ex-NSA head Keith Alexander (apnews.com)
The future was once dazzling for IronNet.

Cybersecurity, Business, Former NSA, Companies

20 points by Terretta 47 days ago | 8 comments

Cards Against Humanity Sue SpaceX (amazonaws.com)

Lawsuits, Space Exploration, Companies

8 points by philips 47 days ago | 0 comments

Correcting the Record for Continue and PearAI (twitter.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, Companies, Mistakes

4 points by shcheklein 48 days ago | 1 comments

Mullenweg threatens corporate takeover of WP Engine (therepository.email)
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg has rescinded an 8% licensing deal offered to WP Engine in September, suggesting that escalating tensions between the two companies could lead to a corporate acquisition by Automattic.

Business, Acquisitions, WordPress, Software, Companies

101 points by rob 51 days ago | 120 comments

Fukuppy (wikipedia.org)
Fukuppy (フクッピー, fukuppī, pronounced [ɸɯ̥kɯꜜppiː]) was the short-lived English name of a mascot of the Japanese company Fukushima Industries.

Mascots, Japan, Companies, History, Names

14 points by Deeg9rie9usi 60 days ago | 4 comments

Intuitive Machines Receives NASA Contract Worth Nearly $5B (wsj.com)
Intuitive Machines on Tuesday said it was awarded a NASA contract worth up to $4.82 billion.

Space Exploration, NASA, Contracts, Robotics, Companies

7 points by JumpCrisscross 62 days ago | 2 comments

Gfycat (wikipedia.org)
Gfycat (ˈdʒɪfiːˌkæt [JIFEE-cat]) was a user-generated short video hosting company founded by Richard Rabbat, Dan McEleney, and Jeff Harris.

Video Hosting, Companies, Technology, History

9 points by popcalc 76 days ago | 2 comments

We once more have no full-time managers at 37signals (world.hey.com)

Management, Software Development, Companies

9 points by wiradikusuma 80 days ago | 1 comments

DHH - We once more have no full-time managers at 37signals (world.hey.com)

Management, Companies, Software Development, Remote Work

11 points by rmason 81 days ago | 4 comments

When the Mismanagerial Class Destroys Great Companies (palladiummag.com)

Management, Business, Companies

14 points by janandonly 82 days ago | 5 comments

When the Mismanagerial Class Destroys Great Companies (palladiummag.com)