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IGN, the major gaming and entertainment site, has bought Humble Bundle, as Gamasutra reports today. Humble Bundle sells groups of games, books, and other media in a pay-what-you-want setup, with a portion of sales going to charities. Bundles typically have some sort of theme, like indie games, specific genres, or publishers. The site has had over 10 […]
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Walmart has acquired Brooklyn-based delivery startup Parcel, representing the fifth technology startup acquisition by the retail giant in the past 14 months. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but it is already a done deal — it closed on September 29. Founded in 2013, Parcel is a so-called “last-mile” delivery platform designed to help […]
At WWDC this year, Apple announced that iOS11 would have a new and improved Photos app, thanks in part to machine learning and AI. Apparently some of the advancements in this technology could be due to the acquisition of Regaind, a French startup that’s known for its computer vision tech. According to TechCrunch, Apple may […]
Ramin Talaie/Stringer Google has signed a $ 1.1 billion dollar cooperation agreement with HTC, the technology company said in a statement on Thursday, after trading of HTC shares were halted on Taiwan’s stock exchange before the announcement. The move, first rumored earlier this month and then re-emerged this week, is the search giant’s latest attempt to juice up its […]
Rumors have been circulating in recent days that Google has been lining up a bid for HTC — either the entire company, or just its mobile devices unit. Today, Google officially showed its hand: certain HTC employees, including many who are working on Pixel smartphones, will join the Alphabet company. In return, HTC will receive […]
Ramin Talaie/Stringer Google has signed a $ 1.1 billion dollar cooperation agreement with HTC, the technology company said in a statement on Thursday, after trading of HTC shares were halted on Taiwan’s stock exchange before the announcement. The move, first rumored earlier this month and then re-emerged this week, is the search giant’s latest attempt to juice up its […]
Facebook’s latest startup acquisition is German computer vision company Fayteq, a company that develops plugins for editing applications like Adobe After Effects that let you add or remove objects from existing video. After the purchase, Fayteq added a note on its website notifying customers that its products and services were no longer available for purchase. […]
PayPal has announced plans to acquire Swift Financial, a company that provides cash advances and loans to small U.S. businesses. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded out of Wilmington, Delaware, in 2006, Swift Financial serves to fund SMEs with lines of credit when banks won’t play ball, or when their processes are too […]
Facebook has acquired AI assistant startup Ozlo to help build “compelling experiences within Messenger that are powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning,” a Facebook spokesperson has confirmed to VentureBeat. A brief note on the acquisition and plans to join the Messenger team was also shared on the Ozlo website. As part of the acquisition, Facebook […]
