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Microsoft shopping for speech tech, in talks to buy Nuance for $16B [Confirmed]
Cruise acquires driverless vehicle startup Voyage to tackle dense urban environments
Nuro acquires self-driving truck startup Ike
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Knoema announces acquisition by Eldridge and partnership with Snowflake
Uber sells off its self-driving division to autonomous car startup Aurora
Juniper Networks acquires datacenter network automation startup Apstra
Intel acquires AI software optimization platform SigOpt
Ericsson acquires 5G enterprise solution vendor Cradlepoint for $1.1 billion
Amazon sweetens $1.3 billion Zoox acquisition with $100 million in stock to keep workers
Apple acquires Fleetsmith, a multi-device deployment and management firm
Microsoft doubles down on IoT cybersecurity with CyberX acquisition
Zynga acquires mobile gaming company Peak for $1.8 billion
Microsoft acquires RPA startup Softomotive to bolster Power Automate
Apple acquires NextVR, former virtual reality streaming video service
Medopad rebrands to Huma, makes acquisitions to bolster its AI health monitoring portfolio
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Apple’s Voysis acquisition will boost Siri’s IQ in a respected AI test
Intel acquires AI chip startup Habana Labs for $2 billion
Microsoft acquires Mover to bolster cloud migration solutions
Coursera acquires Rhyme Softworks, unveils Coursera Labs
Sphero acquires modular electronics company LittleBits
VMware acquires Pivotal and Carbon Black for nearly $5 billion
Broadcom acquires Symantec’s enterprise division for $10.7 billion
Ford acquires Quantum Signal to bolster autonomous car effort
Microsoft acquires BlueTalon to bolster data governance offerings
Ultrahaptics acquires AR/VR pioneer Leap Motion for only $30 million
VMware acquires Bitnami to bolster its app-packaging tools
Smartsheet acquires 10,000ft for its project management software
Microsoft acquires Express Logic for its real-time internet of things operating system
CloudBees acquires software automation startup Electric Cloud
Salesforce acquires MapAnything for its location-based intelligence products
Airbnb acquires HotelTonight ahead of anticipated initial public offering
Fiverr acquires content marketing platform ClearVoice
Amazon to acquire Wi-Fi mesh network startup Eero
Facebook acquires visual search startup GrokStyle
News aggregator Nuzzel sold to subscription service Scroll
Microsoft acquires DataSense from education analytics provider BrightBytes (updated)
Microsoft acquires Citus Data for its open source PostgreSQL tool
CareerBuilder acquires Textkernel to bolster job-finding tools with AI
