MoviePass Has Another Convoluted Plan to Survive
MoviePass is putting two fingers in the air and screaming “YOLO” as it doubles down on its huge bets. Even though its…
MoviePass Risks Pissing Off Theaters With Plan to Acquire Film Rights
What a strange, many-headed beast MoviePass seems to be. In addition to being a tech company, a payment service, a data…
Amazon Buying Target Is Bananas, Right?
Brick-and-mortar retail had a really bad year, with thousands of major chains shutting down stores. But Amazon, the…
What Will Happen Now That Disney Basically Owns Hulu?
Walt Disney Co. has agreed to buy the bulk of 21st Century Fox’s holdings in a $52.4 billion deal. While the changing…
Squeeze Out a Bag for Juicero, Which Is Dead Now
Dozens of people will no longer be able to use an over-engineered machine to squeeze cold press juice from a bag in the…
Intel Jumps Up and Down Shouting 'We're Here Too' With $15.3 Billion Mobileye Acquisition
Intel just plunked down $15.3 billion for Mobileye, a leading manufacturer of sensors and cameras for autonomous cars,…
Microsoft Is Buying LinkedIn for $26 Billion in Cash
Microsoft is buying LinkedIn in an all-cash transaction valued at $26.2 billion (at $196 per share). It will continue…
Hot Topic Buys ThinkGeek
Timmy the ThinkGeek Monkey isn’t sad. Not one bit. He’s just trying to fit in with his new friends! They’ve got, shall…
Softbank Confirms 70 Percent Acquisition of Sprint
Softbank has officially announced that it is buying a 70 percent stake in US mobile carrier Sprint. The Japanese…
WSJ: Japanese Carrier Softbank to Buy Sprint?
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Japanese mobile carrier Softbank is in advanced talks to acquire US…
Not Shocking: Google Could Already Be Eyeing a Motorola Hardware Sale
Google could be on the brink of confirming suspicions that it only bought Motorola for its 17,000 patents. The $12.5…
AT&T May Give up 25% of T-Mobile To Get Government Approval
AT&T wants to acquire T-Mobile in the worst way. The carrier is so desperate that it may sell 25% of T-Mobile's…
This Is Why We’ll Never Have Innovative E-Books
Push Pop Press, an e-publishing startup founded by ex-Apple engineers Mike Matas and Kimon Tsinteris, has announced its …
Now It's Apple Who's Interested in Buying Hulu?
Hulu is now the trollop of the tech world with a long line of suitors wanting to wine and dine it. First it was Yahoo!,…
Is EA Really Buying PopCap for $1 Billion?
The latest rumor out of TechCrunch claims Electronic Arts may scoop up casual gaming company PopCap for a cool $1…
Apple Snatches Up Facial Recognition Software Firm
Apple has shelled out an undisclosed number to acquire Polar Rose, a software firm specializing in facial recognition.…
Motorola Buys Cappuccino Framework Creator 280 North For $20 Million
Motorola has acquired startup 280 North, the company behind the Cappuccino programming language. Cappuccino is an open…
Intel Grabbing McAfee for $7.7 Billion
Intel is set to acquire venerable security firm McAfee for a whopping $7.7 billion. Intel claims the deal will lead to…
Google Buys Startup Full of Former Apple and TiVo Employees
The latest item in Google's shopping spree is Agnilux, a small and somewhat mysterious startup full of former Apple,…
The Real Reason Brian Roberts Is Buying NBC
Say what you will about how media moguls will never learn: Comcast CEO Brian Roberts isn't an idiot. So what is he…