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Microsoft achieves success in FTC’s challenge to its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

A federal appeals court has dismissed a legal challenge regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, known for the “Call of Duty” franchise. This decision was issued on Wednesday. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld a lower court’s ruling, which asserted that the FTC lacked justification […]

Deliveroo accepts £2.9bn acquisition offer from American competitor DoorDash.

Food delivery service Deliveroo has accepted a £2.9 billion buyout from its American competitor, Doordash, which will result in a payday of £66 million for its employees. The London-founded company, established in 2013 by Will Shu and Greg Orlowski, received an offer of 180p last month, and the board has now recommended this contract to […]

Saylor hints at upcoming Bitcoin acquisition after Q1 earnings call – Cointelegraph

MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Purchase Trends Michael Saylor, a co-founder of MicroStrategy, has hinted at a new Bitcoin (BTC) acquisition on the horizon, marking the fourth consecutive week of purchases by the BTC Treasury Company. On April 28, the company added 15,355 BTC to its holdings, which was valued at over $1.4 billion at that time. This […]

Amazon completes the acquisition of 522 Fifth Ave.

A little while back, we referred to Amazon as a “growing giant” in Manhattan after they secured a substantial lease of 330,000 square feet at 10 Bryant Park. This agreement came after their $1 billion acquisition of the old Lord & Taylor building and significant leases in three other locations. Interestingly, it wasn’t Jeff Bezos […]

Mark Zuckerberg Testifies in FTC Meta Monopoly Case, Revisits Instagram Acquisition

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg stood in federal court on Monday defending the company against FTC’s allegations that it acquired Instagram and WhatsApp and created a social media monopoly. Bloomberg Report Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced questions from the FTC regarding the company’s acquisition of Instagram in 2012, on the first day of a long and […]

New Indiana Fever acquisition could play an underrated role in championship pursuits

The latest addition to the heat, Brianna Turnerarrived in Indiana last week and spoke honestly about what she thinks she can bring to the organization in pursuit of a championship. Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell and Aliya Boston are at the forefront of fever, but the surrounding rotation players could potentially promote Indiana to the title. […]

Greenland government calls Trump’s acquisition talks ‘unacceptable’

In a statement Friday, the Greenland government called for President Donald Trump's comments on making control of the country “unacceptable.” Authorities noted that Trump met with the NATO executive director on Thursday prompted the statement, while reportedly “repeated his desire for annexation and control of Greenland.” In response, all party leaders were elected to Inatsalto, […]

DOD closes office of net acquisition allegedly involved in Trump-Russia probe

The Pentagon has dissolved the Pure Acquisition Bureau, a pentagonal think tank-like arm that Republicans claimed were involved in the Trump Russia investigation. Sean Parnell, the Pentagon's chief spokesman, said civilian employees in the office would be “reassigned to mission-critical roles” as DOD has “established plans to rebuild the office in collaboration with the department's […]