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AI Acquisitions

Yelp Agrees to Acquire AI Lead Management Platform Hatch for $270 Million

Jan 29, 2026

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Yelp Agrees to Acquire AI Lead Management Platform Hatch for $270 Million

Yelp is deepening its AI strategy with the planned acquisition of Hatch, a platform focused on automating lead management and customer communication for services businesses.

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

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Google DeepMind Brings Hume AI’s Voice Team Into Gemini Development

Jan 29, 2026

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10 min read

Google DeepMind Brings Hume AI’s Voice Team Into Gemini Development

Google is adding emotionally intelligent voice expertise to Gemini by bringing the team behind Hume AI into DeepMind.

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

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OpenAI Acquires Torch to Integrate Unified Health Records Into ChatGPT Health

Jan 14, 2026

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8 min read

OpenAI Acquires Torch to Integrate Unified Health Records Into ChatGPT Health

OpenAI is moving beyond smarter AI models and into healthcare infrastructure with its acquisition of Torch, a startup focused on unifying fragmented medical records.

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

AI Acquisitions

OpenAI Acqui-Hires Convogo Team, Winds Down Executive Coaching Platform

Jan 9, 2026

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8 min read

OpenAI Acqui-Hires Convogo Team, Winds Down Executive Coaching Platform

OpenAI is continuing its talent-first acquisition strategy, bringing in the team behind Convogo while winding down the executive coaching platform itself.

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

AI Acquisitions

Meta to Buy Manus, AI Agent Startup, in Deal Valued $2–$3B

Jan 5, 2026

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9 min read

Meta to Buy Manus, AI Agent Startup, in Deal Valued $2–$3B

Meta is betting that autonomous AI agents, not chatbots, will be the next major interface across its apps.

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

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Alphabet to Buy Intersect Power to Secure Energy for AI Data Centers

Dec 23, 2025

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5 min read

Alphabet to Buy Intersect Power to Secure Energy for AI Data Centers

As AI model training pushes electricity demand to new limits, Alphabet is moving to control its own energy supply by acquiring Intersect Power.

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

AI Acquisitions

OpenAI to Acquire Neptune to Improve Visibility Into Frontier AI Model Training

Dec 16, 2025

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5 min read

OpenAI to Acquire Neptune to Improve Visibility Into Frontier AI Model Training

As AI models become more complex, OpenAI is acquiring Neptune to gain deeper visibility into how frontier models train, evolve, and learn in real time.

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

AI Acquisitions

Meta Acquires AI Wearable Startup Limitless to Accelerate AI Glasses Strategy

Dec 8, 2025

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8 min read

Meta Acquires AI Wearable Startup Limitless to Accelerate AI Glasses Strategy

Meta is deepening its push into AI-enabled wearables with the acquisition of Limitless, an AI device startup best known for its conversation-recording pendant.

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

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OpenAI Acquires Sky Developer to Bring Native Mac Integration to ChatGPT

Oct 24, 2025

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8 min read

OpenAI Acquires Sky Developer to Bring Native Mac Integration to ChatGPT

As the AI race moves from smarter models to smarter interfaces, OpenAI’s Sky acquisition shows how contextual awareness is becoming the next competitive frontier.

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

AI Acquisitions

Atlassian Buys The Browser Company for $610M to Build AI Browser

Sep 5, 2025

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7 min read

Atlassian Buys The Browser Company for $610M to Build AI Browser

Atlassian is acquiring The Browser Company, maker of Arc and Dia, for $610 million as it bets on an AI-powered browser designed for modern knowledge work.

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

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OpenAI Acquires Statsig, Appoints Vijaye Raji as CTO of Applications

Sep 3, 2025

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6 min read

OpenAI Acquires Statsig, Appoints Vijaye Raji as CTO of Applications

OpenAI strengthens its applications leadership with the acquisition of Statsig and the appointment of Vijaye Raji as CTO of Applications.

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

AI Acquisitions

Cognition Offers Buyouts to Windsurf Staff Weeks After Acquisition

Aug 6, 2025

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6 min read

Cognition Offers Buyouts to Windsurf Staff Weeks After Acquisition

Just weeks after acquiring Windsurf, Cognition shifts course with layoffs and buyouts.

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

AI Acquisitions

Amazon acquires Bee, maker of AI wearable that records conversations

Jul 23, 2025

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8 min read

Amazon acquires Bee, maker of AI wearable that records conversations

Amazon confirmed the acquisition of Bee, a $50 AI wearable that records ambient audio to act as a virtual assistant.

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

AI Acquisitions

Cognition Acquires Windsurf in Strategic Bet on AI-Powered Coding Tools

Jul 15, 2025

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8 min read

Cognition Acquires Windsurf in Strategic Bet on AI-Powered Coding Tools

Cognition, the company behind the AI coding agent Devin, has acquired Windsurf following a high-profile leadership exit and intense acquisition interest.

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

AI Acquisitions

Meta Acquires Voice AI Startup PlayAI, Expanding Its Push Into Speech Tech

Jul 14, 2025

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5 min read

Meta Acquires Voice AI Startup PlayAI, Expanding Its Push Into Speech Tech

The deal brings the entire PlayAI team to Meta as the company deepens its investment in generative audio and AI characters.

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

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Windsurf CEO Joins Google as OpenAI Acquisition Collapses

Jul 14, 2025

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7 min read

Windsurf CEO Joins Google as OpenAI Acquisition Collapses

Google DeepMind hires Windsurf's top leadership as OpenAI's $3B deal falls through.

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

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CoreWeave to Acquire Core Scientific in $9B All-Stock Deal

Jul 8, 2025

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6 min read

CoreWeave to Acquire Core Scientific in $9B All-Stock Deal

The acquisition gives CoreWeave full control of key data center assets and cuts $10B in lease obligations as it scales AI infrastructure.

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

AI Acquisitions

Grammarly Acquires Superhuman to Power AI Agents for Email Productivity

Jul 2, 2025

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6 min read

Grammarly Acquires Superhuman to Power AI Agents for Email Productivity

Grammarly is acquiring email client Superhuman to turn inboxes into workspaces for AI agents and expand its productivity platform.

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

AI Acquisitions

Apple in Early Talks to Acquire Perplexity AI for Reported $14 Billion

Jun 23, 2025

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5 min read

Apple in Early Talks to Acquire Perplexity AI for Reported $14 Billion

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

AI Acquisitions

OpenAI Acquires Jony Ive’s AI Device Startup io in $6.5B Deal

May 22, 2025

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7 min read

OpenAI Acquires Jony Ive’s AI Device Startup io in $6.5B Deal

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

AI Acquisitions

OpenAI to Acquire Coding Startup Windsurf for $3 Billion

May 6, 2025

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4 min read

OpenAI to Acquire Coding Startup Windsurf for $3 Billion

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

AI Acquisitions

OpenAI in Talks to Acquire Codeium’s Windsurf for $3 Billion

Apr 17, 2025

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4 min read

OpenAI in Talks to Acquire Codeium’s Windsurf for $3 Billion

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

AI Acquisitions

OpenAI May Acquire Jony Ive’s AI Hardware Startup for $500M

Apr 8, 2025

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3 min read

OpenAI May Acquire Jony Ive’s AI Hardware Startup for $500M

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

AI Acquisitions

Elon Musk Merges xAI and X in $113B All-Stock Deal

Mar 31, 2025

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6 min read

Elon Musk Merges xAI and X in $113B All-Stock Deal

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro

AI Acquisitions

FuriosaAI Rejects Meta’s $800M Bid, Pursues Independence

Mar 25, 2025

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4 min read

FuriosaAI Rejects Meta’s $800M Bid, Pursues Independence

Alicia Shapiro
Alicia Shapiro
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