Bloomberg: Google Said To Be Thinking About Purchasing Waze
Bloomberg reports that Google Inc., creator of the Android operating system, is thinking of buying map-software provider Waze Inc., which may lead to a possible bidding war with Facebook Inc., people...
View ArticleReuters: DirecTV and Two Other Bidders Offer More Than $1 Billion Each for Hulu
Reuters reports that satellite operator DirecTV and two other bidders have presented bids of more than $1 billion each to purchase Hulu, a source having knowledge of the bidding process said on Friday,...
View ArticleBloomberg: IBM Said to Commence U.S. Job Reductions
Bloomberg reports that International Business Machines (IBM), the world’s largest computer-services provider, has started reducing U.S. jobs within its global restructuring strategy announced in April,...
View ArticleLinkedIn Cashing In: Social Network To Raise $1B In Share Offering
Forbes reports that LinkedIn has filed documents with the SEC revealing plans to raise about $1 billion in a share offering in order to strengthen its balance sheet, as its stock trades near all-time...
View ArticleGreylock Partners Raises $1 Billion for New Fund
Greylock Partners, a venture capital firm with offices in Cambridge and Silicon Valley, announced it has raised $1 billion for its latest investment fund, which will continue to focus on early-stage...
View ArticleGTA V Gathers $1 Billion Within Span of 3 Days From Release
VentureBeat reports that GTA V has now hit $1Billion in sales in a span of just 3 days since release. This makes GTA V the fastest selling entertainment property in the entire history of entertainment...
View ArticleTwitter Discloses Plans for IPO
In what's certain to be one of the most highly anticipated initial public offerings ever, San Francisco-based social networking giant Twitter on Thursday officially unveiled plans to raise up to $1...
View ArticleCall of Duty: Ghosts Breaks Single Day Sales Record with $1 Billion
Yahoo reports that Call of Duty: Ghosts has now broken the record for game sales in a single day. On the day of its release, Activision reports revenue of more than $1 billion. After its midnight...
View ArticleGrand Theft Auto V Surpasses 33 Million Units Sold
VentureBeat reports that Take-Two Interactive Software stated today that it has sold over 33 million copies of Grand Theft Auto V since its launch last September. .
View ArticleYouTube to Purchase Streaming Service Twitch for $1 Billion?
On Sunday, both the Wall Street Journal and Variety reported that YouTube is in talks to buy Twitch for more than $1 billion. Neither company was commenting publicly on Monday but there has been no...
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