IBM announced the acquisition of HRL Laboratories, a quantum research institution jointly owned by Boeing and General Motors, to advance its quantum computing capabilities. HRL's expertise in silicon-spin qubit engineering and quantum materials will complement IBM's superconducting qubit technology and accelerate development of fault-tolerant quantum computers, quantum sensing, and quantum networking.
Infillion has acquired Foursquare, combining location intelligence data with purchase signals to help advertisers measure real-world outcomes like store visits and purchases. The deal unites Foursquare's 100 million points of interest and 250 million U.S. device coverage with Infillion's Catalina purchase data, creating an independent platform to close the advertising loop.
DefiLlama generated $305M in fees over 90 days, according to a social media post, with commentary suggesting this revenue has already covered acquisition costs.
S&P Global acquired OpenZeppelin, a major security infrastructure provider for blockchain and DeFi protocols that has facilitated over $37 trillion in value transfers. The acquisition signals traditional finance's deeper integration with onchain infrastructure, with OpenZeppelin's open-source tools and standards remaining publicly available while benefiting from S&P's institutional reach and market expertise.
European SaaS founders should concentrate their first 100 users in a narrow, homogeneous segment rather than spreading across multiple countries, as this density reveals actionable patterns about user behavior and willingness to pay. The initial ten users should be reached through personal networks, and founders must distinguish between users and paying customers while respecting EU data protection regulations.
S&P Global has acquired OpenZeppelin, a blockchain security standards firm founded in 2015 that has facilitated $37 trillion in value transfers across DeFi protocols and stablecoins. The deal enables OpenZeppelin's standards to integrate with S&P Global's institutional benchmarks and risk frameworks. Meanwhile, DeFi platforms continue expanding, with Base recording record $5.7B in total value locked and multichain trading becoming more accessible across networks.
S&P Global has agreed to acquire OpenZeppelin, the blockchain security company whose smart contracts have facilitated over $37 trillion in value transfers and underpin major DeFi protocols, stablecoins, and tokenized funds. The acquisition aims to integrate OpenZeppelin's onchain finance standards with S&P Global's institutional market infrastructure and risk frameworks, while maintaining OpenZeppelin's open-source commitment.
S&P Global announced an agreement to acquire OpenZeppelin, a leading provider of smart contract security assessments and open-source libraries for onchain finance. The acquisition will expand S&P Global's risk assessment capabilities into blockchain technology as traditional finance and DeFi institutions move onchain, with OpenZeppelin continuing to operate as a separate business unit.
S&P Global has agreed to acquire OpenZeppelin, the company behind widely-used smart contract standards that have facilitated over $37 trillion in value transfers. OpenZeppelin's open-source tools will remain free and maintained, while gaining access to S&P Global's market data and institutional reach. Meanwhile, DeFi platforms Zama, Jumper, and Linea announced protocol expansions and institutional partnerships.
A freelance journalist describes pitching an urgent investigative story about fentanyl adulterants to Scientific American, only to face editorial turmoil when the publication was acquired by LabX Media Group, resulting in staff layoffs and editorial changes that jeopardized the story's publication and left the author facing a kill fee despite the story's public health importance.
CodeProject, a community platform for programmers offering articles and code across multiple languages, entered read-only mode in October 2024 due to financial losses. The site was acquired by D2 Emerge LLC in November 2024 but went offline in March 2026, with content preserved by the Internet Archive.
A founder reflects on building XetHub, a content-defined storage infrastructure company, from its whiteboard conception in 2021 through its acquisition by Hugging Face in 2024. The piece traces key moments in the startup's journey and explores how organizational structures at hyperscalers create gaps that infrastructure companies can fill.
OpenAI acquired Glass Imaging, a smartphone camera maker founded by former Apple engineers, for over $300 million. The company uses AI to improve image quality directly in smartphone cameras rather than through post-processing. The purchase aligns with OpenAI's reported plans to develop its own hardware devices.
OpenAI acquired Glass Imaging, an Israeli startup founded by former Apple engineers Ziv Attar and Tom Bishop, for over $300 million. The company develops AI technology to improve image quality in compact cameras for smartphones, drones, and wearables. The acquisition supports OpenAI's hardware ambitions, though specific applications remain unclear.
Sidero Labs, the company behind Talos Linux and Omni, has been acquired by Yardi Systems. The acquisition maintains Talos Linux's open-source status under MPL-2.0 and provides resources for new products like Talos Hypervisor, while Sidero Labs continues operating independently with its existing team and community engagement model.
Superhuman acquired Y Combinator-backed Fathom, an AI-powered meeting notetaker with over 400,000 monthly active users, to integrate into its productivity platform. Rather than building internally, Superhuman chose to acquire the finished product to leverage Fathom's technical depth and combine it with its existing email, docs, calendar, and AI agent tools. The move reflects intense competition in the meeting notetaker space and Superhuman's strategy to automate workflows by extracting insights from meeting data.
Solar Industries, an Indian explosives manufacturer, made an unsolicited all-cash bid of R134.50 per share (R21.8 billion total) for South African fertilizer and explosives company Omnia, representing about 6% of Solar's market cap. The acquisition is strategically motivated by Solar's desire to expand internationally, leverage Omnia's fertilizer expertise, and consolidate its detonator manufacturing capabilities, with the deal expected to result in Omnia's delisting from the JSE in Q2 2027.
Major AI companies and tech firms navigate regulatory scrutiny and market consolidation. Nvidia faces DOJ investigation into its Groq acquisition while competitors adopt alternative chip architectures, and Anthropic's Claude AI system joins OpenAI in facing scrutiny over potential criminal conduct. Meanwhile, cybersecurity threats persist across platforms as Microsoft patches vulnerabilities and Samsung strengthens OpenAI's semiconductor supply chain.
Remove.bg, acquired by Canva in 2021, is being sunset as its background removal functionality is migrated into the Canva platform.
Citrini was sold for approximately $30 million to Semianalysis according to Singularity Research, though the acquisition details remain unconfirmed.