
Amazon introduced Send to Alexa Plus, a new feature for Kindle Scribe and Scribe Colorsoft that lets users push handwritten notes or PDFs to Alexa’s AI assistant. Alexa can summarize content, generate to‑do lists, calendar events, reminders, and even draft brainstorming ideas. The author’s hands‑on test showed accurate summarization and useful task creation, though the system cannot edit the original Scribe document. Compared with rivals like the Kobo Elipsa 2E, the integration gives the Scribe a stronger productivity edge.

Waymo has launched a new "World Model" built on Google’s Genie 3 AI, enabling the creation of hyper‑realistic 3D driving simulations from simple text or image prompts. The platform can generate extreme edge cases—tornadoes, flooded streets, rogue elephants—and run them at...

Netflix has emerged as the winning bidder in the Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war, offering $83 billion to acquire the movie studio assets, excluding cable channels. The deal, reported on Jan 29 2026, would expand Netflix’s content library for its 325 million subscribers. Paramount...

Toronto‑based autonomous trucking startup Waabi announced a $1 billion Series C funding round, raising $750 million led by Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners, with additional capital from Uber for robotaxi development. The round will support Waabi’s pivot from self‑driving trucks to robotaxis,...

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC was formed as ByteDance reduced its stake to 19.9%, ceding 80.1% to a group of investors including Silver Lake, Oracle, MGX and several family offices. The deal, announced on Jan 23 2026, creates a new entity to...

Google has filed a notice of appeal against a federal judge’s August 2024 ruling that declared its online‑search business an illegal monopoly. The appeal requests a stay on the court‑ordered remedies that would force Google to share search data and...

Microsoft is closing its employee library, both physical books and digital subscriptions, and replacing it with an AI‑powered learning experience called the Skilling Hub. The move includes canceling contracts with news providers such as Strategic News Service and ending access...
TikTok CEO announced that agreements have been signed to form TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, a partnership that includes Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX as owners, transferring US operations from ByteDance. The deal is slated to close on January 22,...
iRobot announced it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will be acquired by its contract manufacturer, Chinese‑based Picea Robotics. The deal, disclosed on Dec. 15, 2025, aims to keep the Roomba brand operating without disruption, though financial terms remain...

Netflix has been selected as the winning bidder to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and streaming business, including HBO Max and key IPs. The deal, reported at $30 per share, will move into exclusive negotiations pending regulatory approval, with a...
Cocreator Naomi Alderman announced she has acquired the Zombies, Run! franchise, taking it back from Six to Start. The deal, revealed in a November 2025 article, marks a new chapter for the popular fitness gaming app.
Adobe announced it will acquire digital‑marketing platform Semrush in a deal valued at around $1.9 billion, pending regulatory and shareholder approval. The acquisition, expected to close in the first half of 2026, will expand Adobe’s web analytics and AI‑driven marketing tools.
Microsoft announced a strategic partnership with Anthropic, committing $5 billion of its own capital and securing a $30 billion Azure compute purchase. Nvidia also pledged up to $10 billion, bringing total corporate investment to $15 billion to accelerate Anthropic’s Claude models on Azure and...
Italian software firm Bending Spoons announced plans to purchase AOL from Yahoo after securing a $2.8 billion debt financing package. The company expects the acquisition to close by the end of the year and says it will invest in AOL’s...

The article notes Google made a $450 million strategic investment in ADT to enable deep integration between ADT Plus and Google Nest products, underpinning the new ADT Plus offering and product partnership. The investment is described as having occurred prior...

Fox invested in Holywater, the startup behind the microdrama app My Drama, as part of strategic corporate funding to support the app’s expansion. The article does not disclose financial terms; date taken from the article publication.

The article states that Electronic Arts is in the midst of going private in a transaction valued at $55 billion. The take-private is mentioned in the context of EA's future strategy and potential cuts following the deal.

Also, the Rivian‑spun skunkworks developing the TM‑B modular e‑bike, has been well capitalized after raising $105 million from Eclipse Ventures. The funding supports product development and scaling as Also pursues multiple sub‑car form factors.

In 2022 Fandom purchased a number of entertainment properties — TV Guide, Metacritic, GameSpot, and Giant Bomb — from Red Ventures in a deal meant to expand its content and advertising capabilities. The acquisition, referenced in this article about Fandom's...
Science Corporation acquired the retinal implant technology from French medical device company Pixium Vision, rescuing the project and enabling continued clinical trials. The acquisition was reported as having occurred in 2024 after Pixium ran out of funding.
Austin Russell filed a Schedule 13D indicating he seeks to acquire 100% of Luminar's Class A common stock via his new Russell AI Labs, effectively proposing to take control of the publicly traded lidar maker. The move follows Russell's recent...

Paramount has acquired Bari Weiss’s Substack-based publication, The Free Press, in a deal reported at $150 million; Weiss will assume a role running CBS News as part of the arrangement. The transaction transfers ownership of the publication to Paramount and...
Netflix acquired Boss Fight Entertainment in March 2022. The studio, developer of Squid Game: Unleashed, has been closed by Netflix in October 2025, per staff posts and LinkedIn statements.

TiVo was purchased by tech licensing firm Xperi in 2020, transferring TiVo's IP and product lines to Xperi as the company shifted focus away from hardware.