SiriusXM acquires podcast platform Stitcher from Scripps for $325 million

Posted on 13/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Thanks to a report from The Wall Street Journal, we knew this was coming. Now it’s official: SiriusXM is buying podcast platform Stitcher from the E.W. Scripps Company for $325 million. That’s considerably more than the $4.5 million Scripps spent to...

Uber reportedly acquires Postmates for $2.65 billion

Posted on 06/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Uber has acquired online food delivery service Postmates for $2.65 billion in stock, according to the NY Times and Bloomberg. The deal is expected to help Uber better compete against food delivery giant DoorDash and will be a consolation prize after...

Android users can get Dark Sky weather updates for one more month

Posted on 02/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Apple purchased one of the best weather apps in the business this spring, and unfortunately that meant Dark Sky pulled its Android app. If you haven’t already installed it, it’s gone from the Google Play Store, and the company initially informed subs...

Dish buys prepaid carrier Boost Mobile for $1.4 billion

Posted on 01/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

After nearly a decade of trying to break into the wireless market, Dish just became the newest national wireless carrier. Today, Dish announced the $1.4 billion acquisition of Boost Mobile. With this purchase, Dish secures its place in the retail wir...

Uber is reportedly trying to buy Postmates

Posted on 30/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Uber might have missed its chance to buy Grubhub, but it might not go away empty-handed. New York Times sources claim Uber has made an offer to buy Postmates. The talks are still in progress and aren’t guaranteed to lead to a union, but negotiations...

Lululemon buys interactive home gym startup Mirror for $500 million

Posted on 29/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Lululemon is best-known for gym clothes, but the gym isn’t an option in areas hard-hit by the pandemic — so it’s finding a way to foster workouts at home. The company has bought home fitness startup Mirror for $500 million to “accelerate the growth o...

UK’s antitrust watchdog is investigating Facebook’s purchase of Giphy

Posted on 12/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Facebook bought Giphy last month, and it caused a stir. Sentiments toward Facebook have been shifting over the years, and the GIF sharing site falling into the hands of the company that also owns WhatsApp and Instagram was a disappointment for some....

Grubhub sells itself to Just Eat to create a food delivery giant

Posted on 10/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The food delivery world is about to get a bit smaller. Just Eat Takeaway.com (Just Eat to most people) is buying Grubhub in a deal worth $7.3 billion. The merger will create the largest online food delivery outlet outside of China, according to the c...

Apple buys an AI startup to improve Siri’s data

Posted on 28/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Apple is continuing its string of AI startup acquisitions, this time to improve Siri’s performance. The company has confirmed to Bloomberg that it recently acquired Inductiv, a Waterloo, Ontario, Canada-based company that uses AI to correct data — wh...

Intel acquires Rivet Networks, the maker of ‘Killer’ WiFi cards

Posted on 21/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Once upon a time Bigfoot Networks was just a startup promising to lower latency with a “network gaming accelerator,” before delivering its tech under the Killer wireless brand. Its aftermarket NIC measurably outperformed onboard Ethernet ports, and i...

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