Mergers and Acquisitions
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Amazon Buys Globalstar, Delta to Add Leo, The Apple Angle
Amazon’s Globalstar acquisition is being framed as Amazon versus SpaceX, but I think the real story is about Apple.
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OpenAI Buys TBPN, Tech and the Token Tsunami
OpenAI’s purchase of TBPN makes no sense, which may be par for the course for OpenAI. Then, AI is breaking stuff, starting with tech services.
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Technological Scale and Government Control, Paramount Outbids Netflix for Warner Bros.
Why government is not the primary customer for tech companies, and is Netflix relieved that they were outbid for Warner Bros.?
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Netflix and the Hollywood End Game
Netflix is driving the Hollywood end game, likely confident it can increase the value of IP, and fend off YouTube.
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Atlassian Buys The Browser Company, Browser Wars, Why Atlassian
Atlassian bought The Browser Company, seeking to deliver an AI-enabled browser for work. It’s a reasonable bet, but I’m skeptical that browsers are the future.
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Cognition Buys Windsurf, Nvidia Can Sell to China, Grok 4 and Kimi
Cognition rescues Windsurf, Nvidia can sell H20s to China, and Grok 4 and Kimi K2 point to future avenues of model improvement
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Google and Windsurf, Stinky Deals, Chesterton’s Fence and the Silicon Valley Ecosystem
Windsurf’s founders and IP are going to Google in the latest stinky deal that is downstream of regulator’s recklessly messing the startup ecosystem.
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OpenAI Acquires io, OpenAI’s Strategic Positioning, Apple’s Worsening AI Problem
OpenAI is acquiring io, Jony Ive’s hardware company. Is the company actually focused on displacing Apple? Apple needs to spend big in response.
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OpenAI Restructuring, Microsoft’s Rights, Simo and Windsurf
OpenAI is tying up all its loose ends in preparation for being the user interface for AI