The Wild West of streaming TV is here and it’s free. Welcome to FAST: The free, ad-supported, streaming television bargain bin. ~tv Article 2553 words, published May 24 2023 26 votes
Microsoft's $68.7bn (£55bn) deal to buy US video game company Activision Blizzard has been blocked in the UK by the Competition and Markets Authority ~games Article 13 votes
Spotify is shutting down Heardle, the Wordle-like music guessing game it bought last year – will sunset on May 5 as it aims to focus on music discovery ~tech Article 688 words 14 votes
‘Robocop,’ ‘Stargate’, ‘Legally Blonde’ and ‘Barbershop’ among titles in works for film and TV as Amazon looks to supercharge MGM IP ~tv Article 959 words 6 votes
WWE agrees to merge with UFC to create a new company run by Ari Emanuel and Vince McMahon ~sports.combat Article 6 votes
Amazon may buy distressed AMC theater chain in seismic Hollywood streaming shift ~movies Article 1347 words 10 votes
Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus has submitted a bid to buy Manchester United ~sports.football Article 423 words 3 votes
The lie that's destroying the economy ~finance economics business Video 24:40, published Feb 15 2023 5 votes
Welcome to hell, Elon - Nilay Patel on Elon's Twitter acquisition ~tech social media Article 1131 words 35 votes
Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter and fired its top executives ~tech social media Article 274 words 43 votes
Netflix establishes an internal games studio in Helsinki, led by former Zynga GM Marko Lastikka ~games Article 587 words 6 votes
Embracer Group, parent company for a vast and expanding roster of studios and publishers, goes on a spending spree buying up Middle-earth Enterprises and more ~games Article 387 words 9 votes
Elon Musk says he’s terminating $44bn Twitter buyout deal ~tech social media Article 131 words 26 votes
RadioShack would like to clarify that its Twitter account wasn’t hacked. It just sells crypto now. ~tech social media Article 255 words 18 votes
Universal Music Group becomes the permanent home of Frank Zappa estate ~music Article 1771 words 3 votes
Rumors abound that Netflix will buy Roku ~finance business Article 1052 words, published Jun 10 2022 6 votes
Twitter accepts buyout, giving Elon Musk total control of the company ~tech social media Article 372 words 51 votes
Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter outright for $41 billion ~tech social media Article 411 words, published Nov 7 2017 21 votes
Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion USD ~games Article 2087 words, published Jan 14 2022 46 votes
Streaming company Storytel has signed a deal to acquire Audiobooks.com from owner KKR for $135m, extending its reach into the English language audio market ~finance business Article 442 words 9 votes
Peter Jackson sells visual effects firm for $1.6bn to Unity ~finance business Article 36 words 4 votes
Imgur has been acquired by MediaLab (owner of Whisper, Kik, WorldStarHipHop, Amino, Genius, etc.) ~tech social media Image 26 votes
Etsy is buying Depop, a UK-based second-hand fashion app, for $1.6bn in a bid to target younger Gen-Z shoppers ~tech Article 42 words 4 votes
Twitter has acquired Scroll, a subscription for news sites, and intends to integrate it into their own upcoming subscription service ~tech social media Article 639 words 11 votes
ArtStation has been acquired by Epic Games, and is reducing its fees by 60% ~creative Article 603 words 11 votes
Sony Interactive Entertainment and new esports venture RTS have jointly acquired the Evolution Championship Series (Evo) fighting game tournament ~games Article 651 words 10 votes
Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda (ZeniMax) is now officially complete - Some games coming to Xbox Game Pass this week, confirmation of plans for future Xbox/PC exclusives ~games Article 449 words 8 votes
Brave has acquired Cliqz and their Tailcat search engine, plans to offer a privacy-oriented search engine ~tech internet privacy Article 953 words 9 votes