Qualcomm Makes Bold RISC-V Bet with Ventana Acquisition
Ventana is known for building high-performance, secure compute chiplets based on the open RISC-V architecture.
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TCS Acquires Salesforce Consulting Firm Coastal Cloud for $700 Mn
Founded in 2012, Coastal Cloud is a leading multi-cloud Salesforce consulting firm, specialising in enterprise-scale transformations.
Intel Moves Closer to Buying SambaNova, Signaling a High-Stakes Push to Catch Up in the AI Chip Race
Financial terms of the potential deal were not disclosed.
Virtusa Acquires SmartSoC to Capitalize on AI-Driven Semiconductor Boom
The deal adds silicon-level capabilities to Virtusa’s portfolio, extending its end-to-end services from chip design through networks, cloud infrastructure and application development.
IBM to Acquire Confluent in $11 Billion Deal to Build “Smart Data Platform” for AI
The transaction is subject to shareholder and regulatory approval and is expected to close by mid-2026.
Meta Acquires AI Wearable Startup Limitless to Expand Its Smart Glasses and Wearables Ambitions
Limitless developed a small, lightweight wearable resembling a miniature pair of headphones
OpenAI Acquires neptune.ai to Power Next-Gen Model Training
Founded in 2017, neptune.ai built its reputation as a robust metrics dashboard and experiment tracking platform — designed to help AI researchers monitor, analyze, and manage the often messy, iterative process of training large-scale machine learning models.