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In this photo illustration, the company Figma logo seen displayed on a smartphone.

Figma Is Making Billions Off Its Sale to Adobe. Is It Enough to Keep Its Workers From Leaving?

Adobe's acquisition of Figma represents a windfall for employees and investors who got in on the ground floor. The companies' next challenge will be holding onto Figma's unique culture and workforce through the acquisition.
By Courtney Vinopal
One of many Gagosian Galleries.

Gagosian Gallery to Lease Chelsea Space Previously Occupied By Mary Boone

The unoccupied space in question used to be partially run by gallerist Mary Boone, who's currently in prison for tax evasion.
By Helen Holmes

Airbnb Acquires HotelTonight to Boost Last-Minute Travel Bookings

Within the last year, cities like New York, Boston, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. have passed strong laws that have muddled Airbnb hosts’ plans to rent out their homes.
By Gabriela Barkho
Qualcomm Inc. CEO Steve Mollenkopf

Broadcom Counts on Qualcomm Stockholders to Push Acquisition Talk

By Sissi Cao
Comcast is said to be interested in the same assets as Disney.

After Disney, 21st Century Fox Has Another Curious Buyer: Comcast

By Sissi Cao
Qualcomm believes the shareholders’ best interest lies in the hands of current management.

Qualcomm Calls Broadcom’s $130B Offer ‘Dramatically’ Low

By Sissi Cao
Lachlan Murdoch offered a peek into the company’s vision to concentrate efforts on core assets.

21st Century Fox Reports Mixed Earnings, Murdochs Offer No Comment on Disney Merger

By Sissi Cao
It’s unknown whether Apple played an active role in the Broadcom deal, but it’s certainly believed to exert some influence.

This $130B Deal Could be the Largest Technology Acquisition Ever

By Sissi Cao
Belgian fashion designer Walter Van Beirendonck poses during the presentation of new Ikea collection Glodande he designed, on May 26, 2016 at the Antwerp Central Station. / AFP / Belga / Nicolas MAETERLINCK / Belgium OUT (Photo credit should read NICOLAS MAETERLINCK/AFP/Getty Images)

Will TaskRabbit Give Ikea New Visibility Into the Home?

By Brady Dale
Customers at Shaw's and Safeway will soon be able to buy Plated meals like this one.

Meal Kit Delivery Startup Plated Joins Forces With National Grocery Chain

By John Bonazzo
Marissa Mayer isn't interested in leading the scraps of Yahoo.

Marissa Mayer Resigns From Yahoo With $23 Million Severance Following Verizon Deal

By Sage Lazzaro
The original bookmarks.

Pinboard Acquires the Original Bookmarking Site, Delicious

By Brady Dale
Steve McQueen. Static. 2009.

Steve McQueen’s Post-9/11 Statue of Liberty Film to Make Museum Debut

By Alanna Martinez
Agglomeration has the potential to change the way smaller enterprises grow and create value in the future.

Raising Capital Can Be Easy When Entrepreneurs Co-Operate

By Jeremy Harbour and Callum Laing
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Five Videos: Fake News, Google Pixel and Other Top Tech Clips

By John Bonazzo
Sundar Pichai, then senior vice president of Chrome, speaks at Google's annual developer conference, Google I/O, in San Francisco on June 28, 2012. AFP

Signs That Google Will Eat Itself From CB Insights’ Dive Into Its Acquisitions

By Brady Dale
The acquisition is incredibly surreal.

What Early LinkedIn Employees Think About Its Acquisition by Microsoft

By Leo Polovets
Inside Etsy's office in Dumbo (Image courtesy of Etsy)

These Are the Companies Etsy Could Use Its $267M War Chest to Buy

By Brady Dale
Julian Schnabel, in eveningwear. (Photo courtesy Patrick McMullan)

Schnabel Vindicated! After Decades, MoMA Acquires a Painting by the Man in Pajamas

By Nate Freeman

Met Museum Celebrates Slew of Sumptuous Gifts to 100-Year-Old Asian Art Dept

By Alexandra Peers
The Furniture Factory (1925), by Bumpei Usui, recently entered the Met’s collection. (Purchase, Arthur Hoppock Hearn Fund, by Exchange, 2014)

With the Economy Improving, Museums Go on a Buying Spree

By Daniel Grant
StreetEasy's new office celebrated with brokers and reporters last week.

The Zillowification of StreetEasy: Checking In 13 Months After the Acquisition

By Kim Velsey
No more getting dressed to go shopping — this is what it may look like to go to the mall. (via Chaotic Moon Studios)

If Facebook Used Oculus to Make a Virtual Reality Mall, This Is What It Would Look Like

By Jack Smith IV

"I Will Not Work With Facebook": Minecraft Creator Disavows Oculus Rift Post-Acquisition

By Jack Smith IV
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