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Horse colt pictured jumping in field

Colossal Biosciences Acquires Pet Cloning Company to Advance De-Extinction Efforts

Colossal’s purchase of ViaGen, known for cloning pets of celebrities, bolsters the biotech firm’s tools for de-extinction and conservation.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Man in blue button-up and sunglasses walks outside

Google Hires Top Talent From Windsurf in Silicon Valley’s Latest ‘Acqui-Hire’ Deal

Google’s latest A.I. play shows how acqui-hires are reshaping Silicon Valley power.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Illustration of a futuristic biotech facility with DNA helix, atomic structure, and colorful buildings, symbolizing scientific innovation and corporate scale.

23andMe Has Found a Buyer—Here’s What Might Happen to Your Genetic Data

Regeneron acquires bankrupt 23andMe for $256M, taking over its DNA database and services while pledging to uphold privacy standards.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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

Google Swears It’s Not Going to Use A.I. Firm DeepMinds for Evil

By Jordyn Taylor

Google To Acquire Nest Labs For $3.2 Billion

By Jordyn Taylor

Superbowl Shuffle: Twitter Acquires Social TV Analytics Firm Bluefin Labs [UPDATED]

By Kelly Faircloth
Artist Wadsworth Jarrell. (Courtesy uanews.ua.educ)

Brooklyn Museum Acquires Works from Black Arts Movement

By M.H. Miller
(Photo: Zurb)

Developer Network Forrst Acquired Again, This Time by Design Company ZURB

By Jessica Roy
This guy used to be a fucking STARFLEET Captain! [Photo: WJYY)

Kayak, That Travel Site You Love, to Be Purchased for $1.8 B. by Captain Kirk’s Priceline

By Jessica Roy
Disney now owns 'Star Wars'

Disney Acquires LucasFilm, New <i>Star Wars</i> Imminent/Inevitable/Terrible Idea

By Drew Grant

Following New Details of Buddy Media Acquisition, Salesforce Marketing Cloud Lays off Employees [Updated]

By Jessica Roy
The Tate. (Courtesy Wikipedia)

Tate Acquires Works at Frieze Art Fair

By M.H. Miller
Van Spaendonck, 'Grapes with Insects on a Marble Top,' c. 1793, oil on marble. (Michael Bodycomb/Frick Collection)

Gerard van Spaendonck Still Life Given to the Frick

By Andrew Russeth
Cliche? Yes. Do we care? No. (Photo: flickr.com/terrazzo

Ooh La La! Birchbox Acquires its French Doppelganger, JolieBox

By Kelly Faircloth
Founder Kevin Systrom across the street from Stumptown Roasters, because of course (Photo: Instagram)

Instagram and Its 5 Billion Photos Officially Welcomed Into the Facebook Fam

By Nitasha Tiku
(Photo: Know Your Meme)

Booting Up: Reddit’s Biggest Day Ever Edition

By Jessica Roy

Redditors Have Some Feelings About this Digg Acquisition

By Kelly Faircloth
Could this be our last chance to use this wonderful image?

Betaworks Acquires Digg, John Borthwick Promises, ‘We Are Reverting Digg to a Startup’

By Nitasha Tiku and Kelly Faircloth
Name-changer. (Photo courtesy of Fab.com)

Fab.com Buys Llustre and Opens Up Shop in the UK

By Kelly Faircloth
Cyborg Vision, a hack built with Face.com’s API.

Facebook: Now with More Israeli Facial Recognition Technology!

By Nitasha Tiku
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