Category: Business

IBM has announced plans to acquire Confluent, the California‑based data‑streaming specialist, in an all‑cash deal valued at $11 billion, marking one of the company’s most significant moves yet to strengthen its position in enterprise AI and cloud computing. IBM will pay $31 per share, representing a premium of roughly 34–50% over Confluent’s recent closing prices […]

Italian technology conglomerate Bending Spoons has continued its rapid expansion in the global software sector, agreeing to acquire Eventbrite in an all‑cash deal valued at roughly $500 million TechCrunch Billboard. The San Francisco‑based ticketing and event‑management platform, once valued at $1.76 billion at its 2018 IPO, will be taken private after the transaction closes, expected […]

Aeroporti di Roma has kicked-off the fourth edition of the Call4Startups at the Innovation Hub of Fiumicino Airport, as part of the ‘Runway to the Future’ acceleration programme, with a focus on AI, robotics, automation, and more. Aeroporti di Roma (ADR) – a Corporate Partner of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub – has kicked-off the […]

Paramount Skydance has launched a hostile $108.4 billion bid for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), an aggressive counter‑move that disrupts Netflix’s recently announced $72 billion equity deal for key WBD assets. The surprise offer escalates what has already been one of the most consequential takeover battles in modern media, with the future of Hollywood’s most valuable […]

Los Angeles — 5 December 2025 — Netflix has confirmed a blockbuster $82.7 billion cash‑and‑stock agreement to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s film and television studios, including HBO, HBO Max and Warner Bros. Games — a move set to reshape the global entertainment landscape and consolidate some of Hollywood’s most valuable franchises under a single streaming […]

Over three days, ministers, development partners and international agencies met to explore how LDCs can “graduate” successfully – meaning they have reached levels of income, education and resilience that lift them out of the UN’s most vulnerable grouping – and, crucially, stay out. The meeting focused on the Doha Programme of Action (DPOA), which aims […]

The European Commission (EC) is considering a “Digital Omnibus” package that would substantially rewrite EU privacy law, particularly the landmark General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It’s not a done deal, and it shouldn’t be. The GDPR is the most comprehensive model for privacy legislation around the world. While it is far from perfect and suffers […]

Ceará, Brazil — December 2025 — TikTok parent company ByteDance has announced a landmark investment of more than 200 billion reais (approximately $37.7 billion) to build its first Latin American data center in Brazil, a move that positions the country as a rising global hub for AI, cloud computing and digital infrastructure. The project was […]

December 2025 – A U.S. federal court in Delaware has granted final approval for the sale of shares in Citgo Petroleum’s parent company, clearing the way for Amber Energy, an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management, to acquire the Venezuelan‑owned refiner for $5.9 billion. The ruling marks the last major legal step in a two‑year court‑supervised […]

December 2025 – Black Friday has once again underscored the strength of global e‑commerce, with online sales soaring to $11.8 billion in the United States and an estimated $79 billion worldwide, according to data from Adobe Analytics and industry trackers monitoring global retail performance. Analysts say the surge was driven by aggressive discounting, early holiday […]