Akamai authorizes Jabil to buy approximately $1.7 billion in memory components
Akamai authorized Jabil on September 24 to buy approximately $1.7 billion of memory components under their existing manufacturing agreement, according to an SEC filing. Jabil makes customized server hardware for Akamai and provide...
Databricks acquires spreadsheet startup Row Zero
Databricks announced Thursday that it has acquired Row Zero, a startup whose cloud spreadsheet handles more than 1 million live rows. Its finance team had been using Row Zero alongside Genie, Databricks' AI agent for asking questi...
Cognex agrees to acquire RealSense for about $500 million
Cognex has agreed to buy RealSense for about $500 million in cash, adding cameras and software that help robots judge the distance and position of objects. Cognex plans to fund the purchase with cash and investments on its balance...
Firmus prepares $5B IPO raise as draft forecasts $77M loss
Australian data center operator Firmus is preparing to raise $5B through an initial public offering while forecasting a $77M after-tax loss for H1 FY27, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with its draft prospectus. The loss ...
Paper Office releases tools for AI agents to edit Word, PowerPoint and Excel files
Paper Instruments has released Paper Office, a set of Python packages for AI agents editing existing Word, PowerPoint and Excel files. The packages extend familiar document libraries with ways to locate an edit, preserve unrelated...
Anthropic seeks shareholder approval for founder voting control
Anthropic has asked shareholders to approve a corporate structure that would give CEO Dario Amodei and the company's six other cofounders 50.1% of voting power, The Information reported, citing sources. The arrangement would apply...
