Category Archives: Mergers and Acquisitions

Why Meta’s Moltbook Acquisition Changes All

Why Meta’s Moltbook Acquisition Changes All by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, March 11, 2026 If you think agentic AI agents will change the web, just wait another day. Meta Platforms on Tuesday acquired Moltbook, the internet forum launched in January 2026 for artificial intelligence (AI) agents, imitating Reddit’s format, where humans simply observe. Moltbook … Continue reading Why Meta’s Moltbook Acquisition Changes All

Underdog buys Aristotle exchange licenses to launch US sports prediction market

Underdog buys Aristotle exchange licenses to launch US sports prediction market Suswati Basu     Underdog is moving deeper into prediction markets after buying two federally regulated exchange entities, a step that will allow the sports gaming company to operate its own U.S. marketplace for event-based contracts. The New York-based firm said Monday (March 9) … Continue reading Underdog buys Aristotle exchange licenses to launch US sports prediction market

Polymarket acquires Dome to deepen prediction market infrastructure

Polymarket acquires Dome to deepen prediction market infrastructure Suswati Basu     Polymarket is making another big bet on the future of prediction markets by acquiring Dome, a Y Combinator-backed startup from the F25 batch that built a unified API designed to make prediction market data and tools easier for developers to use. Dome co-founder … Continue reading Polymarket acquires Dome to deepen prediction market infrastructure

Allwyn completes $1.5 billion deal to acquire majority stake in PrizePicks

Allwyn completes $1.5 billion deal to acquire majority stake in PrizePicks Rachael Davies   Suswati Basu     Gaming firm Allwyn’s deal to acquire the majority stake in fantasy sports operator PrizePicks has been completed, closing at $ 1.533 billion. Allwyn, best known for its lottery services, has finalized the deal to acquire PrizePicks, the … Continue reading Allwyn completes $1.5 billion deal to acquire majority stake in PrizePicks

What Meta’s Acquisition Of Chinese-Founded AI Startup Means To Advertisers

What Meta’s Acquisition Of Chinese-Founded AI Startup Means For Advertisers by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, December 30, 2025 Meta Platforms’ AI power play led it to purchase a Singapore-based startup specializing in autonomous AI agents. The deal to acquire Manus, valued at more than $2 billion, will accelerate not only the company’s conversational platforms … Continue reading What Meta’s Acquisition Of Chinese-Founded AI Startup Means To Advertisers

Netflix is reportedly in exclusive talks to acquire Warner Bros. and HBO

  Netflix is reportedly in exclusive talks to acquire Warner Bros. and HBO A deal, if consummated and approved, would massively shake up the streaming landscape. Steve Dent Fri, December 5, 2025     ROBYN BECK via Getty Images Netflix is in exclusive talks to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s film and TV studios and HBO … Continue reading Netflix is reportedly in exclusive talks to acquire Warner Bros. and HBO

Merkur Group has acquired a ‘significant stake’ in ETG developer Spintec

Merkur Group has acquired a ‘significant stake’ in ETG developer Spintec Rachael Davies     Merkur Group has expanded its partnership with electronic table game developer Spintec to acquire a “significant stake” in the company. After initially investing back in 2019, Merkur Group has now acquired what it describes as “a significant stake” in Slovenia-based … Continue reading Merkur Group has acquired a ‘significant stake’ in ETG developer Spintec

Bally’s approved to take control of The Star by the end of this week

Bally’s approved to take control of The Star by the end of this week Suswati Basu     The Star Entertainment Group has been working with Bally’s Corporation to allow the gaming giant to take over the struggling business by the end of November. After a substantial wait for the red tape of regulatory approvals … Continue reading Bally’s approved to take control of The Star by the end of this week