The Verge: Alphabet acquires NYC-based cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32B cash, its largest acquisition yet, pending approval; antitrust fears stalled a $23B deal in 2024  —  The acquisition is Alphabet’s biggest yet, after a $23 billion takeover attempt stalled last year. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: Wiz and Alphabet agree to a $3.2B termination fee in the $32B deal, which lets Wiz run like an independent company if a lengthy antitrust trial happens  —  Large fee comes amid risk that regulators could block the transaction  —  Cyber security start-up Wiz has agreed a termination fee … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: AI coding assistant startup Graphite, now used by tens of thousands of staff at 500+ companies, raised an Accel-led $52M Series B; its revenue grew 20x in 2024  —  AI coding assistants are becoming wildly popular, with the vast majority of respondents in GitHub’s latest poll saying that they’ve adopted AI tools in some form. Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Pierce / The Verge: Eric Migicovsky unveils two Pebble smartwatches, the $149 Core 2 Duo shipping July 2025 and $225 Core Time 2 shipping December 2025, running its open-source OS  —  Pebble’s creator now runs a company called Core Devices, and it’s getting ready to sell two new watches soon. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Google updates its Gemini chatbot, adding Canvas, a space for users to create, refine, and share writing and coding projects, and Audio Overview from NotebookLM  —  They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and Google seems to agree.  —  On Tuesday, the company added a feature … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Oracle is weighing a TikTok proposal that would have it provide security assurances and take a small stake while leaving the algorithm in Chinese hands  —  – Plan emerges as deadline nears for deal to save TikTok in US  — Oracle would offer security guarantee if China keeps algorithm Lees verder op Tech Meme