Kioxia talks again about merger with Western Digital and comforts SK Hynix
The Japanese manufacturer of NAND memory chips and SSDs, Kioxia, may yet be talking to Western Digital (WD) again about a possible merger of their NAND/SSD units. Also, the majority shareholder, Bain Capital, is said to want to give guarantees to fellow stakeholder SK Hynix.
About half a year af... Read more
Microsoft has demands for OpenAI: will the board change again?
Microsoft is demanding a say in OpenAI's leadership. The AI developer is given a list of demands so that sudden, sweeping decisions cannot reoccur.
Microsoft is now demanding some changes with OpenAI in return for being a loyal partner during the AI developers crisis. At least that's what some ... Read more
‘OpenAI interested in merger with competitor Anthropic’
OpenAI approached Anthropic about a possible merger of the two AI companies. Besides that, they also showed interest in the company's CEO, now that OpenAI got itself into crisis.
OpenAI's board of directors made some choices this past weekend that could be called exceptional, to say the least. A... Read more
Fujitsu fully integrates its public cloud services
Fujitsu will bring its public cloud business, until now housed in Fujitsu Cloud Technologies, entirely within its umbrella tech group. This is what the Japanese tech giant announced recently.
Fujitsu wants its public cloud offerings to become one with its various services. Until now, these offer... Read more
Kioxia and Western Digital looking to merge
Kioxia and Western Digital (WD) want to merge their memory chip operations into a new company. Nikkei Asia reports that the parties want to combine their forces in order to compete with market leader Samsung.
According to Nikkei Asia, Japanese company Kioxia and the US-based Western Digital want... Read more
‘Western Digital and Kioxia discuss possible merger’
Drive manufacturers Western Digital and Kioxia are discussing a possible merger, according to a Bloomberg report based on insider sources.
Western Digital and Kioxia already collaborate in the field of flash chips. Insider sources told Bloomberg that the companies are considering a more signif... Read more
Sopra Steria acquires Belgian IT service provider Tobania
Sopra Steria announced the acquisition of Belgian IT service provider Tobania. The French IT firm hopes to gain a foothold in the Belgian market. Sopra Steria is interested in the region due to its high density of European and financial institutions.
The financial details weren't disclosed. Sopr... Read more
Google Cloud partners with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase
Google Cloud announces a strategic partnership with Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency exchange.
Cloud technology and cryptocurrency go hand-in-hand. In order to get the most out of the growing market, Google Cloud recently announced a strategic partnership with Coinbase, a leading cryptocurren... Read more
Citrix-TIBCO merger gets green light
All relevant market regulators have greenlit the merger of Citrix and TIBCO. The companies are allowed to merge into Citrix-TIBCO at the end of this month.
According to a statement from Citrix, the proposed merger complies with all relevant laws and regulations. Citrix is in the process of delis... Read more
Google continues to merge Duo and Meet into one platform
Google recently announced plans to combine its video calling software Duo with the functionality of Meet, an enterprise-grade videoconferencing product. The next stage of the merger is taking place today.
Google Duo is a high-quality video- and audioconferencing tool that supports group conversa... Read more