AI database startup Pinecone, founded in Israel, weighs potential sale as tech giants like Oracle, IBM, MongoDB and Snowflake emerge as suitors amid fierce competition, further intensified by losing prominent customer Notion.
In a major tech industry shakeup, Microsoft acquires the once-independent coding platform GitHub as its CEO resigns, folding the popular programming site into Microsoft's 'CoreAI' team and raising questions about its future direction under the tech giant's control.
SoundHound AI stock soars nearly 400% in late 2024 on voice AI hype and Amelia acquisition, but plunges 44% in 2025 as Nvidia exits and skeptics like Stone Fox Capital label it 'Strong Sell' citing inflated growth and valuation.
Cursor acquires enterprise startup Koala, bringing on its engineers to build an enterprise-readiness team, strengthening its enterprise offerings and positioning itself as a rival to GitHub Copilot in the enterprise AI coding space.
Cognition, maker of AI coding agent Devin, expands its AI coding capabilities by acquiring Windsurf, an AI coding startup, gaining its AI-powered IDE, user base, and employees not hired by Google in a recent deal.
Google acquires AI coding startup Windsurf in a major coup, bolstering its DeepMind team and beating out OpenAI's previous $3 billion offer for the promising generative AI company.
CoreWeave, a leading cloud computing company, acquires rival Core Scientific in a massive $9 billion all-stock deal, eliminating $10 billion in future lease obligations and gaining ownership of 1.3 gigawatts of data center capacity, solidifying its position in the rapidly growing cloud market.
Apple eyes acquiring Perplexity AI, a move that could bolster its artificial intelligence capabilities, enhancing features like Siri and offering an AI-powered search alternative on Safari as the tech giant aims to catch up with rivals in the AI landscape.
Meta, the tech giant behind Facebook, intensifies its AI ambitions by pursuing an acquisition of Perplexity AI, an artificial intelligence startup, though a deal has yet to materialize, following its recent investments in Scale AI and a failed bid for Safe Superintelligence.
Databricks, a data analytics software company, is reportedly in advanced negotiations to acquire Neon, an open-source database startup, for a staggering $1 billion, though the deal has not yet been finalized and could potentially fall through.