For those of you that still follow me for the Nova related stuff, I have put together some notes from my meeting yesterday with Instabridge, the company that has just acquired Nova Launcher.

You can view that Google Doc here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/196X8pkXSs37YUBwTm6-uVbnFrALSWl3faEQnJUlRQek/edit?usp=sharing

#Nova #NovaLauncher #Acquisition #Instabridge #Meeting #Android #Apps

For those of you that still follow me for the Nova related stuff, I have put together some notes from my meeting yesterday with Instabridge, the company that has just acquired Nova Launcher.

You can view that Google Doc here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/196X8pkXSs37YUBwTm6-uVbnFrALSWl3faEQnJUlRQek/edit?usp=sharing

#Nova #NovaLauncher #Acquisition #Instabridge #Meeting #Android #Apps

Capital One to acquire Brex for $5.15B

https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/capital-one-buy-fintech-firm-brex-515-billion-deal-2026-01-22/

#HackerNews #CapitalOne #Brex #Acquisition #Fintech #Deal #BusinessNews #5Billion

Capital One Strikes $5.15B Deal for Fintech Brex (YC W17)

https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/capital-one-to-buy-fintech-brex-e2dacc67

#HackerNews #CapitalOne #Brex #Fintech #Acquisition #WallStreetJournal #YCW17

Instabridge has acquired Nova Launcher

https://novalauncher.com/nova-is-here-to-stay

#HackerNews #Instabridge #NovaLauncher #Acquisition #TechNews #AndroidApps #MobileDevelopment

ClickHouse Acquires Langfuse

https://langfuse.com/blog/joining-clickhouse

#HackerNews #ClickHouse #Langfuse #Acquisition #TechNews #DataAnalytics

Major supermarket operator Aeon is set to make drugstore chain Tsuruha Holdings a subsidiary next week following a tender offer that ended Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/08/companies/aeon-to-make-tsuruha-subsidiary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #aeon #tsuruha #acquisition #drugstores

GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What it means for you

https://www.gog.com/blog/gog-is-getting-acquired-by-its-original-co-founder-what-it-means-for-you/

#HackerNews #GOG #Acquisition #Gaming #News #CoFounder #VideoGames #IndustryInsights

Nvidia Just Paid $20B for a Company That Missed Its Revenue Target by 75%

https://blog.drjoshcsimmons.com/p/nvidia-just-paid-20-billion-for-a

#HackerNews #Nvidia #Acquisition #TechNews #BusinessInsights #RevenueTargets #20BillionDeal

Nvidia buying AI chip startup Groq for about $20B

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/24/nvidia-buying-ai-chip-startup-groq-for-about-20-billion-biggest-deal.html

#HackerNews #Nvidia #Groq #AIChip #Acquisition #TechNews #$20BDeal #SiliconValley

Qualcomm acquires RISC-V focused Ventana Micro Systems

https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2025/12/qualcomm-acquires-ventana-micro-systems--deepening-risc-v-cpu-ex

#HackerNews #Qualcomm #RISC-V #Ventana #MicroSystems #TechNews #Acquisition

IBM to Acquire Confluent

https://www.confluent.io/blog/ibm-to-acquire-confluent/

#HackerNews #IBM #Confluent #Acquisition #TechNews #DataIntegration

Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. In an $82.7B Deal

https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-to-acquire-warner-bros

#HackerNews #Netflix #WarnerBros #Acquisition #Deal #Entertainment #Industry #Streaming #Services #Business #News

Workday to acquire Pipedream

https://newsroom.workday.com/2025-11-19-Workday-Signs-Definitive-Agreement-to-Acquire-Pipedream

#HackerNews #Workday #Pipedream #Acquisition #TechNews #BusinessGrowth #Newsroom

U.S. Steel sees the potential to unlock $3 billion in value thanks to its new Japanese ownership, with added earnings from Nippon Steel’s investments in new projects along with operational efficiencies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/05/companies/us-steel-japanese-ownership/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #ussteel #nipponsteel #acquisition #investments

Guideline has been acquired by Gusto

https://help.guideline.com/en/articles/12694322-guideline-has-joined-gusto-faqs-about-our-recent-acquisition

#HackerNews #Guideline #Gusto #acquisition #news #startup #acquisition #payroll #services

AOL to be sold to Bending Spoons for roughly $1.5B

https://www.axios.com/2025/10/29/aol-bending-spoons-deal

#HackerNews #AOL #BendingSpoons #Sale #TechNews #Acquisition #BusinessDeal