Not sure why this is news again this week when it was already announced previously. NYTimes was also reporting this like it was news today.

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retinaros 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Wasn’t official

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the__alchemist 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

In related news, Voyager has left the solar system!

	▲	Bluestein 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Further, they launched a second probe. First! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WoDQBhJCVQ

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cmiles8 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Sure, but that’s the case for basically all acquisitions.

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gk1 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Unfortunately not all deals go through. Like Wiz + Google, or Figma + Adobe. A lot can go wrong between “in talks to acquire” and “acquired.” The official announcement is less surprising but still newsworthy.

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tantalor 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Um, Google did actually acquire Wiz in March.

	▲	gk1 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I meant the first attempt in 2024, which fell apart: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/23/technology/google-wiz-dea...

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7bit 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Because it's a new blog post with new information