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Daniel M. Tellep, Engineer Who Steered Lockheed’s Growth, Dies at 89

New York Times
December 31, 2020

Daniel M. Tellep, an aerospace engineer who initiated a merger between Lockheed and Martin Marietta to form the world’s largest military contractor, then became its first chief executive, died on…

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Amazon Buys Wondery as Podcasting Race Continues

New York Times
December 30, 2020

Amazon is acquiring Wondery, the company behind podcasts such as “Dirty John,” “Dr. Death” and “The Shrink Next Door,” as the race to grab parts of the audio market continues.…

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Why Antitrust Suits Against Facebook Face Hurdles

New York Times
December 10, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — When the Federal Trade Commission and more than 40 states sued Facebook[1] on Wednesday for illegally killing competition and demanded that the company be split apart, lawmakers…

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Facebook Accused of Breaking Antitrust Laws

New York Times
December 10, 2020

If the prosecutors succeed, the cases could remake the company, which has experienced only unfettered growth[1]. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, has described a breakup of the company as an…

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Uber Jettisons Flying Car Project

New York Times
December 8, 2020

A day after Uber handed[1] its autonomous car project to a Silicon Valley start-up, the company is doing the same with an ambitious and money-intensive effort to build flying cars.…

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Uber Is Giving Self-Driving Car Project to a Start-Up

New York Times
December 7, 2020

In 2016, Uber acquired the autonomous trucking start-up Otto, led by Anthony Levandowski, a former Google engineer. When Google first tested its self-driving car on public roads a decade ago,…

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As Deadline Lapses, Trump Administration Continues TikTok Talks

New York Times
December 5, 2020

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will allow a Friday deadline for TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell the viral video app to lapse, said a person with knowledge of the…

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Marc Benioff Sets His Sights on Microsoft

New York Times
December 2, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — Five years ago, Marc Benioff negotiated to sell Salesforce[1], the software company he co-founded in 1999 and has run ever since, to Microsoft. If the deal had…

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Salesforce to Acquire Slack for $27.7 Billion

New York Times
December 1, 2020

Salesforce, which provides marketing and sales software, among other products, has been highly acquisitive as it looks to grow. Under Mr. Benioff[1], Salesforce has bought at least 60 companies, including…

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Facebook to Acquire Start-Up Kustomer as It Faces Antitrust Glare

New York Times
November 30, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is facing the glare of regulators[1] for buying up promising start-ups and neutralizing them as a competitive threat. But that hasn’t stopped the social network from…

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Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures

Daniel M. Tellep, Engineer Who Steered Lockheed’s Growth, Dies at 89

Amazon Buys Wondery as Podcasting Race Continues

Uber Jettisons Flying Car Project

Uber Is Giving Self-Driving Car Project to a Start-Up

Salesforce to Acquire Slack for $27.7 Billion

Facebook to Acquire Start-Up Kustomer as It Faces Antitrust Glare

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