Exclusive: Google deal with French publishers on hold pending antitrust decision
Google (GOOGL.O) has put on hold a preliminary deal with some French publishers to pay for news content as it awaits an antitrust decision that could set the tone for copyright talks on online news in Europe, two sources close to the matter said.
With cloud and AI, IBM broadens 5G deals with Verizon and Telefonica
IBM (IBM.N) will offer telecom operators Verizon (VZ.N) and Telefonica (TEF.MC) new services ranging from running 5G over a cloud platform to using artificial intelligence, the U.S. technology company said on Monday.
Analysis: Chinese flock to home-grown brands in golden opportunity for investors
He Shuang, a student at a U.S. university stranded in her home city of Chongqing in southwest China during the pandemic, has added more than 300 domestic brands to her list of favourites on Alibaba’s (9988.HK) Taobao online mall.
Iran says nuclear site images won’t be given to IAEA as deal has expired
The speaker of Iran’s parliament said on Sunday Tehran will never hand over images from inside of some Iranian nuclear sites to the U.N. nuclear watchdog as a monitoring agreement with the agency had expired, Iranian state media reported.
Visa to buy Swedish fintech Tink for $2.2 billion
Visa Inc (V.N) said on Thursday it had agreed a 1.8 billion euro ($2.2 billion) takeover of European open banking platform Tink, months after it ditched a planned acquisition of the startup’s U.S. rival Plaid.
Ackman sees path to possible U.S. listing for Universal, working on next deal
William Ackman, whose blank check acquisition company struck a deal to buy 10% of Universal Music Group (UMG) last week, is exploring options to increase his stake in the music label and already pushing ahead with his next deal, he told investors on Wednesday.
Axiata, Telenor seal $15 bln deal to form Malaysia’s biggest mobile operator
Malaysian telecoms firm Axiata Group Bhd (AXIA.KL) and Norway’s Telenor ASA (TEL.OL) will merge their mobile operations in Malaysia in a $15 billion deal, forming a new market leader in the competitive Southeast Asian nation.
Ackman’s SPAC signs deal to buy 10% of Vivendi’s Universal
Billionaire investor William Ackman’s Pershing Square Tontine Holdings (PSTH.N) signed a deal to buy 10% of Universal Music Group (UMG), Taylor Swift’s label, for about $4 billion, the companies said on Sunday.
Ferrari, Amazon’s AWS enter agreement on data
Ferrari (RACE.MI) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have entered an agreement to make Amazon’s (AMZN.O) cloud computing unit the luxury carmaker’s cloud storage, machine learning, and artificial intelligence provider, AWS said on Friday.
Bristol-Myers, Eisai in up to $3.1 bln deal to develop cancer drug candidate
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (BMY.N) and Eisai Co said on Thursday they had entered into an agreement worth up to $3.10 billion to jointly develop and market an experimental cancer drug.
