Readit Newsmuzz commented on Cognition (Devin AI) to Acquire Windsurf cognition.ai/blog/windsur... · Posted by u/alazsengul
"Acquiring" is often synonymous with "merger". Technically the surviving company acquires the other, but effectively it's a merger. Not always, but it's not uncommon to see two weaker companies merge in a competitive landscape to survive. It also counts as a liquidity event allowing employees some financial levers.
But these seem to be two well-funded companies? I.e. both with $100M+ funding within the last 12 months
muzz commented on Palantir exec defends company's immigration surveillance work techcrunch.com/2025/04/20... · Posted by u/breadwinner
pg on X (formerly Twitter):
"It's a very exciting time in tech right now. If you're a first-rate programmer, there are a huge number of other places you can go work rather than at the company building the infrastructure of the police state."
muzz commented on ServiceNow to Acquire Moveworks servicenow.com/company/me... · Posted by u/jordigg
How did the acquirer decide to pay a $2.85B for a company with only $200M in annual revenues? That's a whopping 14x.
muzz commented on Austin was supposed to be the next big tech hub sherwood.news/business/au... · Posted by u/ilamont
Austin was supposed to be the next big tech hub since at least the late 90's and the dot-com boom/bust.
I don't think the Oracle headquarters change makes a huge difference, but I did figure Twitter would move to Austin, and that hasn't happened yet.
It's a designation on paper, essentially