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Gaming🇺🇸May 29, 2026 Autodesk to buy MaintainX for $3.6B in cash
Enterprise Software🇺🇸May 21, 2026 Anthropic-backed venture acquires Fractional AI, ending OpenAI partnership
Robotics🇺🇸May 19, 2026 Analog Devices bets $1.5B on Empower Semiconductor to tackle AI’s power bottleneck
Enterprise Software🇫🇷May 19, 2026 Mistral acquires Austrian physics AI startup Emmi AI
Transportation🇬🇷May 11, 2026 Blackstone acquires majority stake in Greek e-commerce leader Skroutz for $746M
Fintech🇭🇰May 7, 2026 Kraken parent Payward buys stablecoin payments firm Reap for $600M
Gaming🇮🇸May 6, 2026 EVE Online studio CCP Games goes independent, rebrands and brings in Google
Security🇺🇸May 6, 2026 Lumen pays $475M for Alkira to build the software layer for cloud connectivity
Travel🇺🇸May 5, 2026 Long Lake buys Amex GBT for $6.3B to build an AI-powered corporate travel giant
Enterprise Software🇩🇪May 4, 2026 SAP bets €1bn on European tabular AI lab with Prior Labs acquisition