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Ford snaps up EV power startup to boost its charging tech

TechCrunch: M&A

Ford is buying and burying Auto Motive Power, or “AMP” for short, to bolster its charging, battery management and power conversion tech. The secretive energy startup once claimed to power “most of the world’s top electric OEMs,” though as far as we can tell it never disclosed its customers publicly.

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SpaceX acquires parachute company for $2.2M – because it turns out space-rated parachutes are very hard

TechCrunch: M&A

SpaceX is known for its vertical integration, but one component it’s been outsourcing is parachutes — until earlier this month, when the company quietly acquired parachute vendor Pioneer Aerospace after its parent company went bankrupt. The Information first reported the news.

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Everyone’s Story Is Unique…Or Is It?

H. Friedman Search

Over the months this has been a continuing suggestion versus the resume when you are getting down to seriously interviewing. By taking those skills that make you unique and blending them into an executive summary, it will clearly state what you can do for the company along with revenue projections if you are on the revenue side. Friedman Search.

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AMD acquires Nod.ai to bolsters its AI software ecosystem

TechCrunch: M&A

AMD yesterday acquired Nod.ai, an open source AI software provider, as the chipmaker looks to bolster its efforts to build an ecosystem of AI development tools, libraries and models around its hardware. The acquisition is expected to close this quarter, CNBC reports. AMD didn’t disclose the details of the transaction.

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HubSpot picks up B2B data provider Clearbit to enhance its AI platform

TechCrunch: M&A

HubSpot, the Boston-based marketing software maker and CRM platform, announced today it’s acquiring the B2B data provider Clearbit to enhance its platform with third-party company data spanning millions of businesses.

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CrowdStrike confirms its Bionic.ai acquisition, sources say for $350M

TechCrunch: M&A

Update: CrowdStrike has now officially confirmed the deal. As we previously reported, CrowdStrike will merge Bionic’s tech with its Falcon product.

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eBay to gain $2.2B from sales of its shares in classified biz Adevinta

TechCrunch: M&A

eBay is unloading its remaining shares in the online classified business Adevinta to private equity firms Permira and Blackstone for $2.2 billion in cash and 20% equity, it said. Adevinta had originally acquired eBay’s own classified business back in 2020, leaving eBay with $2.2 billion in cash and 540 million Adevinta shares.