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Unlocking the M&A code: 5 factors that can make (or break) a deal

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Frank Roe Contributor Share on Twitter Frank Roe is CEO of SmartBear , a provider of software development and visibility tools. Facebook’s purchase of Instagram in 2012 allowed the social media behemoth to dominate the photo-sharing space. The company has completed eight acquisitions in less than five years.

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Bolt makes first acquisition with Tipser, launches ‘Remote Checkout’

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The ability to purchase something at the point of discovery from digital content exists, but checkout technology company Bolt has the opportunity to give that its “one-click” treatment. It announced Monday that it made its first acquisition in Tipser , a Swedish-based technology company enabling direct checkout on any digital surface.

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Talks with Software Development Experts Initiative

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We are excited to introduce our new initiative “Talks with Software Development Experts,” a space in which we interview software developers and leaders in the industry to get to know more about their careers, initiatives, interests, and opinions on various topics related to the tech industry.

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Daily Crunch: Citing slow growth and desire to be ‘at the forefront of the AI era,’ Dropbox CEO lays off 500

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Ingrid reports Houston said the cuts are due to slowing growth and “the era of AI.” Legacy learns to embrace AI : Jagmeet takes a deep dive into how legacy financial software giant Intuit decided to put out the welcome mat for artificial intelligence instead of closing the door and turning the deadbolt. Big Tech Inc.

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Panorama raises $60M in General Atlantic-led Series C to help schools better understand students

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Panorama Education , which has built out a K-12 education software platform, has raised $60 million in a Series C round of funding led by General Atlantic. With the COVID-19 pandemic leading to many students attending school virtually, the need to address students’ social and emotional needs has probably never been more paramount.

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Remembering the startups we lost in 2021

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In October, it was reported that Waverly Labs had acquired Abundant’s IP, meaning that its technology may still live on in some form. Dark Sky (2012-2021). Clearly the tech giant was interested in its features, many of which it incorporated into the iPhone weather app. Chanje (2015-2021). Image Credits: Chanje. Loon (2015-2021).

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Microsoft’s October 2023 Patch Tuesday Addresses 103 CVEs (CVE-2023-36563, CVE-2023-41763)

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An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using social engineering in order to convince a target to open a link or download a malicious file and run it on the vulnerable system. Successful exploitation could lead to the disclosure of New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM) hashes. and rated critical.

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