Mergers and Acquisitions

Facebook buying WhatsApp for $16 billion

The mobile messaging app has 450 million monthly users

Rakuten to buy Internet messaging app Viber for $900 million

Viber is Rakuten's latest acquisition following Kobo, Wuaki.tv and Viki.

Comcast-Time Warner deal may impact broadband customers

The buyout might improve service for some but give a larger Comcast more control

Comcast said to buy Time Warner Cable in over $45B deal

The acquisition will combine the two largest cable operators in the U.S.

Klout may be acquired by marketing firm for $100 million

Lithium Technologies will pay more than $100 million, according to published reports

LinkedIn buys Bright, a matchmaker for job hunts

Bright's core feature is designed to better match job seekers and employers

Alcatel-Lucent posts Q4 net profit, readies sale of enterprise unit

The company's restructuring plan Shift is on track, it said

Google’s acquisition of Nest gets US FTC clearance

Google said in January it expected to close the transaction in the next few months

Yahoo buying developer of Donna personal assistant app

The Donna service will be shut down after the transaction

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