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(Preview) Why Google Wants Wiz for $32 Billion, Xbox One and Bygone Streaming Hardware Dreams, Immortality and Daylight Saving Time

Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson

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The Complexities of Mergers and Acquisitions in the Tech Industry

This chapter explores Google's potential $32 billion acquisition of Wiz, a startup aimed at enhancing its cloud services. It examines the challenges of balancing shareholder interests with innovation, and illustrates how big acquisitions can be more beneficial than internal development in a competitive landscape.

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