Big Tech's $200 Billion AI Buying Spree
Technology giants have spent nearly $200 billion over the past 18 months on AI acquisitions, investments, and licensing deals to secure talent and infrastructure.

Technology giants have spent nearly $200 billion over the past 18 months on AI acquisitions, investments, and licensing deals to secure talent and infrastructure.

Amazon is in early-stage talks to acquire AI startup Decart in a deal reportedly valued at approximately $7 billion.

Recent corporate acquisitions and valuations highlight the strategic importance of integrating AI directly into customer workflows to ensure long-term business retention.

GlobalFoundries and TSMC have signed a five-year deal to manufacture silicon interposers, with volume production expected to begin in the first half of 2028.
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Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days event enters its final day, featuring around 100 curated tech deals from major brands with price-matching available at competing retailers.

Geekom has launched a series of discounts on its mini PC lineup, with prices starting at $284 and savings reaching up to $730 on select models.

European tech firms raised over €3.9 billion across 70 deals last week, with the UK leading the regional investment landscape.

Sam Altman has reaffirmed OpenAI's commitment to Cerebras, addressing market concerns regarding the chipmaker's role in the company's infrastructure following the launch of the GPT-6.1 Sol model.

AMD will acquire AI laboratory World Labs for $8.2 billion in stock, with founder Fei-Fei Li joining the company as chief scientist.

AMD is acquiring spatial AI startup World Labs for $8.2 billion in an all-stock deal expected to close by the end of 2026.

European startups raised over €2 billion across 65 deals last week, with robotics and AI leading the sector rankings.

OpenAI has acquired camera technology startup Glass Imaging for over $300 million to bolster its ongoing development of AI-powered hardware devices.

OpenAI has acquired image-processing startup Glass Imaging in a deal valued at $300 million to bolster its hardware development efforts.

Bending Spoons has agreed to acquire Miro for €1,7 billion, adding the AI-powered workspace to its portfolio of over 50 digital platforms.

NVIDIA is acquiring open-source AI hub Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, marking the largest venture-backed tech deal in New York City history.
