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LivePerson Shareholders Approve Sale to SoundHound AI

The vote clears a key procedural hurdle and sets a planned September 4 closing subject to customary conditions and any required notes restructuring.

Quantexa Weighs UK or US IPO

Datavault AI Agrees to Buy CyberCatch for $94.5 Million in Cash

Multiverse Computing Raises $570 Million in Private Round at €1.5 Billion Valuation

ABB Agrees £4.1bn Takeover of Rotork

CCC Intelligent Solutions Explores Sale, Hires Morgan Stanley

Schwebel Baking Company to Close After 120 Years

TEPCO Names Keisuke Yokoo as Next Chairman

STB Accepts Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Filing but Seeks Clarifications

Apple Names John Ternus CEO as Tim Cook Steps Down

Allbirds Rebrands as NewBird AI, Pivoting From Shoes to Renting GPU Power

EU Rejects Meta’s WhatsApp AI Fee Plan and Moves to Restore Rival Access

Gushwork Raises $9 Million Seed to Scale AI Search Marketing for SMBs

Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Broad Tariffs in 6-3 Ruling

Tem Raises $75 Million to Scale AI Energy Market Platform

SiTime to Acquire Renesas Timing Assets in Cash-and-Stock Deal

Al Habtoor Group Exits Lebanon, Closing Hotels and Terminating Workforce

KfW Warns Up to 114,000 German SMEs Could Shut Each Year Through 2029

Share Fisherman Gets Suspended Sentence for £35,000 Theft From Employer

Pegasus to Acquire Czech Airlines and Smartwings in €154 Million Deal