Technology
Fox completes its $22 billion purchase of Roku, months early
The streaming TV maker now belongs to Fox. The deal closed in November 2026, long before the first half of 2027 that both companies had planned for.
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AI and tech deals: funding rounds, acquisitions, valuations and IPOs across AI, technology and robotics, with sources linked.
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Robots
Zipline raises $1.5 billion as Walmart signs up 300 more drone sites
The drone delivery company is now valued at $21.5 billion, and Uber is aiming for one million Zipline deliveries a day by 2029.
Robots
China blocks SoftBank's $5.4 billion deal for ABB Robotics
ABB says China's foreign investment review office has barred SoftBank's purchase of its robot business in the country. Both companies say they are still talking.
Technology
Apple says the $400 extra for the new MacBook Pro screen buys a pro monitor
Apple published a white paper arguing the touchscreen is just a bonus and the real prize is the PROLED XDR display, a smaller cousin of its Studio Display XDR.
Robots
Tutor Intelligence raises $75M to rent out warehouse robots by the hour
The MIT spinoff closed a $75 million Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz. Its robots work in factories and warehouses, and customers pay by the hour or by the pick.
AI
Marvell to buy Lumentum in a $115 billion all-stock deal for AI optics
Marvell and Lumentum agreed to combine, betting that AI data centers will soon move data with light instead of copper. The deal should close in the first half of 2028.
