Big Tech Reaches Nearly $200 Billion in AI Startup Buyouts and Licensing Deals
An 18-month dealmaking surge totaling nearly $200 billion in acquisitions, minority stakes, and licensing deals is reshaping control across the AI ecosystem.
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Cognition Acquires the Company Behind Poke
The maker of coding agent Devin is adding a proactive assistant built around text messaging.
Figma Acquires Team Behind AI App Builder Bud
The design platform is bringing agent development and code generation closer to its collaborative canvas.
SpaceX Agrees to Buy Cursor Maker Anysphere
Elon Musk's rocket company will pay $60 billion in stock for the AI coding startup, days after its record-setting IPO.
Anthropic Acquires Developer-Tools Startup Stainless
The deal brings widely used SDK and MCP-server infrastructure inside the Claude platform.
