Google Eyes HubSpot, Yahoo Snags Artifact AI!

Google's $35 Billion Gamble -a HubSpot Takeover?

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Google's apparently eyeing up HubSpot for a potential acquisition! They've been chatting with Morgan Stanley about it, but nothing's set in stone yet. Snagging HubSpot could help Google boost its CRM game, especially since they're looking to shake things up after a bit of a slump in ad revenue. But, there's a twist—Google's sweating over antitrust worries and privacy regs. It's a wild ride in the tech world!

Yahoo's snagging Artifact, that AI-powered news app from Instagram's bigwigs Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. They're ditching the standalone vibe, but their tech's gonna slide into Yahoo's gear, like the Yahoo News app, real soon. Systrom and Krieger are sticking around in a sorta "advisory capacity" for now. Artifact was gonna call it quits, but Yahoo swooped in, seeing some potential in their personalized news game. It's all about dishing out the news you actually care about, with a sprinkle of AI magic. So, Yahoo's pumping up the volume on connecting folks with news that really hits home.

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