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Ad tech company Viant agrees to acquire TVision, which measures audience engagement through sensors in 5,000 US households, for $40M in cash and stock (Ryan Joe/Adweek)
https://www.adweek.com/programmatic/exclusive-viant-will-buy-tvision-for-40m/

EXCLUSIVE: Viant Will Buy TVision for $40M
Viant, a public adtech company whose tech helps brands buy ads online and on streaming, has agreed to acquire TVision.

The Pentagon has met with senior executives of Ford Motor and General Motors
to gauge whether the auto industry could help the military acquire vehicles, munitions or other hardware more quickly and at lower costs.
The conversations are in the very early stages, and relate to the possible production of components by the companies, not entire weapons systems.
No specific projects are currently being negotiated, the people said.
The discussions with automakers underscore …

Pentagon Seeks Help From Ford and G.M.
Concerned about the slow pace and high cost of weapons production, Pentagon officials have begun talks with General Motors and Ford Motor about producing certain parts.

US-based Credo, which specializes in data center connectivity, agrees to acquire Israeli chip company DustPhotonics in a cash-and-stock deal worth up to $1.3B (CTech)
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/d9pizceo2

Credo to acquire Israeli chip startup DustPhotonics for up to $1.3 billion
The Israeli company's photonic chip technology enables faster, lower-cost data transfer in next-generation AI clusters.

Amazon agrees to buy satellite operator Globalstar, set to close in 2027, to expand Leo; Amazon and Apple agree for Leo to power some iPhone and Watch services (About Amazon)
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-globalstar-apple

Amazon to acquire Globalstar and expand Amazon Leo satellite network
Globalstar satellites, radio frequency spectrum, and operational expertise will enable Amazon Leo to add Direct-to-Device (D2D) services to future generations of its low Earth orbit satellite network.

Paramount says CEO David Ellison will not be able to attend Senator Cory Booker's "spotlight hearing" about Paramount's WBD deal due to a death in the family (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/par

Paramount CEO David Ellison Can't Attend Senate Hearing on Warner Bros. Merger Because of Death in the Family
Sen. Cory Booker, Democrat of New Jersey, is holding a "spotlight hearing" in Washington about Paramount Skydance's proposed $111 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. David Ellison, Paramount's chairman and CEO, will not be able to attend the hearing because of a death in the family, according to the company.

There's a company named after Jack from Seinfeld?
https://www.wiz.io/blog/google-closes-deal-to-acquire-wiz

Payment infrastructure provider Rezolve Ai agrees to acquire UK-based cashback rewards company Reward for $230M (PYMNTS.com)
https://www.pymnts.com/acquisitions/2026/rezolve-ai-acquires-reward-to-bolster-ai-commerce-strategy/

Rezolve Ai Acquires Reward to Bolster AI Commerce Strategy | PYMNTS.com
Commerce and payments infrastructure provider Rezolve Ai has acquired U.K.-based cash-back rewards company Reward. The $230 million

PE firm Advent, FedEx, A&R, and PPF agree to acquire Polish automated parcel delivery company InPost for €7.8B; the company has 61K automated parcel lockers (Dominic Chopping/Wall Street Journal)
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Grab agrees to acquire US fintech company Stash Financial in a deal initially valued at $425M and forecasts FY 2026 revenue of $4.04B-$4.1B, below $4.13B est. (Zaheer Kachwala/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-tr…

Meta, TikTok, and Snap agree to undergo independent assessments to rate how effectively they protect teen users based on 24 standards developed by experts (Ian Duncan/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/02/10/meta-tiktok-snap-tee…

Under growing pressure, the biggest social networks agree to be rated on teen safety
The three major social media companies have agreed to undergo independent assessments of how effectively they protect the mental health of teenage users.