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Exclusive: Fractile raises £540m in new Series C funding, filings show

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EA’s sale to Saudi-led consortium was “final nail in the coffin” for BioWare, says studio co-founder

One of BioWare’s famous doctor-founders, Greg Zeschuk, has finally spoken about the studio’s closure last week, saying it’s “kind of sad” and that EA’s leveraged buyout by a Saudi-involved consortium “was the final nail in the coffin”.

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Agent identity startup Mintive lands Cowboy Ventures, Coatue, angels Jeff Dean, Andrej Karpathy

Mintive was founded by two engineers who have been working on AI for decades through Google Brain, Coursera. It’s platform promises to help IT easily control enterprise agents

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DoorDash to acquire Instacart for $17B

The acquisition would bring two major players in on-demand delivery under one roof, combining DoorDash’s dominance in restaurant takeout with Instacart’s reach in grocery delivery.

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DoorDash agrees to buy Instacart in a deal worth about $17bn

DoorDash has agreed to buy grocery delivery rival Instacart in a cash-and-stock deal valuing the company at about $17bn. The acquisition would bring two of the biggest US delivery platforms under one roof, expanding DoorDash’s reach in grocery shopping. The companies announced the deal on Thursday.

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Microsoft sells at least $25bn of bonds, its first US deal since 2017

Microsoft is looking to raise at least $25bn through a US bond sale, its first high-grade debt offering in the country since 2017, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal is divided into as many as 10 tranches, with repayment dates ranging from two to 40 years.

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