acquisition

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The acquisition is an unexpected move by Simo early in her tenure at OpenAI, where she oversees its product and business functions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

No financial details of the acquisition were disclosed but the price was in the “low hundreds of millions” according to the Financial Times, citing a person with knowledge of the matter.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The acquisition has drawn criticism from across the tech world for the risk of betraying editorial independence.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The terms of the deal have not been publicly disclosed, but Publicis announced the acquisition in a release on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Stanton warned Anthony not to be “dazzled by the promise of a sudden acquisition of numbers to our platforms with the wide-spread influence of the Church behind them.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling