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Accenture agrees $1.2B deal to acquire Ookla (Speedtest and Downdetector) from Ziff Davis

Global consulting and technology services firm Accenture has agreed to acquire Ookla, the Seattle-based network intelligence company best known for Speedtest and Downdetector, in a deal valued at $1.2 billion in cash. The acquisition comes from Ziff Davis, which has owned Ookla since 2014. Accenture plans to integrate Ookla’s connectivity data into its enterprise services […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

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Downdetector and Speedtest have been sold for over $1 billion

The next time you check your internet speed or whether your favorite site is down, another company may be profiting. On Tuesday, Ziff Davis announced that it sold its Connectivity division, which incl [...]

Match Score: 324.54

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Humble Games' former bosses buy the studio's back catalog

Humble Games' library has returned home, so to speak. Indie publisher Good Games Group (GGG), led by former Humble leaders, has acquired the full back catalog of over 50 Humble Games titles from [...]

Match Score: 122.73

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Ziff Davis Sells DownDetector, Speedtest and More to Accenture for $1.2B

The entire portfolio of Ziff Davis Connectivity brands is changing hands in a $1.2 billion deal. [...]

Match Score: 116.01

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Ziff Davis pushes to erase ChatGPT models trained on its articles as AI-media tensions rise

The media company Ziff Davis has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in the U.S. District Court in Delaware, alleging massive copyright violations, breaches of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), [...]

Match Score: 102.35

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Verizon says its service is back after a 10-hour outage

Verizon’s network is experiencing technical issues that are impacting calls and wireless data. Verizon customers on X have reported seeing “SOS” rather than the traditional network bars on their [...]

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Downdetector, Speedtest sold to IT service provider Accenture in $1.2B deal

Accenture plans to buy Ookla, which also includes RootMetrics and Ekahau. [...]

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thenextweb
Accenture bets on General Robotics to unify factory AI across robot brands

In short: Accenture Ventures has invested in General Robotics, whose GRID platform provides a unified AI intelligence layer across 40+ robots from different manufacturers including FANUC, Flexiv, and [...]

Match Score: 65.19

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ExpressVPN review 2025: Fast speeds and a low learning curve

ExpressVPN is good at its job. It's easy to be skeptical of any service with a knack for self-promotion, but don't let ExpressVPN's hype distract you from the fact that it keeps its fro [...]

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Ziff Davis and IGN sue OpenAI for copyright infringement

In one of the more common disputes of modern AI, Ziff Davis, IGN Entertainment and Everyday Health Media have sued Open AI for copyright infringement. [...]

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