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 [...]

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 [...]

Netomi raises $110 million as Accenture and Adobe bet on AI for customer service

Netomi, the San Francisco-based startup building AI systems for enterprise customer service, said Thursday that it has raised $110 million in new funding in a round led by Accenture Ventures, with par [...]

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 [...]

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), [...]

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 [...]

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

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

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. [...]

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 [...]