Fan-run World of Warcraft server network Turtle WoW asks Blizzard to "embrace" its work in response to lawsuit

Amid legal action, the creators of Turtle WoW call on Blizzard to consider embracing official support for fan-run World of ...
CNET

'KPop Demon Hunters' Is Heading to Theaters Again. Here's How to Get Tickets

A sing-along version of KPop Demon Hunters -- the streaming service's most-watched movie ever -- will hit theater screens over Halloween weekend in countries including the US and Canada. The film's ...
Ibj.com

As private equity pursues public utilities, reports say BlackRock subsidiary wants to buy AES

The Financial Times reported this week that AES, the parent of utility provider AES Indiana, is in advanced discussions to sell to BlackRock Inc. subsidiary Global Infrastructure Partners in a deal ...
PC Gamer

EA strikes a $55 billion deal to go private in a Saudi-backed buyout just a week before the launch of Battlefield 6

Gaming Industry EA is reportedly about to be sold in a record-setting $50 billion buyout to an investor group that includes private equity and Saudi Arabia Gaming Industry EA CEO says company values ...
MarketWatch

Goldman Sachs to buy $1 billion stake in T. Rowe Price as more banks start offering private-market investments to individuals

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and T. Rowe Price Group Inc. said Thursday that they’re teaming up to offer clients wealth and retirement investments in both public and private markets amid rising interest ...
Reuters

Private equity firm Novacap to buy Integral Ad Science for $1.9 billion

Sept 24 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Novacap will buy Integral Ad Science (IAS.O), opens new tab in a deal valuing the target at around $1.9 billion, the digital ad verification company said on ...
PE Hub

Atlas Holdings to buy Office Depot in $1bn take-private deal

ODP shareholders to receive $28 per share in cash ODP is currently listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of 2025 Atlas Holdings has entered into a ...
PE Hub

Thoma Bravo to buy PROS in $1.4bn take-private deal

Thoma Bravo has entered into a definitive agreement to buy PROS Holdings, in an all-cash transaction valuing PROS at approximately $1.4 billion. PROS is a provider of SaaS services that optimize ...
STAT

Pfizer to buy obesity-focused Metsera in $4.9 billion deal

Andrew Joseph covers health, medicine, and the biopharma industry in Europe. You can reach Andrew on Signal at drewqjoseph.45. Pfizer, which has struggled in the race for new obesity drugs, said ...
Idaho Statesman

ISU may buy a private med school. What would it mean for Idaho’s doctor shortage?

ISU commissioned a $100K study to assess acquiring Idaho's only med school, ICOM. ICOM's private owners plan to sell; state expresses interest amid physician shortages. Lawmakers formed a 2025 task ...
Benzinga.com

Alpha Buying: Private Credit Isn't the Villain Headlines Claim It Is

According to the headlines private credit is about bringing the financial apocalypse down upon all our heads. All the Business Development Companies (BDCs) engaging in this horrific form of high yield ...
Bleeping Computer

SystemBC malware turns infected VPS systems into proxy highway

The operators of the SystemBC proxy botnet are hunting for vulnerable commercial virtual private servers (VPS) and maintain an average of 1,500 bots every day that provide a highway for malicious ...