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Google Closes Historic $32B Deal & Nvidia Drops Hot New AI Chip

2025/3/19
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@Neil Pryman @Toby Howell : 我认为Google以320亿美元收购网络安全公司Wiz是地标性事件,这不仅是Google有史以来最大的一笔收购,也是今年迄今为止最大的收购案。这笔交易反映了云计算领域竞争的激烈程度,Google希望通过收购Wiz来增强其在云安全领域的竞争力,从而与亚马逊和微软展开竞争。然而,这笔交易也可能面临反垄断审查,这将对新政府的反垄断政策产生重大影响。Wiz的快速增长和庞大的客户群使其成为Google的理想收购目标,而对于Wiz的创始人、投资者和风险投资公司来说,这笔交易也意味着巨额的回报。 我们还讨论了HR初创公司Rippling和Deal之间的企业间谍案。Rippling指控Deal在其公司内部安插间谍,窃取商业机密。Rippling使用了“蜜罐”策略来抓获涉嫌泄密的员工,而Deal则否认了这些指控,并声称Rippling试图转移对其违反俄罗斯制裁法的注意力。这场诉讼反映了HR科技领域竞争的激烈程度,公司之间为了争夺客户和员工而采取激进策略。 此外,我们还关注了Nvidia的GTC大会。Jensen Huang在演讲中发布了新一代AI芯片Blackwell Ultra和Ruben,性能大幅提升。他还展示了AI在机器人和自动驾驶领域的应用,并对未来AI的发展方向进行了展望。尽管出现了像DeepSeek这样的低功耗AI模型,但Jensen Huang仍然对Nvidia芯片的未来需求充满信心,他认为未来的AI模型需要更高的计算能力。 最后,我们讨论了职业网球运动员就工作条件提起诉讼一事。职业网球运动员协会(PTPA)对男子和女子职业网球巡回赛以及国际网球联合会提起诉讼,指控他们合谋限制球员收入,从事反竞争行为。PTPA希望减少比赛数量,提高奖金,改善比赛安排等。网球运动员的收入与其他职业联赛运动员相比差距很大,尤其是在中下游球员中。他们面临着比赛日程过长、奖金分配不均等问题,工作条件恶劣,这与其他职业体育联赛的球员形成了鲜明对比。

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Google's $32 billion acquisition of Wiz, a cybersecurity startup, is the largest in Alphabet's history and the biggest tech deal of the year. This landmark deal signals potential hope for the M&A market and significantly boosts Google's cloud computing efforts.
  • Google acquired Wiz for $32 billion, its largest acquisition ever.
  • Wiz is a fast-growing cybersecurity startup on track for $1 billion in annual recurring revenue.
  • The deal is significant for the M&A market and Google's cloud computing competition with Amazon and Microsoft.

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Episode 542: Neal and Toby discuss the biggest M&A deal in Alphabet’s history after it acquired cybersecurity company Wiz for $32B. Then, a corporate espionage story involving two dominant HR software companies that could be taken straight out of a Hollywood script. Plus, Nvidia hosts its highly anticipated GTC event which just unveiled its latest AI chip. Also, tennis superstar Novak Djokovic is leading the charge for his tennis players’ union to reform the governing bodies over Tennis, claiming they’re a “cartel” preventing equitable player pay. 

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