Skan AI Acquires Metaculars

Meta Platforms Acquires AI Agent Developer Manus

January 1, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

Meta Platforms has acquired Manus, a Singapore-based developer of general-purpose AI agents, in a deal reported by the Wall Street Journal to be worth over $2 billion. Manus will continue operating its subscription service from Singapore while its employees join Meta as the company integrates Manus's agent technology to accelerate automation across Meta's consumer and enterprise AI products.

Meta Acquires PlayAI

July 13, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

Meta Platforms, Inc. has acquired PlayAI, a startup that builds hyper-realistic voice generation and cloning technology. The financial terms were not disclosed; Meta said the entire PlayAI team will join and that the acquisition aligns with its roadmap across AI Characters, Meta AI, wearables and audio content creation.

Observe.AI Acquires ScopeAI

August 31, 2021

Software

Observe.AI, the San Francisco–based contact center AI provider, has acquired ScopeAI to add omnichannel conversation intelligence (chat, email, social) and related product and engineering talent. The deal expands Observe.AI's capabilities beyond voice to deliver unified voice-and-text conversation insights and positions ScopeAI's CEO Natalie Abeysena to lead the new Omnichannel product line.

Marvell Technology Acquires Celestial AI

February 2, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

Marvell Technology, Inc. completed its acquisition of Celestial AI, bringing Celestial’s Photonic Fabric optical interconnect technology into Marvell’s Data Center Group to strengthen its AI and data center connectivity capabilities. Marvell expects initial revenue contributions beginning in the second half of fiscal 2028, with material ramp to a $500 million annualized run rate by Q4 FY2028 and $1 billion by Q4 FY2029; the deal reduced Marvell’s cash balance by $1 billion and added roughly $50 million in annual non-GAAP operating expenses.

Zendesk Acquires HyperArc

July 15, 2025

Data & Analytics

Zendesk has acquired HyperArc, an AI-native analytics platform known for its HyperGraph engine and real-time GenAI insights, to accelerate Zendesk's analytics roadmap and build next-generation customer intelligence capabilities. The acquisition will integrate HyperArc's technology and team into Zendesk's analytics offerings to deliver enhanced, GenAI-powered insights and automations for customers.

Aktana Acquires Ople.AI's Machine Learning Automation Technology

October 27, 2021

AI & Machine Learning

Aktana has acquired Ople.AI's machine learning automation technology to integrate into its Contextual Intelligence 360 platform, enabling non-data scientists at life sciences companies to build and deploy ML models more easily. The acquisition is intended to democratize AI across commercial life sciences teams and accelerate AI adoption by simplifying model creation, deployment and transparent explanations.