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$16B Microsoft/Nuance Deal to Get EU Approval
Partnerships / Acquisitions // December 10, 2021

Microsoft is set to receive the green light from EU antitrust regulators on its $16 billion purchase of the artificial intelligence (AI) and speech technology firm Nuance Communications. As Reuters reported on Friday (Dec. 10), sources close to the matter say the deal will receive...

EMEA Daily: EU Startups Raise Record $121B; Microsoft’s $16B Nuance Deal Under Review By EU
International // December 07, 2021

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, European Union startups raise a record $121 billion; Microsoft’s $16 billion Nuance deal is under review by the EU; Germany’s Volkswagen is considering taking Porsche public; restaurant OS GrubTech notches $13 million in a Series...

Microsoft’s $16B Nuance Deal Under Review by EU
Acquisitions // December 07, 2021

The EU’s antitrust authority will take a closer look at Microsoft’s plan to purchase the artificial intelligence (AI) and speech technology company Nuance Communications for $16 billion.  As Reuters reported Tuesday (Dec. 7), the European Commission’s competition bureau will ask customers and competitors to fill...

Nuance: Competition Is Pulling Healthcare Into The Digital Era
Healthcare // June 08, 2021

The healthcare industry has developed a special reputation for being a difficult environment for innovation, a place where new technology, ironically, goes to die. The inevitable outcome of this, Nuance Chief Strategy Officer Peter Durlach told PYMNTS, is that healthcare has been late to the...

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Nuance: Competition Is Pulling Healthcare Into The Digital Era

June 08, 2021
The healthcare industry has developed a special reputation for being a difficult environment for innovation, a place where new technology, ironically, goes to die. The inevitable outcome of this, Nuance Chief Strategy Officer Peter Durlach told PYMNTS, is that healthcare has been late to the game when it comes to taking on new ways to […]

Are You Ready For A Cyberattack?

July 14, 2017
The WannaCry ransomware in May crippled hospitals, railways and government in more than 150 countries: the biggest cyberattack on the books, affecting hundreds of thousands of computers. Few paid up,...

Quick Reads
EU OKs Microsoft’s $19.7B Deal to Buy Telemedicine Tech Firm Nuance

December 22, 2021
The European Union has cleared Microsoft’s buy of Nuance, an artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing company, according to a Wednesday (Dec. 22) press release from the European Commission, which found the acquisition doesn’t pose competition concerns in the EU. “Based on its market investigation, the Commission found that the transaction, as notified, would not […]

$16B Microsoft/Nuance Deal to Get EU Approval

December 10, 2021
Microsoft is set to receive the green light from EU antitrust regulators on its $16 billion purchase of the artificial intelligence (AI) and speech technology firm Nuance Communications. As Reuters...

Microsoft’s $16B Nuance Deal Under Review by EU

December 07, 2021
The EU’s antitrust authority will take a closer look at Microsoft’s plan to purchase the artificial intelligence (AI) and speech technology company Nuance Communications for $16 billion.  As Reuters reported...

Microsoft Clears US Antitrust Hurdle For Nuance Purchase

June 06, 2021
Microsoft has received U.S. antitrust approval to purchase the artificial intelligence and speech technology firm Nuance Communications for $16 billion. As Reuters reported on Friday, the deal was first announced...