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Xerox sweetens HP offer to $24 per share as take-over drama continues — TC

Xerox decided to sweeten the pot, raising its offer by two dollars per share, from $22 to $24, or about $34 billion in total; writes Ron Miller.

Here is the link: https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/10/xerox-sweetens-hp-offer-to-24-per-share-as-take-over-drama-continues/

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Biden signs TikTok ‘ban’ bill into law, starting the clock for ByteDance to divest it — The Verge

President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that includes a bill that would ban TikTok if China-based parent company ByteDance fails to divest the app within a year, writes Lauren Feiner.

IBM to acquire HashiCorp for $6.4B

IBM and HashiCorp have entered into an agreement for IBM to acquire HashiCorp, a provider of infrastructure and security management products, for $6.4 billion.

Oracle is moving its world headquarters to Nashville to be closer to health-care industry — CNBC

Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison said Tuesday that the company is moving its world headquarters to Nashville, Tennessee, to be closer to a major health-care epicenter, writes Ashley Capoot.