Siemplify: Google to buy Siemplify: But government is turning a beady eye on Big Tech acquisitions

Search giant Google will acquire cybersecurity startup Siemplify in a $500m deal despite an increasingly hostile attitude toward such deals from governments around the world. The UK's new National Security and Investment (NSI) Act threatens to block Big Tech acquisitions, and similar proposals are circulating in Washington, Brussels and Beijing. It's hardly a secret as [...] The post Google to buy Siemplify: But government is turning a beady eye on Big Tech acquisitions appeared first on Verdict.