Snowflake Inc. ( SNOW ) announced its intent to acquire Crunchy Data at Snowflake Summit 2025, bringing enterprise-grade PostgreSQL capabilities to its AI Data Cloud platform. The acquisition addresses growing demand for secure, compliant database solutions in artificial intelligence applications. What Happened: The deal will integrate Crunchy Data’s PostgreSQL technology into Snowflake Postgres, targeting the $350 billion database market opportunity....

HANOI, June 3 (Reuters) - Vietnamese firms will sign memorandums of understanding with U.S. partners to buy $2 billion worth of American farm produce, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday, part of efforts to seal a new trade deal between the two countries. Vietnam has been slapped with 46% reciprocal tariffs by the Trump administration. Though they have been paused...

TOKYO, June 3 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor ( TM ) will take private a key supplier of its group, it said on Tuesday, in a $26 billion deal, marking a landmark repositioning of Japan's most important corporation. Under the terms of the deal, unlisted real estate company Toyota Fudosan will launch a tender offer for shares of Toyota Industries (...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...