The case for Apple to offer a 15-inch iPad home hub is made clear by devices like the Portal and Echo Show 15, as well as Apple’s ~5% smart speaker market share (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: The case for Apple to offer a 15-inch iPad home hub is made clear by devices like the Portal and Echo Show 15, as well as Apple’s ~5% smart speaker market share  —  I’ve been testing Amazon.com Inc.’s new Echo Show 15.  My takeaway: It’s time […]

Thoma Bravo agrees to acquire, and take private, business payments company Bottomline Technologies, in an all-cash deal valuing it at about $2.6B (Reuters)

Reuters: Thoma Bravo agrees to acquire, and take private, business payments company Bottomline Technologies, in an all-cash deal valuing it at about $2.6B  —  Private equity firm Thoma Bravo said on Friday it would buy Bottomline Technologies (EPAY.O) in an all-cash deal that values the financial technology provider at about […]