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eBay Rejects North Texas-Based Gamestop’s $56B Acquisition Proposal

by | May 12, 2026
In a letter to GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen, the billionaire co-founder of Chewy, eBay Board Chairman Paul S. Pressler poured cold water on the Grapevine-based company's acquisition bid.
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North Texas’ GameStop Offers Nearly $56B to Acquire eBay
by | May 4, 2026
In a surprise move, Grapevine-based GameStop offered $55.5 billion in cash and stock for the online auction marketplace. A Wall Street Journal editorial called the proposal "the equivalent of a smelt swallowing a whale," given that GameStop has a market cap of $11 billion and it's trying to chomp up the much larger eBay, whose market cap is $46 billion.
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MoneyGram Appoints Former eBay Exec as Its Chief Technology Officer
by | Feb 4, 2025
Luke Tuttle, who's held roles at industry giants including Experian and Klarna, will lead MoneyGram's product development and technology, overseeing the likes of engineering, information security, and emerging technologies such as blockchain.
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Nextdoor Co‑Founder Nirav Tolia on Creating Community, Building Teams, and Learning From Failure
by | Sep 21, 2023
During Dallas Startup Week, the entrepreneur and executive—a Highland Park resident who Yahoo employee No. 84 before founding multiple tech companies—said "successes will spawn more successes" in the North Texas startup ecosystem.
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