This week on the Financier we discuss the changes in the technology landscape.  First, Visa will miss out its $5.3 billion acquisition of Plaid. The Dept of Justice blocked this deal so I think Plaid may IPO soon.

Next month Intel will see a change in leadership. The current CEO will step and Pat Gelsinger, CEO of VMware, will be taking his role. This comes as activist hedge fund, Third Point, published a letter recommending big changes at Intel. The company has been losing market share for years and now needs to rebuild itself. 

Also find out which major cloud providers acquired new deals in 2021.

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