Business
Tech Industry Mergers and Acquisitions
Charter Communications completed its $34.5 billion acquisition of Cox Communications, creating a cable giant with operations in 45 states. The deal will significantly expand Charter's customer base to about 37 million subscribers.
Coverage timeline — 2 articles
Deadline
Ashley Gold is joining Semafor as senior technology correspondent, taking on a key role in coverage including AI and global politics. Gold joins from Axios, where she was senior tech policy reporter and co-authored the AI+ Government newsletter. She will start on Sept. 8 and report to Semafor’
2026-08-20 12:00 UTC
Variety
Charter Communications, already the No. 1 cable operator in the U.S., closed its acquisition of Cox Communications, creating a cable giant with operations in 45 states serving roughly 37 million customers. The closing of the deal, valued at $34.5 billion, comes after the companies received final reg
2026-08-20 12:03 UTC