Philadelphia 76ers

The acquisition and merger of teams Dignitas and Apex was one of the highest profile investments yet in the burgeoning e-sports market. With audience interest rocketing, this looks set to be a lucrative industry.

Snap

Snap’s Spectacles headset, its first piece of hardware, is a pair of video recording glasses, designed to capture clips for the company’s social network, Snapchat. It addresses many of the flaws of Google’s failed Glass headset.

GE

GE has acquired two of Europe’s most promising 3D-printing companies in a move that could see it dominate the market for replacement jet engine parts for decades to come.

Here

From next year, Audi, BMW and Mercedes Benz cars will share travel information, allowing Here’s mapping service to provide real-time information on parking spaces to owners of the German automobiles.

Uber

Though 2016 hasn’t been entirely plain-sailing for Uber, there’s no denying the company is still the leader in the global ride-sharing market. Wisely settling for a merger in China has only strengthened the brand.

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