IBM Reportedly Nears $11 Billion Deal To Acquire Confluent, In Big Push Into Real-Time AI Data - Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT), Salesforce (NYSE:CRM)

International Business Machines Corp (NYSE:IBM) is reportedly in advanced discussions to acquire data-infrastructure company Confluent Inc (NASDAQ:CFLT) for approximately $11 billion.IBM’s Business Restructuring Around AIIBM is close to finalizing a deal to buy Confluent, a company that provides technology for managing real-time data streams used in large artificial intelligence models, reported The Wall Street Journal on Sunday.If completed, the acquisition would mark IBM's most significant recent deal as ...