David Wong, chief product officer at Thomson Reuters

Interview

December 9, 2024

How to get acquired by Thomson Reuters

The multinational information company shares its GenAI M&A strategy, with $10bn for buying and investing in startups

Tim Smith

4 min read

While Sifted readers might be most familiar with Thomson Reuters’ news service, journalism today only accounts for “around 10%” of the company’s business, explains chief product officer David Wong.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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