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AOL acquires Huffington Post for $315 million
MUMBAI: Being on a buying spree, AOL Inc. has completed the acquisition of the online news site The Huffington Post for $315 million
Pursuing its turnaround plan under chief executive officer Tim Armstrong, AOL is looking at being one of the top players in news, entertainment and other digital content.
Incidentally, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTCC) has decided that it will not challenge AOL‘s most recent acquisition.
The Huffington Post, which has more than 27 million monthly US visitors, will be integrated with AOL Media and AOL local properties such as TechCrunch and Engadget in a new division called the Huffington Post Media Group.
As part of the acquisition, Huffington Post co-founder Arianna Huffington will assume responsibility for a wide range of AOL content as president of The Huffington Post Media Group. He will serve as the unit’s president and editor-in-chief.
“Through this acquisition, AOL is accelerating its strategy to deliver a scaled and differentiated array of premium news, analysis, and entertainment produced by thousands of writers, editors, reporters, and videographers around the globe,” AOL said in a statement.
On its part, the Huffington Post has disclosed the names of six new hires. The company has recruited Yahoo’s! Michael Calderone to be a senior media reporter, the New York Times‘ Trymaine Lee as a senior reporter, the New York Daily News’ Michael McAuliff as a senior congressional reporter and The Daily’s Jon Ward as a senior political reporter. It has also hired Bonnie Kavoussi, who is set to graduate from Harvard, as a business reporter and Lucas Kavner, founding editor of Unigo, as an entertainment reporter.
With the acquisition, the combined entity will have a user base of 117 million visitors a month in the US and 253 million worldwide.
Armstrong has already made it clear that there will be layoffs in The Huffington Post.
News Broadcasting
Business Today MindRush returns to Mumbai, spotlight on India’s edge in a fractured world
Policymakers and corporate heavyweights gather to map supply chains, energy security and markets
MUMBAI: As fault lines widen across global trade and geopolitics, Business Today is doubling down on India’s moment. The 14th edition of Business Today MindRush & Best CEOs Awards lands in Mumbai on March 28, pitching India’s strategic edge at the centre of a fragmenting world.
The day-long summit, presented by PwC, will bring together a tight mix of policymakers, industry leaders and market voices to decode shifting supply chains, maritime strategy, defence priorities, energy security and capital markets—sectors now deeply entangled with geopolitics.
M Nagaraju, secretary, department of financial services, ministry of finance, will headline the event, setting the tone for discussions that aim to track how India is repositioning itself amid disrupted trade routes and volatile energy dynamics.
The speaker slate reads like a cross-section of India Inc’s command centre. Krishna Swaminathan will zero in on sea lanes and supply chains, while Prashant Ruia is set to push the case for self-reliance in oil and gas. Ashish Chauhan will weigh in on capital markets at a pivotal juncture, as a panel featuring Vibha Padalkar, Sanjiv Mehta, Amish Mehta and Sanjeev Krishan debates navigating economic uncertainty.
Leadership under pressure will be another running theme. Madhavkrishna Singhania, Sharvil Patel, Karan Bhagat and Anurag Choudhary will unpack how businesses are steering through disruption. Arun Alagappan will turn the spotlight on fertilisers, Arundhati Bhattacharya will reflect on leadership transitions, while Anish Shah and S Vellayan will outline blueprints for building future-ready conglomerates.
The event will close with Aroon Purie setting the broader editorial lens, before the Best CEOs Awards recognise standout corporate leadership across sectors.
At a time when the global order looks increasingly splintered, MindRush 2026 is positioning itself as more than a conference—it is a signal that India intends not just to navigate the churn, but to shape it.
