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GoPro Is Being Bought for $285 Million and Pivoting to AI and Defense Optics

GoPro has agreed to merge with a privately held optics company called Starman Optical in a deal worth $285 million. The company will stay listed on the Nasdaq, keep selling cameras, and push into AI data center hardware and defense.

GoPro Is Being Bought for $285 Million and Pivoting to AI and Defense Optics

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GoPro has agreed to merge with a privately held optics company called Starman Optical in a deal worth $285 million.

The company will stay listed on the Nasdaq, keep selling cameras, and push into AI data center hardware and defense.

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GoPro has agreed to merge with a privately held optics company called Starman Optical in a deal worth $285 million. The company will stay listed on the Nasdaq, keep selling cameras, and push into AI data center hardware and defense.

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