Google to buy Wiz for $32 bn, largest deal in firm’s history

Google will buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for USD 32 billion to boost the tech giant’s in-house cloud computing amid burgeoning AI growth.

The all-cash acquisition announced on Tuesday would be Google’s biggest in its 26-year history. Wiz will join Google Cloud, boosting Google’s in-house cloud security in the era of AI, the companies said.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai added Google Cloud and Wiz “will turbocharge improved cloud security and the ability to use multiple clouds.”