Breaking: Norton buys Avast in $8 billion merger deal

Following on from news of merger talks last month, NortonLifeLock has confirmed that it is buying Avast in a deal that values the Czech-based and London stock exchange listed firm at up to $8.6bn (£6.2bn). In a joint statement the companies say that the combined business will serve more than 500 million cybersecurity customers, including around 40 million direct […]