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Report: Google closing in on deal to purchase Israeli startup for $23 billion

People walk by a Google sign on the campus in Mountain View, California, on September 24, 2019. (AP Photo/ Jeff Chiu, File)
Google is nearing a deal to purchase Israeli cybersecurity startup Wiz for $23 billion, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is reportedly in “advanced talks” to buy Wiz, which the newspaper says would be its largest acquisition ever.