India, Nov. 6 -- In a dramatic turn of events in the tech world, Google's $32 billion (roughly Rs.2.8 lakh crore) acquisition of cybersecurity startup Wiz has moved one step closer to completion. The U.S. Department of Justice has reportedly cleared the deal after an antitrust review, marking a key milestone toward the final approval.

Back in 2024, when Google first approached Wiz with an acquisition offer of $23 billion (around Rs.2 lakh crore), the company's co-founder and CEO Assaf Rappaport, turned it down, believing Wiz could grow significantly larger. His confidence in the company's trajectory now seems well-founded.

Just a year later, in early 2025, Google revived talks and agreed to acquire Wiz for $32 billion, one of the bigges...