As a D&D fan I enjoy associating companies with creatures. This acquisition fits the picture well.
Let's see if you can associate each FAANG with its creature.
Dragon, Lich, Illithid, Beholder, Djinn
With the article hint about mind reading, mind flayers (or Illithid) connect their minds together in huge cities. They are also famous for manipulating minds with their psionic abilities.
Beholders have plenty of (non-googly) eyes and look everywhere, gather ancient knowledge, gather various artifacts, but usually don't care about you except for when they zap you for coming too close.
Djinn are masters of illusions rocking you with dreams while they drain you.
The lich (or maybe semi-lich soon) is in the business of dealing time. He has a special relationship with time, which allows him to trade advantageously to fill its boundless ambitions.
The cash hoarding behavior and love of beautiful shiny things is indeed a characteristic of dragons.
