I’m Glad Discord Isn’t Being Acquired
Dear Discord: Please go public and stay independent instead of being acquired. Love, Brad. I’ve become a huge Discord fan and user of the past year. I’ve got many daily reference points from products that I use for real-time communication.....»»
Netflify snags YC alum FeaturePeek to add design review capabilities
Netlify, the startup that’s bringing a micro services approach to building websites, announced today that it has acquired YC alum FeaturePeek. The two companies did not share the purchase price. With FeaturePeek, the company gets a major upgrad.....»»
Unbounce snags Snazzy.ai to add automated copywriting to platform
Unbounce, a Vancouver startup best known for helping marketers create automated landing pages, added a new wrinkle this morning when it announced it has acquired Snazzy.ai, an early stage automated copywriting startup. The two companies did not share.....»»
DealerSocket to be acquired by Solera
Terms of the acquisition by Solera Holdings, which specializes in data and software for the insurance and automotive industries, were not disclosed......»»
Microsoft Teams with personal features is now available for everyone
The past year has seen the explosion of communication apps like Zoom, Slack, Skype, Teams, Discord and many others as people have had to keep physical interactions to a minimum......»»
Burt Watson group buys Ford store in Michigan
Burt Watson Auto Group has acquired its first Ford dealership, buying a store in Pinconning, Mich., from Matt Arbour of Dean Arbour Auto Group......»»
N.H. dealer reacquires Nissan dealership
Key Auto Group, of Portsmouth, N.H., which last month acquired two dealerships, sold a Nissan store last week to another dealer in the state......»»
GameStop FOMO inspires a new wave of crypto pump-and-dumps
Discord groups promise big earnings by manipulating the crypto market. Enlarge (credit: peng song / Getty) After the California Gold Rush, in 1870, two Kentucky swindlers whipped up a scheme to prey on thirsty financiers’ FOMO. They invente.....»»
Stripe acquires Bouncer, will integrate its card authentication into the Radar fraud detection tool
On the heels of a $600 million fundraise earlier this year, payments giant Stripe has been on an acquisition march to continue building out its business. In the latest development, the company has acquired Bouncer, a startup based in Oakland that has.....»»
Nuclera acquires E Ink digital microfluidics unit
UK-based biotech firm Nuclera has announced it has acquired Taiwan-based E Ink Holdings (EIH)'s digital microfluidics unit to form its US subsidiary......»»
Discord’s new Stage Discovery portal will connect live audio events with communities
If you’re new to Discord, you might be thrown off by the lack of an endless feed peppered with ads. On Discord, all of the action happens in interest-specific servers, and the company wants to make it easier for anyone to stumble across and plunge.....»»
Discord announces Stage Discovery, a portal that connects events with communities
If you’re new to Discord, you might be thrown off by the lack of an endless feed peppered with ads. On Discord, all of the action happens in interest-specific servers, and the company wants to make it easier for anyone to stumble across and plunge.....»»
What"s Behind Sitecore"s Avalanche of Acquisitions in 2021?
Sitecore acquired Moosend, a marketing automation tool, its latest in a series of acquisitions that signals a move toward promised SaaS offerings. Continue reading........»»
People living with HIV more likely to get sick with, die from COVID-19
New research shows that individuals living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) -- an estimated 38 million worldwide, according to the World Health Organization -- have an increased risk of SARS-CoV-2.....»»
Amplitude acquires Iteratively
Amplitude, the well-funded product intelligence startup that helps businesses use their data to predict which features will drive the best business outcomes for them, today announced that it has acquired Iteratively, a startup that helps businesses b.....»»
CircleCI announces $100M Series F on $1.7B valuation along with Vamp acquisition
CircleCI, the continuous delivery pioneer, announced a $100 million Series F today on a $1.7 billion valuation. At the same time, the company announced it has acquired Vamp, a release orchestration startup that should fit nicely in the CircleCI platf.....»»
DataRobot expands platform and announces Zepl acquisition
DataRobot, the Boston-based automated machine learning startup, had a bushel of announcements this morning as it expanded its platform to give technical and non-technical users alike something new. It also announced it has acquired Zepl, giving it an.....»»
Serial fiction app Radish acquired by Kakao Entertainment for $440M
Serialized fiction app Radish will be acquired by Kakao Entertainment in a transaction valued at $440 million. Kakao Entertainment is owned by Kakao, the South Korean internet giant whose services include its eponymous messaging platform. Radish foun.....»»
Larry Van Tuyl buys Honda dealership in Houston
The former CEO of the Van Tuyl Group, which was acquired in 2015 by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, has renamed the store Easy Honda......»»
EXCLUSIVE: Google Snaps Up Network-on-Chip Startup Provino
New technology promises faster, more efficient processors for AI Google has quietly acquired Provino Technologies, a start-up developing network-on-chip (NoC) systems for machine learning, an IEEE Spectrum investigation has discovered. The lat.....»»
EA acquires Super Mega Baseball studio as it doubles down on sports games
EA acquired Metalhead Studios, the developer behind the Super Mega Baseball games......»»