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Zendesk To Be Acquired By Investor Group For $10.2 Billion
CNBC reports: "Customer experience software company Zendesk agreed to be acquired by an investor group in an all-cash transaction valuing it at around $10.2...
Instagram’s Testing AR Elements Within Stories And Its New NFT Display Features
Social Media Today reports: "AR stickers on Instagram – what would that look like? Looks like we’ll soon find out, with Instagram testing new...
Warner Music Group Launches 300 Elektra Entertainment, Led By Kevin Liles
MusicBusinessWorldwide reports: "When Warner Music Group confirmed its acquisition of 300 Entertainment for $400 million late last year, the company also confirmed that 300’s...
Netflix Reportedly In Talks With NBCU, Google On Deals For Ad-Supported Plan
Variety reports: "Netflix has made no secret that it would rely on third-party partners to roll into the ad-supported VOD space. Now word has...
PlayStation, Microsoft, Epic, Unity And More Form Metaverse Standards Forum
Games Industry Biz reports: "Several major games and technology firms have come together to form the Metaverse Standards Forum, a new group dedicated to...
The NHL Is Getting Into NFTs, Because That’s Just What Sports Leagues Do Now
The Verge reports: "Hockey-loving HODLers, rejoice: the NHL is launching an NFT program. The league is partnering with Sweet to build a marketplace of...
UK Tech Firm DAACI Launches $4.9M Funding Round For Music Composition AI
MusicBusinessWorldwide reports: "DAACI, an AI-based platform that composes, arranges, orchestrates and produces original music, has launched a £4 million ($4.9m) seed funding round. The...
Shopify Adds Web3-Type Functionality To Its Ecommerce Platform
Venture Beat reports: "Global ecommerce provider Shopify today made a major move into the future of online business by launching a set of app...
Spotify’s New Live Events Feed Highlights Concerts Near You
PC Mag reports: "Spotify has replaced its Concert Hub with a new Live Events Feed(Opens in a new window) that—you guessed it—promotes concerts the...
Facebook Pay Rebrands To Meta Pay As Zuckerberg Details Plans To Create A Digital...
Tech Crunch reports: "Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced this week that Facebook Pay has officially been renamed Meta Pay. The current product features and...
Keanu Reeves And Partner Alexandra Grant Want To Make NFTs — And The Metaverse...
Hollywood Reporter reports: "The two are advisers for The Futureverse Foundation, a new charitable initiative designed to encourage artists to participate in the internet’s...
TikTok Comes To Vizio TVs
The Verge reports: "Vizio has become the latest smart TV manufacturer to get a TikTok app, allowing owners to watch the short-form focused video...
Ebay Buys NFT Marketplace KnownOrigin
Market Watch reports: "Ebay Inc. has acquired the non-fungible token marketplace KnownOrigin, furthering the e-commerce company's push into the world of blockchain technology and...
Twitter Partners With Shopify To Bring Merchants’ Products To Twitter Shopping
Tech Crunch reports: "As part of its ongoing efforts to expand into e-commerce, Twitter today announced a new partnership with Shopify. The deal will...
Parallelz Raises $3M To Instantly Run Any Mobile App Or Game In A Browser...
Venture Beat reports: "Parallelz has raised $3 million for its tech that enables mobile games and apps to run instantly in a browser with...
Doodles NFT Project Taps Pharrell Williams As Chief Brand Officer
Yahoo Finance reports: "Popular non-fungible token (NFT) project Doodles is making moves, hiring star music producer Pharrell Williams as its chief brand officer. The...
The Obamas Head To Audible
The Verge reports: "Amazon’s Audible and the Obamas’ production company Higher Ground announced a multi-year first-look deal on Tuesday, ending the speculation of where...
Reservoir Generated $107.8M In Its First Year As A Public Company And Spent Over...
MusicBusinessWorldwide reports: "According to Reservoir’s SEC filing, the company’s total revenues (including recorded music and publishing) in fiscal 2022 grew 34% to $107.8 million,...
LinkedIn Launches New Content Marketing Development Course
Social Media Today reports: "Looking to up your content skills for digital marketing? This may help – LinkedIn has launched a new LinkedIn Marketing...
Paramount+ Launches In U.K. With Local Factual Slate Including Docs On Loch Ness Monster,...
Variety reports: "Paramount+ has unveiled its U.K.-commissioned factual slate ahead of the streaming platform’s U.K. and Ireland launch on June 22.“Our mission is to...
