#Etsy buying Gen Z-oriented clothing app Depop for .63B

#Etsy buying Gen Z-oriented clothing app Depop for $1.63B

“#Etsy buying Gen Z-oriented clothing app Depop for $1.63B” Etsy is making an outsize bet on Gen Z’s vintage clothing craze. The Brooklyn-based arts-and-crafts site said Wednesday it is buying the social shopping app Depop — which has a reputation for selling TikTok-worthy vintage clothing — for $1.63 billion in cash. London-based Depop, founded in…

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#Snap to buy AR company WaveOptics for over 0M

#Snap to buy AR company WaveOptics for over $500M

“#Snap to buy AR company WaveOptics for over $500M”  Snap Inc said Friday it will acquire WaveOptics, a British augmented reality technology company, for over $500 million. The deal, first reported by The Verge and confirmed by a Snap spokesman, will help the owner of photo messaging app Snapchat push its way into a future where AR eyewear could be ubiquitous….

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#NY Daily News parent Tribune approves Alden Global takeover

#NY Daily News parent Tribune approves Alden Global takeover

“#NY Daily News parent Tribune approves Alden Global takeover” Shareholders of Tribune Publishing, parent company of the New York Daily News and one of the country’s largest newspaper chains, on Friday approved a takeover by hedge fund Alden Global Capital. Alden, which already owned one-third of Tribune, now takes full control of the New York…

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#Amazon negotiating deal to buy MGM Studios for  billion

#Amazon negotiating deal to buy MGM Studios for $9 billion

“#Amazon negotiating deal to buy MGM Studios for $9 billion” Amazon is reportedly several weeks into negotiations on a deal to buy MGM, the Hollywood studio behind the “James Bond” franchise, for between $7 billion and $10 billion. The legendary studio — whose film and TV catalog includes everything from “Silence of the Lambs” to…

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#WarnerMedia-Discovery merger raises streaming questions

#WarnerMedia-Discovery merger raises streaming questions

“#WarnerMedia-Discovery merger raises streaming questions” WarnerMedia’s deal to merge with Discovery will create a single, formidable new streaming service to compete with Netflix and Disney+ — or then again, maybe it won’t. Either way, the deal is expected to lead to savings for people who subscribe to both HBO Max and Discovery+, experts say. Currently,…

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