M&A Episodes

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Aug. 13, 2019

Tue. 08/13 - Automattic & Tumblr & Snap & Spectacles 3

Tumblr finds its final home (hopefully), new Snap Spectacles, a new gaming startup tries to one-up Fortnite’s social model, why your DSLR camera is a prime ransomware target, and yes, Twinfluencers are apparently a thing. Sp…
July 26, 2019

Fri. 07/26 - The T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Is Approved

The T-Mobile/Sprint merger gets the go-ahead, a whole bunch of odds-n-ends Apple stories, SoftBank announces a new Vision Fund, the biggest earnings wrap-up of the calendar quarter, turns out that Chris Hughes was serious ab…
June 26, 2019

Wed. 06/26 - Apple Acquires Drive.ai

Apple buys Drive.ai, the days of the phone notch might be numbered, the first solar powered electric car, fighting over the streaming rights for The Office, and why streaming music hasn’t been kind to classical music. Sponso…
Feb. 22, 2019

Fri. 02/22 - The Most Acquisitive Unicorns

Facebook is shutting down its controversial Onavo app, Google’s streaming gaming service might get some hardware to go along with it, the most acquisitive unicorns and the weekend longreads suggestions. Here’s what you misse…
Feb. 12, 2019

Tue. 02/12 - Amazon Buys Eero

Amazon acquires Eero, Apple is putting marketing muscle behind AR, looks like everyone was abusing Apple’s Enterprise Certificate program, and the new video game sensation giving Fortnite a run for its money. Sponsors: Data…
Feb. 6, 2019

Emergency Bonus- Nick Quah on Today's Podcast News

THE expert on the Podcasting Industry breaks down today's big news. Subscribe to Nick's newsletter, HotPod. This episode has a full transcript.
Guest: Nick Quah
Feb. 6, 2019

Wed. 02/06 - Spotify Makes A Big Move Into Podcasting

Podcasting has its biggest news day ever, some pretty big executive shakeups, the new emojis for 2019 and how to steal a million dollars from an ATM without anyone noticing. Sponsors: QCon.ai Promocode: QCONAI2019 Metalab…
Oct. 29, 2018

Mon. 10/29 - Big Blue Gets Red Hat

IBM buys Red Hat, museums get new ways to preserve video games, Sony announces the full list of titles for its retro PlayStation mini-console, DJI has a drone for first responders, and a look at the service Gab. Links: IBM…
April 30, 2018

Monday, Apr. 30, 2018 - The T-Mobile/Sprint Merger

The T-Mobile/Sprint merger, Fitbit wants to share health data with doctors, Oculus wants virtual reality theater, Galaxy S9s get a storage boost, and did Jeff Bezos become a billionaire simply because he wanted to live in sp…
March 12, 2018

Monday, Mar. 12, 2018 - Apple Buys Texture

Apple acquires Texture, details on the Dropbox IPO, drone deliveries might be coming soon, Twitter attacks tweetdecking, more on the Broadcom/Qualcomm story, and an interesting story out of the bitcoin world. Here's what hap…