Filing: Elon Musk delivers a non-binding proposal to take Twitter private by acquiring all outstanding stock for $54.20 per share, in a cash deal worth ~$43B
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Twitter has announced six acquisitions so far in 2021, the most the company has made in a calendar year since 2015, as part of its new product push
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A look at Facebook's plans to monetize WhatsApp, which makes virtually no money at present, by facilitating business transactions, a shift away from ads
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Facebook says it has agreed to acquire Kustomer, which specializes in customer service tools and chatbots, reportedly for $1B+
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Facebook buys CTRL-Labs, which makes a bracelet that measures neuron activity to detect movements the user is thinking about; sources: size of deal is $500M-$1B
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Flipagram CEO says the video creation app has been acquired by Chinese news aggregator Toutiao, will remain “completely independent”
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Sources: Snap acquired San Francisco-based ad tech firm Flite which has raised money from Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, more; source calls deal “acquihire”
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Sources: Snapchat has taken out a line of credit with Morgan Stanley and other banks
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Sources: mobile video app Flipagram is looking for a buyer after pivot to become a social network fails to generate growth
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Twitter expands Amplify Publisher program to individual video creators in the US, giving them 70% of ad revenue; the deal does not require content exclusives
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