Financial Times: DoorDash agrees to acquire UK food delivery company Deliveroo for £2.9B in cash; Deliveroo has struggled since its London IPO at a £7.6B valuation in March 2021  —  Takeover comes after UK company has struggled since going public four years ago  —  DoorDash has agreed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Leo Sands / Washington Post: Microsoft shut down Skype on May 5, capping a remarkable 21-year run for software that for many embodied the open internet and had 300M+ users in its heyday  —  After 21 years, Microsoft is hanging up on Skype.  In its heyday, the calling service connected millions around the world. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: DoorDash plans to acquire NYC-based hospitality tech company SevenRooms for $1.2B in cash, set to close in H2 2025; SevenRooms works with 13K+ restaurant groups  —  DoorDash Inc. is buying hospitality tech company SevenRooms Inc. for $1.2 billion, hours after confirming its plans … Lees verder op Tech Meme