Show Notes
This Month's Special Guest Panelists Are David Risley And Jeff Chandler
Don't miss out on this week's live discussion! Join us on Thursday as we delve into the newest WordPress and tech articles that have been making waves this month.
#1 - Shutterstock enters into a definitive agreement to acquire Envato for $245 million
The acquisition adds 650k subscribers to Shutterstock, more than doubling its subscriber base to 1.15 million.
https://wpbiz.dev/news/shutterstock-acquires-envato/
#2 - Google Set to Make Its Largest Acquisition Ever, Threatening Microsoft
Google parent Alphabet is reportedly making headway in its bid to acquire the $30 billion marketing software company HubSpot. That deal, which would be Google’s largest-ever acquisition, is part of the company’s strategy to compete with Microsoft in the cloud applications market.
https://gizmodo.com/google-acquisition-hubspot-rival-microsoft-cloud-market-1851499164
#3 - Convesio acquires Growmatik, a marketing automation SaaS platform
Growmatik is a Marketing Automation SaaS platform that is the choice of marketers and growth officers around the world to solve their biggest marketing automation challenges, as stated on their website. The acquisition enables Convesio to expand its market reach, particularly in the e-commerce space.
https://wpbiz.dev/news/convesio-acquires-growmatik/
#4 - Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ ubiquitous in Great Lakes basin, study finds
Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” are ubiquitous in the Great Lakes basin’s air, rain, atmosphere, and water, new peer-reviewed research shows.
Toxic PFAS - The Devil's Piss
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/18/pfas-great-lakes-basin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9GTa3a-tFo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8qGtEVh7oQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpobOQ54bWc
#5 - WordCamp Europe 2024 ( Torino, Italy)
Katie Keith
Matt Cromwell
Amber Hinds
#6 - Bubble.ai
Five years ago, Nvidia was a second-tier semiconductor company known for providing Call of Duty with better resolution.
https://www.profgalloway.com/bubble-ai/
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This Month Special Guest Panelists David Risley & Jeff Chandler
David Risley
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Jeff Chandler
https://mindsize.com/
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Spencer Forman
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