{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3276215a-23a8-4b04-bbfd-c0f7c71c7b64/bc0bbfc0-2bcf-46ae-a6d6-ac0d033fb5c3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is Discord Up For Sale?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6176c6f7b67d9b03b3f7eee3/6176c72791b757001963b51a.png?height=200","description":"<p>Thursday 25th&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/microsoft-in-talks-to-buy-discord-for-more-than-13b-20210324-p57dhs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft in talks to buy Discord for more than $US10 billion</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/23/technology/microsoft-discord-deal.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Discord and Microsoft Said to Discuss Deal That Could Top $10 Billion</a></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Popular chat client Discord is potentially up for sale, with Microsoft a potential buyer, according to those in the know&nbsp;</li><li>The Slack-like service is incredibly popular with gamers, and could easily slot into Microsoft’s Xbox gaming environment, on consoles and PCs</li><li>Microsoft has another Slack-like chat product in Teams, but that has never really taken off outside of the enterprise - so there wouldn't be much overlap between the two clients</li><li>The only other tech giant that seems like a suitable purchaser would be Amazon, who could roll Discord into its Twitch game streaming service.&nbsp;</li><li>Or, this could all just be rumours to get Discord re-valued for an upcoming IPO&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.afr.com/technology/airtasker-surges-78pc-on-debut-20210323-p57d8d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Airtasker goes public&nbsp;</a></p><ul><li>The platform you turn to when none of your friends will help you move is worth more than $400 million dollars.</li><li>Airtasker listed on the ASX on Tuesday with a market valuation of $255.4 million. By the end of the day, it was valued at $412.5 million.&nbsp;</li><li>CEO Tim Fung, who co-founded the company in 2012, held onto his 12.7 per cent stake in the business through the IPO. His share is now worth more than $52 million.&nbsp;</li><li>One of the biggest things the company has going for it? Name recognition. In 2020, 99% of Airtasker’s new customers came from non-paid marketing channels.&nbsp;</li><li>That means they don’t need to pay the Google &amp; Facebook tax.&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://9to5google.com/2021/03/22/youtube-experiment-will-auto-detect-products-in-videos-and-provide-related-content-links/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube to auto-detect products in videos, serve related links</a></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Youtube has a new experimental feature to detect products within a video, and generate links to the websites&nbsp;</li><li>The system is a bit of a twofer - training Google’s algorithms on image analysis, and also providing more ways to monetize youtube content.&nbsp;</li><li>This seems to be the holy grail of tv marketing, I’ve read similar experiments over the years from network television, smart tvs, Instagram and even youtube in the past&nbsp;</li><li>Youtube is already messy enough, do we really want more links and overlays in the service?&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/prince-harry-appointed-chief-impact-officer-at-silicon-valley-startup-20210324-p57dgm.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Prince Harry appointed chief impact officer at Silicon Valley start-up</a>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Fresh from his separation from the Royal family, Prince Harry is sprucing up his resume.&nbsp;</li><li>The royal has been appointed the chief impact officer of BetterUp, a Silicon Valley start-up that provides coaching and mental health assistance for corporate employees.</li><li>Harry, who has been vocal about his struggles with mental health, used the company’s app prior to joining it.</li><li>In his new role he will “focus on driving advocacy and awareness for mental fitness” and “diversify Betterup’s community of coaches and customers through strategic planning”</li><li>Which famous person would you hire for your start-up and what role would you give them?</li></ul>","author_name":"Peter Wells"}