Google aquires Spider.io, plans to clamp down on ad fraud
The latest in Google acquisitions: Spider.io, a London startup that specializes in detecting so-called “click fraud.” The company’s tech will help Google zero in on bogus clicks on ads and videos...
View Article‘Apple of sex toys’ Jimmyjane acquired by holding company
Homegrown San Francisco sex toy company Jimmyjane has been acquired by Diamond Products, LLC, a holding company part of the private equity investment firm Brookstone Partners. But the acquisition has...
View ArticleSquare acquires Caviar (the company, not the food)
Square has recently made major pushes to expand beyond its core business of payments processing, tacking on everything from a cash advance program, Capital, to a food pick-up app, Order. Now it seems...
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