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Caught this spot an Italian investment firm in the latest @podnews.net mailer and thought "How do you get enough money together to buy AOL, amongst the rest?"

Had a look on Wikipedia, and oh boy. I can only hope no company I ever work for gets acquired by Bending Spoons. A portent of instant firing
Ep 446 of Invest Like the Best with Patrick O’Shaughnessy ▸ interviews Luca Ferrari, the co-founder of Bending Spoons, the company which acquired Streamyard last year (and has also acquired Evernote, WeTransfer, Brightcove, Vimeo and AOL). Screenshot from Wikipedia: On 17 April 2020, the Italian government released a statement on its website announcing that Bending Spoons had been selected to design and develop Italy's official COVID-19 contact tracing app, Immuni. The app was released on 1 June 2020. It was initially released in four regions, then countrywide. The app did not receive significant adoption and successfully tracked less than 1% of the total confirmed positive cases reported during the period it was active.[13] The most commonly cited reasons for not using the app were the lack of perceived effectiveness and major technical issues. Immuni was decommissioned on December 31, 2022. Acquisitions In September 2022, Bending Spoons acquired FiLMiC[16] and converted its video-recording app FiLMiC Pro to a subscription revenue model.[17] In December 2023, the original FiLMiC team were laid off, and development of FiLMiC Pro was continued in-house by Bending Spoons.[18] In November 2022, Bending Spoons agreed to acquire Evernote.[19] The acquisition was concluded in January 2023.[20] In July 2023, Evernote laid off all of its existing staff and announced it would relocate to Europe to be closer to Bending Spoons' headquarters.[21] Bending Spoons made a series of acquisitions in 2024. In January, it acquired the assets of New York City-based mobile app developer Mosaic Group from IAC Inc.; subsequently, Mosaic's entire workforce of 330 staff members was laid off, as they were not part of the acquisition.[22][23] Also that month, Bending Spoons acquired Meetup, a social media platform for organizing in-person and virtual activities.[24][25] In April, the company announced that it would acquire Hopin, owner of the popular live streaming studio StreamYard.[26] Later in July, the company announced it had acquired digital publishing platform Issuu.[27] Also in July, the company agreed to acquire the Dutch file transfer service WeTransfer, then announced in September they were laying off 75% of the company's workforce.[28][29] In November, the company agreed to acquire video platform company Brightcove for $233 million.[30] In 2025, Bending Spoons acquired several companies, including Komoot in March for near €300 million, soon after which it laid off three quarters of the staff. The company also acquired professional services software provider Harvest in June, California-based MileIQ for $233 million in July, video sharing platform Vimeo in September for $1.38 billion, and AOL in October for $1.5 billion.
November 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Got jumpscared by @patstaresat.bsky.social in the drinks aisle at the shop...
A bottle of Side Burns brand cider, featuring the face of a bald man with muttonchop beard as its logo
October 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Got my union vote options ome through for Labour deputy leader, and let's just see what Pink News has to say about their positions on trans rights... OK, choice made
The Supreme Court ruling seemed to make Phillipson more inclined to give a firm opinion on single-sex spaces and she subsequently said trans women should use the toilets that matched their “biological sex”. Discussing the topic on Radio 4’s Today programme, she said the “ruling made it clear” that provisions and services, including toilets, should now be accessed “on the basis of biological sex”. Under Phillipson, updated relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) guidance, was published by the Department of Education, with schools being told to be “mindful” that there was “significant debate” about transgender identities. While the word “transgender” did not appear anywhere in the document other than in a sub-heading referring to “gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender content”, the guidance called on schools to be “mindful” that “beyond the facts and the law about biological sex and gender reassignment, there is significant debate” and staff “should be careful not to endorse any particular view or teach it as fact”. The Manchester Central MP said she felt “really strongly” that MPs should engage in a “robust and transparent parliamentary conversation” in the Commons about the code’s implications. She vowed to “support the trans community which I represent in my constituency,” adding: “I am a woman, I’m a feminist and I see absolutely no contradiction in being a woman and also supporting the trans community to feel included and to have their rights as well. “That is something I will strongly support as deputy leader in all the ways that I can and I’m happy to work with you on that.” Anti-trans bathroom ban ‘not workable’, campaigners say Her comments were welcomed by Trans+ Solidarity Alliance founder Jude Guaitamacchi, who told PinkNews a potential bathroom ban is “not workable.” They called on the government to schedule a Commons debate and vote on the guidance’s provisions, saying: “Fundamental rights shouldn’t be taken away behind closed doors.
October 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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LinkedIn seems to have deleted the my response to someone asking - in response to my criticism of Viktor Orbans bill to ban Pride celebrations in Hungary - why do I need pride?

There's been more rightwing spew and bigotry over there, but i'm not good at backing down from an internet fight...
Linked in post, from a redacted user: Why do you need pride? The reply follows: To celebrate the survival of me, my friends and my community against decades - centuries - of bigotry and oppression. To remember and honour those who didnt survive the persecution and exclusion. To campaign for better visibility, rights and participation in society despite opposition. To reach even one stranger in the crowd who is afraid or unsure and let them know - You know yourself better than anyone, and when you're ready, there is love and beauty and life outside of the closet, and we'll be so happy to welcome you. Because the opposite of pride is shame. And I am not ashamed of who i am.
March 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Screenshot of Star Trek Deep Space 9, I which Chief O'brien is sat at a table telling another person "sometimes when you're feeling helpless the secret is to help someone else"
February 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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February 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Hey @peachsaliva.bsky.social , has pat cut you in on his side-line in shilling for toilet freshener?
An advert for Bloo toilet cleaner, in which a ginger haired man with beard sits cross legged with his hands clasped.
December 17, 2024 at 1:00 PM
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I am barely joking
December 12, 2024 at 4:13 PM
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Google threatening to get physical because of their monopoly law suit. Techs roaming the street with baseball bats and masks, yelling "tell judge mehta who sent ya!"
Screenshot of a news story: Google has said it would harm businesses if it is forced to sell Chrome, the world's most popular Web browser
November 19, 2024 at 10:31 PM
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October 18, 2024 at 7:14 PM