Beeper Messaging App Is Acquired as a Bet on a Regulatory Shift
Source: New York Times
Beeper, the app that brought iPhone messaging features to Android smartphones, has been acquired by Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, to support the development of a single service for sending and receiving chats from WhatsApp, Signal, LinkedIn and others.The deal, which is valued at about $125 million, was announced on Tuesday. It comes as regulators in Europe and the United States pressure the…
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