Luxbox Films has acquired the worldwide sales rights to Mariano Llinás’ epic five-and-a-half-hour documentary “The Life of Jorge Luis Borges,” which will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in the Open – Non-Fiction section. The film is a biography of the Argentine writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges, based on an exhaustive
SoundCloud announced on Wednesday that it acquired Nina Protocol, a decentralized music platform that allowed independent artists to sell music directly to their fans while keeping 100% of their revenue. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. It’s also unclear if any members of Nina’s team will join SoundCloud. The company has not yet
Live shopping app Whatnot announced Wednesday that it has acquired Shaped, a machine learning company that specializes in real-time search and recommendation systems. The deal aims to strengthen Whatnot’s discovery and personalization capabilities as the platform continues to expand across new product categories and millions of shoppers. According to the company, the acquisition helps Whatnot
Mubi has acquired world rights to “Making Marie Antoinette,” a behind-the-scenes look at Sofia Coppola’s Oscar-winning film “Marie Antoinette.” The documentary, which marks the 20th anniversary of “Marie Antoinette,” is constructed from approximately 80 hours of previously unreleased footage filmed by Eleanor Coppola on the set of her daughter’s third feature film, starring Kirsten Dunst
Figma is trying to become more than just a design platform by adding more AI and bringing the coding and prototyping layer closer to its canvas. To that end, it acquired the team behind vibration coding and AI agent platform Bud (formerly Orchids). “Figma is one of, if not the most, defining product companies of