I still have a hard time getting my head around the fact that lines of code can be worth $19 billion, but EU regulators have approved the Facebook acquisition of WhatsApp, the widely used cross-platform messaging app. WhatsApp is a really popular app and currently has over 500 million users. It functions over a data connection, so if you get your friends using it you can stop paying for that painfully overpriced SMS and MMS plan of yours, and, at the root of it, it basically does the same thing as Facebook Messenger.
Rumor: Microsoft reportedly purchasing Discord for US$10 billion
Reportedly, Epic Games and Amazon were also in the fray and considering the purchase of Discord. VentureBeat has also reported that the company had been discussing sale options with “multiple parties.”