Published Jul 29, 2024

Stripe’s easy-peasy acquisition, and why is Twitch still losing money?

Rebecca Bellan dives into Stripe's strategic acquisition of Lemon Squeezy, MatPat's exit from Theorist Media and Twitch's ongoing profitability issues, and Nuro's ambitious plans for autonomous delivery.

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