Google acqui-hires team at podcast app 60dB, service will shut down next month

 Short-form podcast app 60dB will be shutting down next month and its team will be joining Google in an apparent acqui-hire. Google confirmed the deal to TechCrunch, with a spokesperson noting that it was not a formal acquisition, rather the company had “purchased some assets” and that members of the team would be joining Google. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read More