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Martin Scorsese discusses his new Super Bowl ad for Squarespace, emphasizing the importance of digital communication and the impact of technology on storytelling. He also talks about collaborating with his daughter on TikTok, the influence of artificial intelligence in filmmaking, and his experience working with Apple on his latest film.
Martin Scorsese and his daughter Francesca bring their TikTok dynamic to a Super Bowl ad for SquareSpace, where they humorously navigate building a website together, reminiscent of their popular TikTok videos. Francesca, known for educating her father on youth culture, finds it amusing when he uses Gen-Z slang, and she has no regrets about teaching him new words.
Google's sale of its domain registrar business to Squarespace has led to a significant drop in new domain registrations. Following the transition in September 2023, new .com domain registrations fell by about 25% in a month, from over 250,000 to just under 190,000. Competitors like WordPress have been courting Google's former customers with offers such as free transfer and a year of service. The long-term impact of this shift is yet to be fully understood as more recent data is not available.
Ford's stock rose 3% as negotiations between the company and the United Auto Workers union progressed amidst the ongoing strike, while website builder Squarespace saw a 5% increase after UBS initiated coverage with a buy rating. Scholastic's stock plummeted over 14% following an earnings miss, and chip design stock Arm Holdings lost 2.3% after receiving a neutral rating from Susquehanna. Biotech firm Seagen's shares rose 3.5% after positive results from a clinical trial for bladder cancer treatment. Additionally, Deere's stock fell over 2% after being downgraded by Canaccord Genuity, and Chinese e-commerce stocks, including PDD, Alibaba, and JD.com, saw gains after reports of potential loosening of foreign investment cap rules by the Chinese government. Activision Blizzard's stock also rose 2% after a new deal proposal from Microsoft cleared major antitrust worries in the UK.
Google is selling its registrar business, Google Domains, to Squarespace, which includes handing off 10 million domains owned by Google customers. The deal makes Squarespace the exclusive domain provider for Google Workspace customers for the next three years. Customers will get the same renewal prices for the next 12 months, and Squarespace will provide incentives for customers to build their website with the company's platform. The deal is worth $180 million and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2023.
Adobe reported better-than-expected Q2 results and strong earnings forecast, while Walt Disney's CFO is stepping down. NaaS Technology is set to report Q1 results, Virgin Galactic announced the start of commercial spaceline operations, and Squarespace is acquiring Google Domains business.
Squarespace has agreed to acquire all assets of Google Domains, including approximately 10 million domains, with the transaction expected to close by Q3 2023. Squarespace is a Google Workspace reseller and will become the exclusive domains provider for any customer purchasing a domain along with their Workspace subscription from Google directly for a minimum of three years. Squarespace will also provide billing and support services to Google Workspace customers that signed up for the service through Google Domains. The acquisition will add about ten million more customers to Squarespace's domain registration business.