The Daily Independent’s Pet of the Week is Benny Blue, a 1-year-old Boston Terrier. According to owner Christie Willis Robbins, Benny Blue loves playing fetch and snuggling with “his people.”
Snap Is Acquiring AR Display Maker WaveOptics for More Than $500 Million
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In its biggest-ever acquisition, Snap is buying U.K.-based WaveOptics, the company that makes the augmented-reality displays for Snap’s new Spectacles smart glasses, in a deal worth more than $500 million.
A Snap spokesperson confirmed the company’s acquisition of WaveOptics, which was first reported by The Verge. WaveOptics reps didn’t respond to a request for more info.
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Under the terms of Snap’s deal for WaveOptics, it will pay approximately half the purchase price at closing in stock. After two years, Snap would pay the other half in either cash or stock.
Pub Dog (pubdogcolorado.com) pioneered the dog park/bar concept locally four years ago on Bott Avenue. The spotâs still barking strong, with weekly breed-specific meetups, trivia nights and more. But it will soon see some competition â if a 15-mile distance away can be considered that â in the form of
Fetch Park (fetchpark.com), opening this winter off Interquest Parkway.
Fetch launched in 2018 in Atlantaâs Old Fourth Ward neighborhood, with three more Atlanta locations coming this year, plus one in Columbus, Georgia, and Nashville, and this Springs spot. As renderings remain in the design phase, there are no details yet on the size of Fetchâs minor league baseball-inspired, off-leash, turf field, but a PR rep for the project says itâs âbig.â The facility will also feature cooling stations, a doggy bath area, shaded seating, TVs and a modified Airstream bar. Events will include live music, movie and stand-up nights. Fetch also employs â