Chebucto Regional Softball Club

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>On May 8, 1971, a freelance photojournalist was flying over central Vietnam when he looked down and saw something unexpected: A huge peace sign that had been carved into the landscape near Camp Eagle, home of the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division during the Vietnam War. >Fifty-four years have passed since the photo was taken, but the person who created the peace sign was a mystery. >Until now.

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https://archive.is/2025.03.06-011758/https://www.ft.com/content/4ab9efe7-36bc-44ff-b2cd-06eb2c38203a > > ::: spoiler Tap for article > # Gaming chat platform Discord in early talks with banks about public listing > > ## US group has sought to broaden its appeal to a mass audience > >  > > Video game developer Jason Citron founded Discord in 2015  Kimberly White/Getty Images/TechCrunch > > Discord is in early talks with banks about a public listing, according to people familiar with the matter, in a sign of a possible revival in the sluggish US IPO market. > > Founded in 2015 by video game developer Jason Citron, [Discord](https://www.ft.com/stream/42c52c5f-e7f3-430d-b592-5caa08de5a31) offers multi-person voice, video and text-based spaces to its 200mn global monthly active users. > > The San Francisco gaming chat platform was considering listing as early as 2021, according to people familiar with the matter. However, many technology companies and investors have put their [IPO plans](https://www.ft.com/ipos) on hold due to political and market uncertainty. > > That is expected to change this year as interest rates have fallen and US President Donald Trump has laid out a more tech-friendly regulatory agenda. > > Discord was last valued at about $15bn in a 2021 fundraising, according to PitchBook. The company’s revived IPO plans remain subject to change, one of the people said. > > “We understand there is a lot of interest around Discord’s future plans, but we do not comment on rumours or speculation,” the company said in a statement shared with the Financial Times. “Our focus remains on delivering the best possible experience for our users and building a strong, sustainable business.” > > CoreWeave, an [artificial intelligence](https://www.ft.com/artificial-intelligence) cloud computing provider, filed for a New York IPO this month that would raise about $4bn and value the group at more than $35bn, which could make it the largest tech flotation of the year. > > A series of valuable start-ups, including fintech groups Stripe and Chime and data platform Databricks that had been forced to stay private far longer than planned are expected to reignite plans to list their shares. > > Discord initially found popularity among gamers, as well as retail trading and cryptocurrency communities, but has since sought to broaden its appeal to a mass audience. > > The company has largely shunned advertising, in contrast to larger rivals such as Meta, X and Reddit, in favour of offering its users premium features for a fee. > > In 2021, it attracted interest from multiple Big Tech groups, rebuffing a $12bn takeover bid from Microsoft. The recent IPO plans were first reported by The New York Times. > :::

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