[Update: Now official] Report: Amazon in exclusive talks to acquire podcasting company Wondery

*Update 12/30: *Amazon has officially announced that it is acquiring the podcasting company Wondery.

According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, Amazon is now in exclusive talks to acquiring the independent podcast network Wondery. This comes after a report last month suggested that Apple was among a handful of companies that had expressed interest in purchasing Wondery.

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