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Penske Media Corp. has acquired Vox Media's digital brands, including The Verge, Eater, SB Nation, Popsugar, The Dodo, Punch, and Thrillist.

Why it matters: This is the end of Vox, which once was at the vanguard of new media and valued by venture capitalists at $1.2 billion.