Tech Meme

Muvija M / Reuters: UK CMA submission: Apple says some of the CMA’s mobile browser remedies will slow innovation and it would “not be appropriate” to mandate WebKit and iOS access  —  Apple (AAPL.O) has told Britain’s competition regulator that some of the remedy options proposed by the watchdog … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Google agrees to pay €326M to settle an Italian tax case from 2015 to 2019, covering sanctions, penalties, and interest; Milan prosecutors plan to drop the case  —  Milan prosecutors plan to drop a case brought against the European division of Google (GOOGL.O) after the company agreed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal: Shift4 agrees a $1.5B deal to buy Swiss tax-free shopping services provider Global Blue Group; Shift4 handles $250B in annual payments from 200K+ companies  —  Global Blue helps retailers including Nike and Prada with tax-free transactions  —  Shift4 Payments has struck a deal for Global Blue Group … Lees verder op Tech Meme

VentureBeat: Sources: Chinese game publisher NetEase has been directed to divest its overseas holdings, starting with hit game Marvel Rivals, which laid off its Seattle team  —  Chinese game publisher NetEase raised fears with recent moves that it is unloading as much as all of its overseas holdings … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jonathan Weil / Wall Street Journal: In Q4, Coinbase changed how it reports users’ crypto assets, taking them off its balance sheet, highlighting the lingering issue of who owns the digital assets  —  Coinbase’s accounting change dramatically affects its numbers and highlights an old worry  —  An odd thing happened … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Google agrees to pay €326M to settle an Italian tax case from 2015 to 2019, covering sanctions, penalties, and interest; Milan prosecutors plan to drop the case  —  Milan prosecutors plan to drop a case brought against the European division of Google (GOOGL.O) after the company agreed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Danny Nelson / CoinDesk: Source: in text messages, Libra co-creator Hayden Davis bragged he could “control” Argentine President Javier Milei due to payments to Milei’s sister  —  A key player behind the Libra token bragged about buying access to Argentine President Javier Milei’s inner circle months … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andy Greenberg / Wired: Signal updates its apps to add phishing protections after Google warned Russia-linked hackers are using fake QR codes to target Ukrainian soldiers  —  Google warns that hackers tied to Russia are tricking Ukrainian soldiers with fake QR codes for Signal group invites that let spies steal their messages. Lees verder op Tech Meme

VentureBeat: Sources: Chinese game publisher NetEase has been directed to divest its overseas holdings, starting with Marvel Rivals, which laid off its Seattle team  —  Chinese game publisher NetEase raised fears with recent moves that it is unloading as much as all of its overseas holdings in U.S. game companies … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ian King / Bloomberg: Analog Devices, one of the largest analog chip makers, increases its stock buyback program by $10B to $11.5B; sales dropped 23% in 2024 as chip demand slows  —  The buyback plans will bring the total size of the program to $11.5 billion, the company said in a statement Tuesday. Lees verder op Tech Meme