Bloomberg: Sources: Microsoft and Activision Blizzard are nearing their $69B deal but aren’t likely to close it by a July 18 deadline — – UK veto will prevent closing by July 18 deadline in agreement — Companies don’t intend to walk away, will continue UK talks Lees verder op Tech Meme
Richard Lawler / The Verge: A US appeals court stays for 90 days a ruling letting Apple App Store developers link to third-party payment options, so Apple can prepare a SCOTUS filing — On Monday, Apple was granted a motion putting a hold on the appeals court ruling that would push the company to undo its “anti-steering” … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Runway, which streamlines companies’ financial planning and integrates with accounting, data, and HR tools, raised a $27.5M Series A led by Initialized Capital — Cristóbal Valenzuela, the former president of Sandbox VR, the brick-and-mortar VR experience franchise, didn’t always have a strong grasp of finance. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Richard Lawler / The Verge: A US judge lets Apple delay, by 90 days, an appeals court ruling letting developers link to third-party payment options, so the company can prep a SCOTUS filing — On Monday, Apple was granted a motion putting a hold on the appeals court ruling that would push the company to undo its … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Wix debuts AI Site Generator, a tool that can create websites from chat prompts, including e-commerce, scheduling, food ordering, and event ticketing components — What does one expect from a website builder in 2023? That’s the question many startups — and incumbents … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Wix debuts AI Site Generator, a tool that uses chat prompts to create entire websites including components for e-commerce, scheduling, event ticketing, and more — What does one expect from a website builder in 2023? That’s the question many startups — and incumbents … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Lydia Beyoud / Bloomberg: The US SEC plans to consider, as soon as this fall, conflict of interest rules for financial advisers and brokerages using AI to steer clients toward products — – SEC on lookout for fraud, conflicts of interest, chair says — Gensler cautions companies touting AI in corporate docs Lees verder op Tech Meme
Clothilde Goujard / Politico: The Norwegian Data Protection Authority orders Meta to stop showing users personalized ads for three months starting on August 4 or face a daily ~€89,500 fine — Meta’s social media platforms will be barred from behavioral advertising in August. — 3 MINUTES READ Lees verder op Tech Meme
Clothilde Goujard / Politico: The Norwegian Data Protection Authority orders Meta to stop showing users personalized ads for three months starting on August 4 or face a daily ~€89,500 fine — Meta’s social media platforms will be barred from behavioral advertising in August. — 3 MINUTES READ Lees verder op Tech Meme
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson / Financial Times: An interview with LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky on designing tools to keep users coming back more often, pulling back from China, “the great reshuffle”, and more — Head of networking site says building a strong team and avoiding day-to-day minutiae are key to the job Lees verder op Tech Meme