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US-based Silver Lake acquires 63%+ of Germany-based enterprise software developer Software AG for €2.4B and plans to delist the company as soon as possible (Dan Taylor/Tech.eu) 30-06-2023

Dan Taylor / Tech.eu: US-based Silver Lake acquires 63%+ of Germany-based enterprise software developer Software AG for €2.4B and plans to delist the company as soon as possible  —  US-based private equity firm Silver Lake says it’s secured a majority stake in Software AG and plans to delist the company as soon as possible. Lees verder op Tech Meme

The UK CMA worries Adobe's $20B Figma acquisition “could stifle innovation and lead to higher costs” and gives Adobe five days for proposals to address concerns (Reuters) 30-06-2023

Reuters: The UK CMA worries Adobe’s $20B Figma acquisition “could stifle innovation and lead to higher costs” and gives Adobe five days for proposals to address concerns  —  Britain’s competition regulator on Friday said Photoshop owner Adobe Inc’s (ADBE.O) $20 billion buyout … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Following the collapse of TerraUSD and Luna, South Korea passes the Virtual Asset User Protection law, which defines digital assets, imposes penalties, and more (Hooyeon Kim/Bloomberg) 30-06-2023

Hooyeon Kim / Bloomberg: Following the collapse of TerraUSD and Luna, South Korea passes the Virtual Asset User Protection law, which defines digital assets, imposes penalties, and more  —  South Korea approved its first standalone digital-asset bill to boost investor protection just over a year after the implosion … Lees verder op Tech Meme

An Indian court dismisses Twitter's lawsuit against the government's content rules and fines the company ~$61K for failing to explain its delayed compliance (Manish Singh/TechCrunch) 30-06-2023

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: An Indian court dismisses Twitter’s lawsuit against the government’s content rules and fines the company ~$61K for failing to explain its delayed compliance  —  An Indian court has dismissed Twitter’s lawsuit against the federal government that sought to challenge New Delhi’s block orders on tweets and accounts. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Linda Yaccarino advocated for Twitter to rejoin the Tech Coalition, which fights CSAM, and approved $40K in dues; its membership lapsed in March 2023 (Alexa Corse/Wall Street Journal) 30-06-2023

Alexa Corse / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Linda Yaccarino advocated for Twitter to rejoin the Tech Coalition, which fights CSAM, and approved $40K in dues; its membership lapsed in March 2023  —  CEO Linda Yaccarino approved $40,000 annual cost to participate in group as part of her efforts to reassure advertisers Lees verder op Tech Meme

In a letter from prison, South Korean chip executive Choi Jin-seok denies stealing sensitive information from Samsung to build a copycat chip factory in China (Reuters) 30-06-2023

Reuters: In a letter from prison, South Korean chip executive Choi Jin-seok denies stealing sensitive information from Samsung to build a copycat chip factory in China  —  A South Korean chip executive imprisoned over industrial espionage charges rejected allegations he had sought to build … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paris-based Gleamer, which develops AI software for radiologists, including its FDA-cleared BoneView, raised a €27M Series B, taking its total funding to €36M (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch) 30-06-2023

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: Paris-based Gleamer, which develops AI software for radiologists, including its FDA-cleared BoneView, raised a €27M Series B, taking its total funding to €36M  —  Gleamer, a five-year-old French startup that has developed AI software to help radiologists diagnose and detect bone trauma lesions … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Canada may think Bill C-18 still has more room for negotiation, based on Meta's 2021 deal with Australia, but tech platforms no longer view news as valuable (Nitish Pahwa/Slate) 30-06-2023

Nitish Pahwa / Slate: Canada may think Bill C-18 still has more room for negotiation, based on Meta’s 2021 deal with Australia, but tech platforms no longer view news as valuable  —  On June 22, the Canadian Parliament passed Bill C-18, also known as the Online News Act.  The new law, according to a government news release … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Silver Lake says it has acquired over 63% of shares in business software developer Software AG for €2.4B and plans to delist the company as soon as possible (Dan Taylor/Tech.eu) 30-06-2023

Dan Taylor / Tech.eu: Silver Lake says it has acquired over 63% of shares in business software developer Software AG for €2.4B and plans to delist the company as soon as possible  —  US-based private equity firm Silver Lake says it’s secured a majority stake in Software AG and plans to delist the company as soon as possible. Lees verder op Tech Meme

The UK CMA says it is worried Adobe's $20B acquisition of Figma could “stifle innovation” and gives Adobe five days to submit proposals to address concerns (Reuters) 30-06-2023

Reuters: The UK CMA says it is worried Adobe’s $20B acquisition of Figma could “stifle innovation” and gives Adobe five days to submit proposals to address concerns  —  Britain’s competition regulator on Friday said Photoshop owner Adobe Inc’s (ADBE.O) $20 billion buyout … Lees verder op Tech Meme