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Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg: Swedish payments company Trustly acquires French recurring payments service SlimPay, sources say for €70M; Trustly shelved IPO plans in 2021  —  Swedish payments firm Trustly has acquired the French recurring payments platform SlimPay as it continues its Europe-wide expansion. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sheera Frenkel / New York Times: Meta takes down a Chinese influence campaign, started in 2019 and spanning thousands of accounts on Facebook, TikTok, X, and more, the largest such campaign yet  —  The campaign began at least four years ago and spanned thousands of accounts on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, Substack and Chinese websites, Meta said. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Annie Palmer / CNBC: Amazon confirms testing increasing the free shipping minimum to $35 from $25 for non-Prime members; Walmart also has a $35 minimum for non-Walmart+ members  —  – Amazon is testing a $35 free shipping minimum for people who aren’t members of the company’s Prime loyalty program. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Katie Roof / Bloomberg: Apollo.io, which offers sales and marketing tools used by 500K+ firms, raised $100M led by Bain at a $1.6B valuation, up from ~$900M after raising $110M in 2022  —  – $100 million investment led by Bain Capital Ventures  — Apollo’s clients include Stripe, DocuSign, Utah Jazz Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: A look at Disney’s shifting India strategy, after the unit reported a $41.5M loss on $390M revenue in the year to March 2022, including free cricket on mobile  —  Walt Disney (DIS.N) is attempting to revive the fortunes of its streaming business in India by offering free cricket on smartphones … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg: Swedish payments company Trustly acquires French recurring payments service SlimPay, sources say for €70M; Trustly shelved IPO plans in 2021  —  Swedish payments firm Trustly has acquired the French recurring payments platform SlimPay as it continues its Europe-wide expansion. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg: Swedish payments company Trustly acquires French recurring payments service SlimPay, sources say for €70M; Trustly shelved IPO plans in 2021  —  Swedish payments firm Trustly has acquired the French recurring payments platform SlimPay as it continues its Europe-wide expansion. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Olivia Balsamo / NBC News: A look at Kick, a Twitch rival launched in 2022 that is gaining traction among creators for its looser moderation policies and a 95/5 revenue split  —  Kick has quickly become a major threat to Amazon’s Twitch streaming platform.  —  Amazon’s Twitch has helped build the careers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amitoj Singh / CoinDesk: Court filing: DCG reaches an in-principle deal with Genesis creditors to resolve the bankruptcy claims, estimating recoveries of 70%-90% for unsecured creditors  —  The plan could result in the recoveries of 70% to 90% in USD equivalent for unsecured creditors and 65% to 90% recovery on an in-kind basis. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Eric Slivka / MacRumors: Kuo: Apple aims for the iPhone 15 Pro Max to make up 35% to 40% of iPhone 15 shipments, optimistic about its exclusive periscope lens camera as a selling point  —  Apple is aiming for the highest-end iPhone 15 Pro Max to account for roughly 35-40% of initial shipments for the iPhone 15 series … Lees verder op Tech Meme