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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hooyeon Kim / Bloomberg: Following TerraUSD’s and Luna’s collapse, 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

Daryna Antoniuk / The Record: Hackers claim responsibility for an attack on Russian satellite service Dozor-Teleport; IODA project says the network has been offline since 10pm EST on June 28  —  A group of previously unknown hackers has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on the Russian satellite communications … Lees verder op Tech Meme

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