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Blake Brittain / Reuters: A Texas federal jury orders Samsung to pay $303M+ to computer memory company Netlist for infringing on five patents related to improvements in data processing  —  Computer-memory company Netlist Inc (NLST.PK) convinced a federal jury in Texas on Friday to award it more than $303 million … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andrew Pollack / Bloomberg: Silver Lake plans to acquire Germany-based Software AG, which develops software for 10K+ enterprises, for €30 per share in cash, valuing the company at ~€2.2B  —  Private equity firm Silver Lake Management has agreed to acquire Germany’s Software AG for €30 a share in cash … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources and analysts detail Apple’s burgeoning ambitions in financial services, as the company lays the technical groundwork for taking a bigger market share  —  The tech giant’s ventures into financial services signal greater ambitions to take on Wall Street Lees verder op Tech Meme

Monica Chin / The Verge: Report: cheap Chromebooks, due to their short lifespans and lack of repairability, are less sustainable and more expensive for schools than pricier devices  —  Back in early 2020, as the covid pandemic drove classrooms online, school districts found themselves needing to bulk purchase affordable laptops … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: UK plans to propose a bill next week enabling CMA’s digital markets unit to target Big Tech companies with revenues of £25B+ globally or £1B in the UK  —  Draft bill expected within days that will put CMA’s digital markets unit on a statutory footing Lees verder op Tech Meme

Pew Research Center: A survey of 11,004 US adults: 62% believe AI will have a major impact on workers, 28% think AI will impact them, and 71% oppose AI use in final hiring decisions  —  62% believe artificial intelligence will have a major impact on jobholders overall in the next 20 years, but far fewer think it will greatly affect them personally. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andrew Pollack / Bloomberg: Silver Lake plans to acquire Germany-based Software AG, which develops software for 10K+ enterprises, for €30 per share in cash, valuing the company at ~€2.2B  —  Private equity firm Silver Lake Management has agreed to acquire Germany’s Software AG for €30 a share in cash … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rishabh Jaiswal / Reuters: Filing: Sundar Pichai received compensation of ~$226M in 2022, including stock awards of ~$218M; Alphabet announced plans to cut 12,000 jobs in January, 2023  —  Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) Chief Executive Sundar Pichai received total compensation of about $226 million in 2022 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: UK plans to propose a bill next week enabling CMA’s digital markets unit to target Big Tech companies with revenues of £25B+ globally or £1B in the UK  —  Draft bill expected within days that will put CMA’s digital markets unit on a statutory footing Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andrew Pollack / Bloomberg: Silver Lake agrees to buy Germany’s Software AG, a developer of business and application integration software, for €30 a share, valuing the company at ~€2.2B  —  Private equity firm Silver Lake Management has agreed to acquire Germany’s Software AG for €30 a share in cash … Lees verder op Tech Meme