Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Sources: the EU will conditionally approve US chip design software company Synopsys’ $35B Ansys acquisition, the largest tech deal since Broadcom bought VMware  —  U.S. chip design software company Synopsys (SNPS.O) is set to win conditional EU antitrust approval for its $35 billion buy of Ansys … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sheldon Reback / CoinDesk: Tass: the Russian government bans crypto mining in 10 regions from January 1 to March 15, 2031, citing power consumption, after legalizing mining in July 2024  —  Temporary bans may be imposed in other regions during peak energy demand, Tass reported  —  What to know: Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: The US FTC orders Marriott and Starwood to implement a robust customer data security scheme after Starwood’s 2014 to 2018 breaches and Marriott’s 2018 breach  —  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered Marriott International and Starwood Hotels to define and implement … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Antonio Pequeño IV / Forbes: xAI raised a $6B Series C from a16z, BlackRock, Fidelity, Kingdom Holdings, Sequoia, Nvidia, and others, at a reported valuation of at least $40B  —  Elon Musk’s xAI announced Monday it raised $6 billion in a Series C funding round, putting the company’s value at more than $40 billion … Lees verder op Tech Meme