Bloomberg: Sources: cloud data management startup Rubrik, valued at ~$4B in 2021, is planning an IPO in 2023, raising $500M to $700M; PitchBook: Rubrik has raised $1B+  —  – Offering could raise between $500 million and $700 million  — The company held a meeting with research analysts this week Lees verder op Tech Meme

Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: Sources: EU regulators plan to block Booking.com’s €1.63B acquisition of Sweden-based Etraveli over competition concerns; the UK CMA approved the deal in 2022  —  EU regulators are set to block US online travel site Booking Holding’s €1.63bn purchase of Sweden’s Etraveli Group following concerns … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Steve Dent / Engadget: Sony unveils the Xperia 5 V, with a 120Hz, 6.1 display, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, a 52MP sensor, and a heat diffusion shield, shipping in “late September” for €999  —  It also has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor and heat diffusion shield for gamers. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Juliette Guéron-Gabrielle / New York Times: Paris becomes the first European capital to outlaw rented electric scooters, after an April 2023 vote; e-scooter rental companies are shifting to electric bikes  —  But the city is adding bike lanes, and scooter companies are shifting their focus to electric bikes. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Canada tries to address C-18 bill concerns, saying Google would pay ~$126.6M and Meta would pay ~$44M a year to publishers; Meta says it will keep blocking news  —  Canada unveiled draft rules on Friday for a law to compel internet giants to pay news outlets, saying it was addressing … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vishal Chawla / The Block: Herodotus and StarkWare unveil a developer tool that can verify data at any point in Ethereum’s history, overcoming the last 256 blockhash verification limit  —  – London-based startup Herodotus, in collaboration with StarkWare, announced a tool that gives users the ability to verify data from any point in Ethereum’s history. Lees verder op Tech Meme