Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Google removes sketchy live streaming app Chamet, which lets users pay to video call hosts, from the Play Store for violating its user-generated content policy  —  Google has removed a popular but controversial live video chat app Chamet from the Play Store. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Primack / Axios: Robinhood says the company paid nearly $606M to repurchase shares held by an affiliate of Sam Bankman-Fried, set up via an agreement with the US Marshal Service  —  Stock-trading app Robinhood on Friday said it paid nearly $606 million to repurchase shares held by an affiliate of jailed crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried. 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

Christine Hall / TechCrunch: NYC-based Benitago Group, an Amazon e-commerce business acquirer that has raised $380M in equity and debt over the past two years, files for bankruptcy  —  Benitago Group, an Amazon e-commerce business acquirer, filed for bankruptcy this week.  The move comes after the New York-based company … Lees verder op Tech Meme

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