Bloomberg: IBM plans to acquire data integration platforms StreamSets and WebMethods from Germany-based Software AG for €2.13B in cash, expected to close in Q2 2024  —  – Deal will strengthen IBM’s AI and cloud capabilities  — Software AG backer Silver Lake also made deslisting offer Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jon Porter / The Verge: The EU Commission opens an official DSA investigation into X, focusing on illegal content, disinformation, ad transparency, “deceptive design”, and data access  —  X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, may have broken the European Union’s tough new Digital Service Act rules … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andrew Solender / Axios: Coinbase, a16z, the Winklevoss twins, and others put $78M in crypto super PACs, an immense figure raised in just three months, ahead of the 2024 US elections  —  Cryptocurrency industry leaders have poured $78 million into super PACs aimed at bolstering and growing the ranks of crypto-friendly lawmakers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matt Day / Bloomberg: Inside Amazon’s Mission Operations Center during Project Kuiper’s launch, part of an ambitious $10B effort to launch 3,000+ satellites and challenge Starlink  —  Project Kuiper could transform Amazon into a telecommunications giant, but first the company needs to loft more than 3,000 satellites into orbit. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Adobe and Figma agree to terminate their $20B merger, announced in September 2022, after seeing “no clear path” to UK and EU regulatory approval  —  Adobe (ADBE.O) on Monday shelved its $20 billion cash-and-stock deal for cloud-based designer platform Figma, pointing to … Lees verder op Tech Meme