Alexandra Alter / New York Times: The Authors Guild, American Booksellers Association, and Open Markets Institute urge the DOJ and the FTC to investigate Amazon’s “monopoly” in the book market  —  The online retailer’s size and sway affects the free exchange of ideas, the groups argue. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: as part of a long-running DOJ investigation into Visa, officials are looking at how the company charges merchants for using its “tokenization” service  —  – Merchants get charged more if they shun Visa’s tokens  — Long-running probe is now scrutinizing those price differences Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan Weeks / The Block: Layer 1 blockchain startup ZetaChain raised $27M from Blockchain.com and others and plans to launch its mainnet soon; the project has 27K+ dApps deployed  —  – Several crypto and trading heavyweights, including Blockchain.com and Jane Street Capital, participated in the fundraise. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Intel terminates its $5.4B deal to acquire Israeli company Tower Semiconductor after failing to win regulatory approval; the deal was announced in February 2022  —  – Deal for Tower Semiconductor needed Chinese antitrust approval  —  Intel Corp. walked away from its attempt … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Yuvraj Malik / Reuters: JD.com reports Q2 revenue up 7.6% YoY to ~$39.7B, beating ~$38.27B est., as retail sales rose just 2.5% YoY, below analyst estimates of 4.5% YoY; JD drops 4.5%+  —  Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com (9618.HK), beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter revenue on Wednesday … Lees verder op Tech Meme