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Biden signs an EO calling on regulators to enact reforms such as increasing scrutiny of tech mergers and focusing more on moves like “killer acquisitions” — - President Joe Biden signed a new executive order aimed at cracking down on anti-competitive practices in Big Tech, labor and numerous other sectors.
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Sources: the FTC has opened an in-depth investigation into Amazon's purchase of MGM — Any hopes that Amazon had of completing its $8.5 billion purchase of movie and TV studio MGM anytime soon may have just gone out the window. — The Federal Trade Commission on Friday opened …
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Report: mobile wallets became the most widely used payment method in 2019, 2.8B wallets were in use by the end of 2020; SE Asia is the fastest growing region — - Mobile wallets are now the most widely used payment method — Chinese wallets not likely to dominate emerging Asia: study| Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: |
Chinese regulators rejected Tencent-led merger of Huya and DouYu, which together have 80%+ share of the Chinese game live streaming market based on active users — - Regulators reject Huya-DouYu merger as scrutiny grows — Tencent had been counting on the merger to solidify its lead| Sohini Podder / Reuters: |
Blackstone to buy Sphera, a environmental, social and governance (ESG) software provider, from private equity firm Genstar Capital for $1.4B — Blackstone Group Inc said on Tuesday it will buy Sphera, a environmental, social and governance (ESG) software, data and consulting services provider … | Deanna Paul / Wall Street Journal: |
New York City opens a real-time cyberattack defense center, the first major US metropolitan area to do so, with 282 partners sharing info on potential threats — Initiative brings together government agencies and business groups to share intelligence and respond to digital threats
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Square announces it will build a hardware wallet for bitcoin, after Jack Dorsey had discussed the possibility of creating one in June — CEO Jack Dorsey said the company was considering one in June — Square is going to make a hardware wallet for bitcoin, the company's hardware lead, Jesse Dorogusker, announced on Thursday.
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| Charlie Taylor / The Irish Times: |
Ireland-based Teamwork, which creates business management SaaS applications, raises $70M, its first-ever external funding since its founding in 2007 — Founded by Daniel Mackey and Peter Coppinger, Teamwork's clients include Disney — Irish software company Teamwork has secured $70 million …
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China's internet regulator says any Chinese company with data for more than 1M users must undergo a security review before listing its shares overseas — China's cyberspace regulator said on Saturday any company with data for more than 1 million users must undergo a security review …
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Phones with the “Anom” messaging app used in FBI and AFP's global sting are being sold on the secondary market, revealing the ArcaneOS operating system and more — ‘Anom’ phones used in an FBI honeypot are mysteriously showing up on the secondary market. We bought one. — Joseph Cox
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Samsung quietly launched its TV Plus streaming service on the web in May and has added to its mobile app the ability to cast videos to devices via Chromecast — Samsung is expanding its ad-supported streaming efforts: The company quietly launched its TV Plus streaming service on the web in recent weeks … | Eugene Scott / Washington Post: |
Biden warns Putin in a call that the US “will take any necessary action” to defend its people and critical infrastructure, after the latest ransomware attacks — President Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that the United States will take “any necessary action” …
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Malaysia's AirAsia bought Gojek's Thai business in an all-stock deal, giving Gojek a 4.76% stake in AirAsia's “superapp” business that has been valued at ~$1B — Malaysia carrier furthers its “superapp” ambitions via deal with Indonesia unicorn
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