Sunday, March 20, 2022

Media-measurement giant Nielsen says it has turned down a bid by a private equity consortium, after reports of a potential acquisition caused its stock to soar (Brian Steinberg/Variety)

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Media-measurement giant Nielsen says it has turned down a bid by a private equity consortium, after reports of a potential acquisition caused its stock to soar  —  Nielsen Holdings PLC has turned down a bid by a private-equity consortium to buy the media-measurement giant …



Sources: Thoma Bravo has agreed to buy Anaplan for $10.7B or $66/share, after the maker of cloud-based business planning software closed at $50.59 on Friday (Miriam Gottfried/Wall Street Journal)

Miriam Gottfried / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Thoma Bravo has agreed to buy Anaplan for $10.7B or $66/share, after the maker of cloud-based business planning software closed at $50.59 on Friday  —  Anaplan shareholders are to receive $66 a share in cash  —  Private-equity firm Thoma Bravo LP has struck a deal to buy Anaplan Inc …



Brazil's Supreme Court reverses its decision to ban Telegram, which it had ordered on Friday, after Telegram suddenly worked to comply with the court's orders (New York Times)

New York Times:
Brazil's Supreme Court reverses its decision to ban Telegram, which it had ordered on Friday, after Telegram suddenly worked to comply with the court's orders  —  Brazil's Supreme Court blocked Telegram on Friday.  The messaging app then responded with measures to fight misinformation, and the court quickly lifted its ban.



Q&A with Margrethe Vestager on the EU's cases against Apple, Google, Meta, and Amazon, how the planned Digital Markets Act will help enforce antitrust, and more (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Q&A with Margrethe Vestager on the EU's cases against Apple, Google, Meta, and Amazon, how the planned Digital Markets Act will help enforce antitrust, and more  —  Margrethe Vestager is one of the driving forces behind tech regulation worldwide.  Appointed as the European Commission's commissioner …



Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry anti-US views are taking root worldwide (New York Times)

New York Times : Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry ...