Friday, December 20, 2024

The UK CMA says its phase one probe finds that chip designer Synopsys' $35B acquisition of 3D software maker Ansys could reduce innovation and increase prices (Reuters)

Reuters:
The UK CMA says its phase one probe finds that chip designer Synopsys' $35B acquisition of 3D software maker Ansys could reduce innovation and increase prices  —  UK's competition watchdog said on Friday it could approve chip design software maker Synopsys' $35 billion acquisition of Ansys if the regulator's concerns are resolved.



Bluesky updates its app to include a separate mentions tab in notifications, protections against username squatting, and new controls for replies sorting (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Bluesky updates its app to include a separate mentions tab in notifications, protections against username squatting, and new controls for replies sorting  —  Social network Bluesky has released a new update to its app that includes a separate mentions tab in notifications …



Malaysia says it has identified WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Telegram, WeChat, and TikTok as platforms that need to obtain a license by next year (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Malaysia says it has identified WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Telegram, WeChat, and TikTok as platforms that need to obtain a license by next year  —  The platforms include Meta Platforms Inc.'s WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram; Elon Musk's X; Google's YouTube; Pavel Durov's Telegram …



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 ...