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The U.K.’s competition authority is adding Adobe’s proposed $20 billion bid for digital design rival Figma to its ever-growing to-do list. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed today that it’s launching an initial “phase 1” merger inquiry, with the relevant stakeholders given a two-week period to provide comment. Adobe first confirmed it was tabling […]

Adobe’s $20B Figma acquisition falls on UK antitrust radar by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Growth at $50 billion fintech Stripe has been slowing this year, but one of its key strategies to reverse that course got a decent push today: Stripe is announcing that it has inked a “strategic payments partnership” with Uber. The pair will work together initially on selected services in eight of Uber’s biggest markets, including […]

Stripe, a longtime partner of Lyft, signs a big deal with Uber by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

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Despite major macro concerns, investors could consider buying transportation stocks, International Seaways (INSW) and Euroseas (ESEA). These stocks look poised to deliver steady returns this month. Continue reading.

The tech industry might remain under pressure amid lingering macroeconomic uncertainties. Hence, investors could avoid tech ETFs VanEck Digital Transformation (DAPP), SPDR S&P Internet (XWEB), and Direxion Daily Cloud Computing…

The FinOps Foundation, a foundation under the auspices of the Linux Foundation, today announced the launch of FOCUS, the FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification, a new project that aims to build and maintain a common spec for cloud cost, usage and billing data. This spec, the group argues, will provide a consistent structure for […]

The FinOps Foundation launches FOCUS, a new spec for sharing cloud cost data by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Too many business owners have siloed mindsets: They think they must do everything — and know everything — themselves. It’s just not possible. Here’s why you should create an advisory board and whom you should invite to join it.