Japan plans to stoke competition in smartphone app payments, dominated by Apple and Google, by banning major app store operators from forcing software developers to use the operators’ own payment systems, a government panel said.
Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, and Binance.US have entered into an agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to ensure that U.S. customer assets remain in the United States until a sweeping lawsuit filed this month by the regulatory agency is resolved.
Spanish startup PLD Space aborted a test launch of its reusable Miura-1 rocket at the last moment early on Saturday in the latest setback to European attempts to develop mainland launch capacity for small payloads.
Cybersecurity company Arctic Wolf has raised $401 million in convertible notes led by existing investor Owl Rock , the latest example of late-stage startups seeking alternative financing to bridge the longer-than-expected gap between funding rounds and an initial public offering (IPO).
Cryptocurrency infrastructure provider Wyre is winding down, feeling the pinch of dwindling interest in a market that was once hailed as the next frontier of finance.
Twitter plans to focus on video, creator and commerce partnerships to revitalize the social media company’s business beyond digital advertising, according to an investor presentation by owner Elon Musk and new Chief Executive Linda Yaccarino that was reviewed by Reuters.
Microsoft , which is seeking to buy games giant Activision ATVI.O, faces two legal fights in coming weeks with U.S. antitrust enforcers who are determined to stop the $69 billion transaction.
The ransom requests from the Russia-linked extortion group came to its nuclear-waste facility and the scientific education facilities that were recently hit in a global hacking campaign.
nCino Inc , which offers cloud-based software to banks, is exploring its options, including a potential sale, after attracting takeover interest from private equity firms, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
