Games company Activision Blizzard names Armin Zerza as its next CFO;

Crypto firm Ripple acquires a 40 percent stake in Malaysia-based fintech

Tricentis acquires fellow software testing platform Neotys; terms undisclosed; France-based Neotys,

South Korea-based energy firm SK Innovation says it may shut down

European VC firm Finch Capital acquires Wirecard’s Turkish operations; terms undisclosed;

Apple is developing a new remote for the next iteration of

Italy-based grocery delivery service Everli (formerly Supermercato24) raises $100M Series C

UK-based healthtech platform Manual raises $30M Series A from Sonoma Brands,

Vista Equity Partners acquires a majority stake in adtech firm TripleLift

TikTok-owner ByteDance is valued at more than $250B on the secondary

The FTC abandons an antitrust case against Qualcomm; the agency will

Email newsletter platform Substack is raising $65M on a ~$650M valuation,

Niantic CEO John Hanke tweets a teaser image of what appears

Swiss automation firm ABB partners with AWS to develop a cloud-based

The Biden administration unveils a plan to designate an area of

Bloomberg reviews the global semiconductor shortage, including the pandemic's impact on

T-Mobile to shut down the TVision streaming service at the end

Power sports company BRP plans to spend $300M to launch a

Hackers breach the official PHP Git server, plant backdoor to enable

The Wall Street Journal examines China's efforts to grow its semiconductor

Volkswagen to rebrand its US operations as Voltswagen of America; the

SolarWinds hackers accessed email accounts belonging to former Department of Homeland

ChargerHelp, which offers on-demand maintenance and repair services for EV charging

Visa is pilot-testing settlements using the dollar-linked cryptocurrency USD Coin; the

Applied Materials, which offers manufacturing solutions for semiconductors and more, cancels

Deliveroo, which plans to debut on the London Stock Exchange on

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