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Cleared by the US, derailed by the UK: Getty’s Shutterstock merger falls apart

Getty is planning to axe its $3.7 billion merger agreement with Shutterstock after a UK regulator imposed restrictions that would prevent part of Shutterstock’s business from being included in the deal. The move comes despite the US Department of Justice granting the deal “unconditional antitrust clearance” in February. In an SEC filing published on Tuesday […]

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OCBC to lift annual tech spending above $771mn as new CEO doubles down on AI

CBC plans to raise its annual technology spending to more than $771mn, according to Bloomberg, as Singapore’s second-largest lender leans harder into AI and digital banking. The increase marks one of the first strategic signals from Tan Teck Long, who took over as group chief executive on 1 January 2026. Tan succeeded Helen Wong, who retired at […]

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Bending Spoons prices IPO above range to raise $1.68bn ahead of Nasdaq debut

Bending Spoons, the Milan software group that owns Vimeo, WeTransfer and Evernote, has priced its US initial public offering above the marketed range to raise $1.68bn. The company and existing shareholders, including Baillie Gifford, sold 57.97 million shares at $29 each, according to a statement reported by Bloomberg. That is above the $26 to $28 range […]

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Visa, Mastercard and 140 firms launch Open USD, a stablecoin built to undercut Circle

Aconsortium of more than 140 financial and technology companies, among them Visa, Mastercard, Stripe and Coinbase, launched a new dollar-pegged stablecoin on Tuesday called Open USD. The venture, run by an independent company named Open Standard, is a direct swipe at the economics that have made Circle and Tether the dominant issuers in the sector. […]

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Chrome Auto-Browse Acts On Your Website, Apple’s Siri AI Only Reads It via @sejournal, @slobodanmanic

Website owners: Apple and Google both shipped phone agents this month. Only Google’s visits your site to act. Here’s what that demands.

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Uber-backed Lime prices its IPO at $25 a share, raising about $174m

Lime has priced its US initial public offering at $25 a share, according to Bloomberg News. That is the midpoint of the $24 to $26 range the company had marketed. The offering raised roughly $174m in total. Neutron Holdings, the corporate entity behind Lime, sold 6.68 million shares in the deal. Shareholders including chief executive Wayne […]

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South Korea accuses Google of abusing Android app-store power over ‘Project Hug’

South Korea’s competition regulator has accused Google of abusing its dominant position in the Android app market, and signalled it will recommend corrective measures and a financial penalty. The Korea Fair Trade Commission said on Wednesday that its Market Surveillance Bureau found conduct affecting 14.16 trillion won, or roughly $9.1bn, in relevant revenue, according to Reuters. […]

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