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Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: A look at friend.tech, crypto’s latest craze that briefly became the second highest earning platform after Ethereum before bots and “speculative games” exploded  —  The new platform that allows users to buy and sell crypto tokens linked to influencers like Grayson Allen is starting to fizzle after a meteoric rise. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg: Swedish payments company Trustly acquires French recurring payments service SlimPay, sources say for €70M; Trustly shelved IPO plans in 2021  —  Swedish payments firm Trustly has acquired the French recurring payments platform SlimPay as it continues its Europe-wide expansion. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Katie Roof / Bloomberg: Apollo.io, which offers sales and marketing tools used by 500K+ firms, raised $100M led by Bain at a $1.6B valuation, up from ~$900M after raising $110M in 2022  —  – $100 million investment led by Bain Capital Ventures  — Apollo’s clients include Stripe, DocuSign, Utah Jazz Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: A look at Disney’s shifting India strategy, after the unit reported a $41.5M loss on $390M revenue in the year to March 2022, including free cricket on mobile  —  Walt Disney (DIS.N) is attempting to revive the fortunes of its streaming business in India by offering free cricket on smartphones … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg: Swedish payments company Trustly acquires French recurring payments service SlimPay, sources say for €70M; Trustly shelved IPO plans in 2021  —  Swedish payments firm Trustly has acquired the French recurring payments platform SlimPay as it continues its Europe-wide expansion. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Annie Palmer / CNBC: Amazon confirms testing increasing the free shipping minimum to $35 from $25 for non-Prime members; Walmart also has a $35 minimum for non-Walmart+ members  —  – Amazon is testing a $35 free shipping minimum for people who aren’t members of the company’s Prime loyalty program. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg: Swedish payments company Trustly acquires French recurring payments service SlimPay, sources say for €70M; Trustly shelved IPO plans in 2021  —  Swedish payments firm Trustly has acquired the French recurring payments platform SlimPay as it continues its Europe-wide expansion. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Olivia Balsamo / NBC News: A look at Kick, a Twitch rival launched in 2022 that is gaining traction among creators for its looser moderation policies and a 95/5 revenue split  —  Kick has quickly become a major threat to Amazon’s Twitch streaming platform.  —  Amazon’s Twitch has helped build the careers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amitoj Singh / CoinDesk: Court filing: DCG reaches an in-principle deal with Genesis creditors to resolve the bankruptcy claims, estimating recoveries of 70%-90% for unsecured creditors  —  The plan could result in the recoveries of 70% to 90% in USD equivalent for unsecured creditors and 65% to 90% recovery on an in-kind basis. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Eric Slivka / MacRumors: Kuo: Apple aims for the iPhone 15 Pro Max to make up 35% to 40% of iPhone 15 shipments, optimistic about its exclusive periscope lens camera as a selling point  —  Apple is aiming for the highest-end iPhone 15 Pro Max to account for roughly 35-40% of initial shipments for the iPhone 15 series … Lees verder op Tech Meme