Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: The European Commission opens a full-scale investigation into Amazon’s $1.7B iRobot acquisition and will decide by November 15, 2023, whether to clear the deal  —  Amazon’s (AMZN.O) $1.7 billion acquisition of robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot (IRBT.O) may reduce competition … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emily M. Bender: Framing AI debates as a schism between people worried about rogue AI and those illuminating harms is ahistorical and obscures research, journalism, and activism  —  In two recent conversations with very thoughtful journalists, I was asked about the apparent ‘schism’ between those making a lot … Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: How Tom Brady’s crypto ambitions, like being an FTX “ambassador”, collided with reality, part of the humiliating reckoning facing crypto embracing celebrities  —  The superstar quarterback is among the celebrities dealing with the fallout from the crypto crash.  Others, like Taylor Swift, escaped. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: US fintech group FIS plans to sell a majority stake in its merchant payments arm Worldpay to private equity firm GTCR for up to $18.5B, including $11.7B in cash  —  Sale of interest in payments arm to GTCR will be one of the biggest corporate carve-outs in history Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: A profile of former FTX Chief Regulatory Officer Daniel Friedberg, who had a complex role that extended far beyond legal advice and has no cooperation agreement  —  He was the ultimate crypto cleaner – a lawyer, fixer and more for Sam Bankman-Fried and his FTX business empire. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: A look at London-based VC firm Balderton’s new wellbeing program for founders, seeking to tackle the stress and burnout inherent to building a tech startup  —  VC firm Balderton will launch wellness packages as stress takes toll on entrepreneurs  —  When Etsy paid $1.6bn to buy Depop in 2021 … Lees verder op Tech Meme