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• CMA Orders Meta to Sell GIF Library Giphy; Netflix Reports Growing Subscriber Count

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the UK"s CMA orders Meta to sell Giphy in a "final ruling"; Netflix reports its subscriber count is growing again following major losses earlier in the year; and Singapore deploys new measures in an attempt [...]

• Netflix to Reveal UK Viewing Figures for the First Time; ASA Rules Tory Party Broke Advertising Rules

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Netflix will report its UK viewing figures for the first time; the UK's ASA asserts the the UK government's levelling up agenda broke advertising rules; and France's Homa Games amasses USD$100m (~£90.4m) in a Series [...]

• Podcasters "Buy" Listens Via Mobile Game Ads; Brands Hurry to Comply with Data Laws

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: a report from Bloomberg finds that some podcast networks are acquiring listeners via ads in mobile games that trigger automatic downloads;  brands hasten to become compliant with California's data privacy laws following Sephora's USD $1.2m [...]

• Schneider Electric to Buy Out UK’s Aveva; China Approves New ETFs Within Days

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: France's Schneider Electric to acquire UK’s Aveva; Chinese regulators approve new tech ETFs days after they apply for approval; and Spotify launches a new audiobook offering in the US.   Aveva Group agrees to Schneider buyout UK-based software [...]

• H&M Quietly Returns to Alibaba’s Tmall; FTC Sued in Idaho

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: H&M quietly relists on Alibaba's Tmall after Xinjiang controversy;  an Idaho firm sues the FTC, claiming the agency could take wrongful legal action against it over its use of data; and TikTok's algorithms and content [...]

• Disney Bumps Streaming Prices; China’s CCDI Extends 'Big Fund' Probe

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Disney announces it will increase the prices of its streaming services; China’s CCDI launches three new investigations relating to the country's 'Big Fund'; and a chatbot developed by Meta has said the company "exploits people [...]

• The MadTech Sketch: how to break up Google

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  In our latest MadTech Sketch, Ciarán O’Kane imagines how the Google ad tech business could look if it is broken up due to impending regulation. Ever since the WSJ broke the story about Google potentially hiving off its ad tech business [...]

• DiDi Fined Nearly £1bn; Meta Focus on Creators Over News

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: DiDi Global receive an almost £1bn fine over their data practices; Meta reportedly reallocate resources from news to building a creator economy; and Google announce a two-week hiring freeze.   DiDi Global fined nearly £1bn by CAC Ride-hailing [...]

• Twitter Sues Musk over “Elaborate Joke” Takeover; Google Slows Hiring Amid “Uncertain” Outlook 

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Twitter sues Elon Musk after the billionaire scraps his offer to buyout the company; Google slows down hiring as the possibility of a recession grows; and the European Commission is urged to investigate its former [...]

• Musk May be Forced to Complete Twitter Takeover; Google Attempts to Placate DoJ with Voluntary Concessions

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Elon Musk may be forced to complete the Twitter buyout he walked away from last week; Google offers several compromises to prevent a potential antitrust lawsuit; and Atlassian abandons the UK for broader opportunities in [...]