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Adobe and Figma end $20B acquisition plans after regulatory headwinds in Europe

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Adobe’s $20 billion mega-bid to buy rival Figma is now officially dead, after the companies said today that regulatory pushback in Europe had caused them to put an end to the acquisition plans.

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Inadequate federal privacy regulations leave US startups lagging behind Europe

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federal government is in a unique position to help realize those rewards. To understand what I mean, cast your eyes to Europe, where it’s become clear that the GDPR was nowhere near the final destination of EU data policy. Europe’s data regime can frustrate (endless cookie banners anyone?) They don’t trust the internet.

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France’s strategy for EU startup policies: Talent and money

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And the French government is taking advantage of this opportunity to make some progress on the tech startup policy front. As the name suggests, this new instrument is in charge of establishing a standard for startup policies around Europe. We think we’re at a tipping point in Europe.

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India widens regulatory grip over tech firms

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In 2023, India introduced a series of regulations and tweaked policies that borrowed from Europe’s antitrust approach and Chinese-style government surveillance, alarming executives and investors in the world’s most populous market. Last year, […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Governments should invest in their diaspora founders

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We propose that governments should systematically support funding for their diaspora founders, not just founders locally. Our proposal is that many governments that are not major tech hubs (i.e., Many countries’ governments (Canada, France, etc.) Usually, governments have a two-part goal: Achieve good returns and generate jobs.

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Spanish scale-ups club together to shift the tech policy agenda

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EsTech seems likely to press that line of argument — although at the time of writing it was still preparing its policy plan. “Sometimes we think that these regulations only affect the big guys in tech but it’s more frequent than we think that they are also affecting these scale up companies.” ” Super scalers?

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These are the biggest French startups according to the French government

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Every year, the French government and the government-backed initiative La French Tech shares two startup rankings — the Next40 and the French Tech 120. This is the third time the French government puts together these lists. The government didn’t mention this specific program in its press conference.