UK antitrust watchdog launches review of IBM’s HashiCorp takeover

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the U.K.’s antitrust watchdog, has opened an investigation into whether IBM’s planned acquisition of cloud software vendor HashiCorp would affect competition. The CMA said Monday it was inviting comment on the merger from interested parties by January 16. The regulator set a provisional February 25 deadline to decide whether to clear…

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Bench shuts down, leaving thousands of businesses without access to accounting and tax docs

Bench, a Canada-based accounting startup that offered software-as-a-service for small and medium-sized businesses, has abruptly shut down, according to a notice posted on its website. “We regret to inform you that as of December 29, 2024, the Bench platform will no longer be accessible,” the notice reads. “We know this news is abrupt and may cause…

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Illuminate Your Holidays with Solar Christmas Lights: A Perfect Outdoor Décor Solution

Brighten Your Holiday Season with Solar Christmas Lights Among the most delightful ideas on how to bend the spirit of winter holidays with outside and indoors decoration is using solar Christmas lights. These environment friendly energy saver lamps produce beautiful and colorful light to turn any area into winter wonderland daze. Christmas lights that are…

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