A wave of foreign buyers are planning to acquire fast-growing British tech companies, including Micro Focus, Avast, and Darktrace, thanks to a weakened pound (Alexandra Muller/Bloomberg)

Rob Davies / The Guardian:
UK-based Darktrace’s stock falls 32.47% after US private equity firm Thoma Bravo ends bid interest in the scandal-hit AI and cybersecurity company  —  Private equity firm Thoma Bravo ends bid interest in scandal-hit British AI and cybersecurity firm  —  Shares in Darktrace …

Richard Chirgwin / iTnews:
Sydney-based Morse Micro, a fabless developer of Wi-Fi chips, raised a $140M Series B led by Japanese SoC developer MegaChips  —  Wi-fi HaLow designer getting traction.  —  Sydney-based fabless wi-fi HaLow chip developer Morse Micro has secured $140 million in Series B funding in a round led …

Josh Horwitz / Reuters:
Analysis of Apple’s supply chain data shows 44% to 47% of suppliers were China-based between 2014 and 2019, dropping to 41% in 2020 and 36% in 2021  —  Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) wide exposure to Chinese manufacturing, notable both for its low costs and rising risks, has receded since the COVID-19 pandemic began …

Chelsey Cox / CNBC:
The SEC asks US public companies to disclose their exposure and risks related to crypto assets after “recent bankruptcies and financial distress”  —  – The SEC is advising companies to disclose their involvement with digital commodities firms, according to guidance released Thursday.

Chelsey Cox / CNBC:
The SEC asks US public companies to disclose their exposure and risks related to crypto assets after “recent bankruptcies and financial distress”  —  – The SEC is advising companies to disclose their involvement with digital commodities firms, according to guidance released Thursday.

Joanna S Kao / Financial Times:
A look at the crypto real estate market, as a growing pool of investors seek safer assets, and its challenges, such as money laundering and gyrating valuations  —  Agents want to tap a growing pool of buyers looking to convert their cryptocurrency into bricks and mortar