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Apple öffnet App Store in Brasilien für alternative Marktplätze
Nach der EU und Japan öffnet Apple nun auch in Brasilien sein Ökosystem für alternative App-Marktplätze und externe Zahlungsmethoden.
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Apple öffnet App Store in Brasilien für alternative Marktplätze
Nach der EU und Japan öffnet Apple nun auch in Brasilien sein Ökosystem für alternative App-Marktplätze und externe Zahlungsmethoden.

Seattle-based Gradial, which makes AI agents that automate enterprise marketing workflows, raised a $65M Series C led by Insight Partners at a $675M valuation (Kerry Flynn/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/18/gradial-ai-agents-marketing

Exclusive: Gradial raises $65M for agentic marketing
The startup seeks to automate operational work so marketers can focus on creativity.

New School Of Marketing
Sharing practical tips, insider knowledge and actionable advice because marketing is something that every business owner can do...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/new-school-of-marketing/ …

Accenture is acquiring a majority stake in Dragos at a $3.25 billion valuation, and all of runZero and NetRise, bringing the combined enterprise value of $4.175B.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/robmichaell

Meeting the Market and Mission Moment with a Multi-Billion Dollar xOT Cybersecurity Platform and Team | Robert M. Lee | 98 comments
Today we enhance OT cybersecurity forever Ten years ago, almost every investor I met told me that focusing on OT cybersecurity was a mistake. Not just unfundable. A mistake. Numerous told me it was "stupid" because OT would somehow go away. I understood the argument. OT was a small, specialized market even though it's the critical part of critical infrastructure. The problems were genuinely hard. And as a founder, I kept telling them I wanted to pursue this mission long term with no view…

Bericht: EU stuft AWS und Azure bald als Gatekeeper laut Digital Markets Act ein
Den US-Cloud-Diensten drohen höhere Auflagen der EU-Wettbewerbshüter. Die Untersuchung der EU nach dem Gesetz über digitale Märkte steht vor dem Abschluss.

Bericht: EU stuft AWS und Azure bald als Gatekeeper laut Digital Markets Act ein
Den US-Cloud-Diensten drohen höhere Auflagen der EU-Wettbewerbshüter. Die Untersuchung der EU nach dem Gesetz über digitale Märkte steht vor dem Abschluss.

Apple opens iOS to alternative app marketplaces in Brazil and changes App Store commission structure following a settlement with competition watchdog CADE (Marcus Mendes/9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/18/apple-an…

Apple announces major App Store changes for Brazil - 9to5Mac
App developers can now distribute apps through alternative app marketplaces in Brazil, as part of a broader set of changes in the country.

„GTA 6“: Der Vorverkauf beginnt kommende Woche, die Marketingkampagne geht los
Der „meist erwartete Entertainment-Titel aller Zeiten“ kann ab der kommenden Woche vorbestellt werden. Rockstar Games hat jetzt auch das Cover vorgestellt.

„GTA 6“: Der Vorverkauf beginnt kommende Woche, die Marketingkampagne geht los
Der „meist erwartete Entertainment-Titel aller Zeiten“ kann ab der kommenden Woche vorbestellt werden. Rockstar Games hat jetzt auch das Cover vorgestellt.

OpenAI expands its ad pilot program across 31 European markets, including Germany, France, Spain, and Italy; the pilot launched in the US, the UK, and others (Trishla Ostwal/Adweek)
https://www.adweek.com/media/openai-is-taking-its-ad-business-to-31-…

OpenAI Is Taking Its Ad Business to 31 New European Markets
Expansion of its ads pilot comes as ad revenue climbs over 25% since the start of August.

Businesses have started using Kalshi to hedge business risks; Kalshi says institutional trading volume on its platform has grown 800% since November 2025 (Michael J. de la Merced/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes…

Prediction Markets’ Next Major Bet: Wall St. Traders
Platforms like Kalshi let millions wager on sports and pop culture. They’re now hoping institutions will use them for big-ticket trading like hedging.

Hive stock jumps 10% in premarket trading after announcing a $220M, three-year GPU cloud contract with Bell Canada and Cohere, as it pivots from bitcoin mining (James Van Straten/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/1

Hive gains 10% after securing Canada sovereign AI contract with Bell Canada
GPU cloud contract with Bell and Cohere strengthens HIVE's shift from bitcoin mining to high performance AI computing.