Tech Meme

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal invests $230M in his Indian AI startup Krutrim and plans to raise $1.15B from outside investors by 2026 to develop better local AI  —  Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal is investing $230 million into an AI startup he founded as the country pushes to establish itself … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Toronto-based programmatic ad startup StackAdapt raised $235M led by Teachers’ Venture Growth, after raising $300M from Summit Partners in June 2022  —  While the U.S. and Canada duke it out over tariffs between the two countries, a tech company based out of Toronto is announcing a major round of funding led by a homegrown VC. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Keierleber / Wired: An investigation into 300+ cyberattacks against US K-12 schools since 2020 shows how they can withhold details from students and parents whose data was stolen  —  An investigation into more than 300 cyberattacks against US K-12 schools over the past five years shows how schools … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal: Spotify reports Q4 revenue up 16% YoY to €4.2B, MAUs up 12% YoY to 675M, subscribers up 11% YoY to 263M, and €1.14B in 2024 net income, vs. a €532M loss in 2023  —  Price increases, cost discipline help audio-streaming giant pivot from heavy spending on growth to sustained profits Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dominic Preston / The Verge: Opera launches Opera Air, a free browser focused on mindfulness and mental well-being, including break reminders and ambient soundscapes, for Windows and macOS  —  Opera Air offers break reminders, ambient soundscapes, and breathing exercises, all in your browser. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: Elon Musk’s goal seems to amount to a coup over the US administrative state; Musk said the 18F Direct File tax program was “deleted”, but that may not be true  —  Elon Musk has an uncanny ability to sort out which of America’s rules are real. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Josh Xiao / Bloomberg: China’s State Administration for Market Regulation says it will probe Google for alleged antitrust violations, moments after Trump put tariffs on Chinese goods  —  China announced an investigation into Google and imposed new tariffs on a range of US products moments after President Donald Trump slapped … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zachary Small / New York Times: An interview with The Sims designer Will Wright on the virtual dollhouse game turning 25, its mechanics, infusing it with chaos, ants, The Sims Online, and more  —  Will Wright kindly requests that admirers stop describing him as a god.  —  “I don’t think God would concern himself with taking … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal: Spotify reports Q4 revenue up 16% YoY to €4.2B, MAUs up 12% YoY to 675M, subscribers up 11% YoY to 263M, and €1.14B in 2024 net income, vs. a €532M loss in 2023  —  Price increases, cost discipline help audio-streaming giant pivot from heavy spending on growth to sustained profits Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dominic Preston / The Verge: Opera launches Opera Air, a free browser focusing on mindfulness and mental well-being, including break reminders and ambient soundscapes, for Windows and macOS  —  Opera Air offers break reminders, ambient soundscapes, and breathing exercises, all in your browser. Lees verder op Tech Meme