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London-based Quantexa, which uses AI to help businesses navigate online fraud and manage customer data, raised a $129M Series E led by GIC at a $1.8B valuation (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) 04-04-2023

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: London-based Quantexa, which uses AI to help businesses navigate online fraud and manage customer data, raised a $129M Series E led by GIC at a $1.8B valuation  —  Financial fraud and other online crime continue to present major threats to businesses, and they remain a key focus … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Apple plans to eliminate a small number of its corporate retail staff, marking its first known cuts since embarking on a belt-tightening effort in 2022 (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) 04-04-2023

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple plans to eliminate a small number of its corporate retail staff, marking its first known cuts since embarking on a belt-tightening effort in 2022  —  Apple Inc. is eliminating a small number of roles within its corporate retail teams, according to people with knowledge of the matter … Lees verder op Tech Meme

PC shipments in Western Europe fell 20.5% YoY in 2022 and 38.5% YoY in Q4 2022, while tablet shipments fell 18.4% YoY in 2022 and 16.5% YoY in Q4 2022 (Canalys) 04-04-2023

Canalys: PC shipments in Western Europe fell 20.5% YoY in 2022 and 38.5% YoY in Q4 2022, while tablet shipments fell 18.4% YoY in 2022 and 16.5% YoY in Q4 2022  —  Western European PC (desktop, notebook and workstation) shipments fell by 38% year-on-year to 10.7 million units in Q4 2022 according to the latest Canalys estimates. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Spotify shuts down its Clubhouse-style audio app Spotify Live, previously called Locker Room, acquired as part of its €57M Betty Labs acquisition in March 2021 (Stuart Dredge/Music Ally) 03-04-2023

Stuart Dredge / Music Ally: Spotify shuts down its Clubhouse-style audio app Spotify Live, previously called Locker Room, acquired as part of its €57M Betty Labs acquisition in March 2021  —  Spotify is shutting down its live-audio app Spotify Live, but says it will continue experimenting with live features in its main service. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Spotify shuts down its Clubhouse-style audio app Spotify Live, previously called Locker Room, acquired as part of its €57M Betty Labs acquisition in March 2021 (Stuart Dredge/Music Ally) 03-04-2023

Stuart Dredge / Music Ally: Spotify shuts down its Clubhouse-style audio app Spotify Live, previously called Locker Room, acquired as part of its €57M Betty Labs acquisition in March 2021  —  Spotify is shutting down its live-audio app Spotify Live, but says it will continue experimenting with live features in its main service. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Post, a Twitter alternative that pays publishers via microtransactions, launches in public beta and says outlets get an average $25 CPM for a paywalled article (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) 04-04-2023

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Post, a Twitter alternative that pays publishers via microtransactions, launches in public beta and says outlets get an average $25 CPM for a paywalled article  —  Post, a Twitter alternative of sorts that’s rethinking how publishers should engage with social media — and how they should monetize … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Spotify shuts down its Clubhouse-style audio app Spotify Live, previously called Locker Room, acquired as part of its €57M Betty Labs acquisition in March 2021 (Stuart Dredge/Music Ally) 03-04-2023

Stuart Dredge / Music Ally: Spotify shuts down its Clubhouse-style audio app Spotify Live, previously called Locker Room, acquired as part of its €57M Betty Labs acquisition in March 2021  —  Spotify is shutting down its live-audio app Spotify Live, but says it will continue experimenting with live features in its main service. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cybersecurity company Cybereason has raised $100M led by SoftBank and says Eric Gan, EVP of SoftBank, will be its new CEO, replacing co-founder Lior Div (Meir Orbach/CTech) 04-04-2023

Meir Orbach / CTech: Cybersecurity company Cybereason has raised $100M led by SoftBank and says Eric Gan, EVP of SoftBank, will be its new CEO, replacing co-founder Lior Div  —  The new investment will make the Japanese conglomerate Cybereason’s leading shareholder  —  SoftBank is investing another $100 million in Cybereason. Lees verder op Tech Meme

UK-based Quantexa, which uses AI to help businesses prevent online fraud and manage customer data, raised a $129M Series E led by GIC at a $1.8B valuation (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) 04-04-2023

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: UK-based Quantexa, which uses AI to help businesses prevent online fraud and manage customer data, raised a $129M Series E led by GIC at a $1.8B valuation  —  Financial fraud and other online crime continue to present major threats to businesses, and they remain a key focus for regulators requiring … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Spotify shuts down its Clubhouse-style audio app Spotify Live, previously called Locker Room, acquired as part of its €57M Betty Labs acquisition in March 2021 (Stuart Dredge/Music Ally) 03-04-2023

Stuart Dredge / Music Ally: Spotify shuts down its Clubhouse-style audio app Spotify Live, previously called Locker Room, acquired as part of its €57M Betty Labs acquisition in March 2021  —  Spotify is shutting down its live-audio app Spotify Live, but says it will continue experimenting with live features in its main service. Lees verder op Tech Meme