Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Raleigh-based Pryon, which helps users search data via chatbots, raised a $100M Series B, mostly from billionaire Thomas Tull, sources say at a $500M+ valuation  —  – North Carolina startup valued at more than $500 million  — Pryon’s CEO founded Yap, Amazon’s first AI-related acquisition Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kevin Collier / NBC News: After over 100 internal Microsoft documents leaked, the FTC says that “Microsoft was responsible for the error in uploading these documents to the court”  —  The files include emails from corporate executives like Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer and timetables for gaming releases. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matt Day / Bloomberg: Amazon announces a new version of Just Walk Out for clothing retailers, using RFID tags to track apparel; the previous system relied on ceiling-mounted cameras  —  – Latest iteration uses RFID tags and readers to track apparel  — Some retailers have balked at using Just Walk Out system Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Seifert / The Verge: Apple iPhone 15 and 15 Plus review: comfortable to hold, Dynamic Island, great performance, and helpful camera features, but no always-on display or ProMotion  —  Apple’s standard iPhone gets a lot of nice upgrades this year, but it’s not anything we haven’t seen before. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Allison Johnson / The Verge: Apple iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max review: USB-C, lighter, nicer to hold, useful Action Button, and camera improvements, but no 5x telephoto on the smaller Pro  —  Apple didn’t choose the USB-C life, but boy are we glad it got here anyway. … There are very few surprises from new smartphones these days. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Justin Warren / Forbes: Alcion, which offers “backup-as-a-service” tools to enterprise, raised a $21M Series A led by Insight Partners-owned IT company Veeam, for $29M in total funding  —  Billing itself as a modern data management company, Alcion has raised $21 million in a Series A funding round led by data protection behemoth Veeam. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Greg Bensinger / Reuters: Interviews with 15 current and former employees at Amazon’s Lab126 hardware unit describe low morale after layoffs and fears over a weak development pipeline  —  Some workers within Amazon’s (AMZN.O) once-storied hardware division – responsible for popular devices like the Kindle reader … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Raleigh-based Pryon, which helps users search data via chatbots, raised a $100 Series B, mostly from billionaire Thomas Tull, sources say at a $500M+ valuation  —  – North Carolina startup valued at more than $500 million  — Pryon’s CEO founded Yap, Amazon’s first AI-related acquisition Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: Berlin-based Plan A, which offers a SaaS sustainability tool to help track net zero efforts, raised a $27M Series A extension, taking its total funding to $42M  —  Plan A, a carbon accounting and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) reporting platform for corporations … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kerry Flynn / Axios: Electrify Video Partners, which acquires 50% to 100% of a YouTube creator’s business, raised $85M from Capital D and says the company is profitable  —  – Kerry Flynn, author of Axios Pro: Media Deals  —  Exit Content Preview  —  Electrify Video Partners has raised $85 million … Lees verder op Tech Meme