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Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft updates the Fluent design illustrations across its products, shifting towards 3D, playful designs that bring back skeuomorphism  —  Microsoft is overhauling the illustrations it uses throughout its products and services to make them less flat and more playful and interesting. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg: French digital health insurance startup Alan raised €173M led by Belgian bank Belfius Bank at a €4B valuation, bringing its total raised since 2021 to €500M+  —  – French startup to also provide insurance to Belfius employees  — Alan has raised more than half a billion euros since 2021 Lees verder op Tech Meme

Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg: French digital health insurance startup Alan raised €173M led by Belgian bank Belfius Bank at a €4B valuation, bringing its total raised since 2021 to €500M+  —  – French startup to also provide insurance to Belfius employees  — Alan has raised more than half a billion euros since 2021 Lees verder op Tech Meme

Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg: French digital health insurance startup Alan raised €173M led by Belgian bank Belfius Bank at a €4B valuation, bringing its total raised since 2021 to €500M+  —  – French startup to also provide insurance to Belfius employees  — Alan has raised more than half a billion euros since 2021 Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Tumblr says it has seen a 222.99% growth in communities and 349.55% growth in users since the X ban in Brazil, with DAUs up 30% from 110K prior to the ban  —  Bluesky isn’t the only social networking service to benefit from X’s ban in Brazil, now under legal penalties. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Allie Garfinkle / Fortune: Google Ventures CEO David Krane about the firm’s first 15 years, operating independently from Alphabet, early investments in Nest and Uber, generative AI, more  —  One of the first things David Krane and I do is look at some weird sculptures.  —  Walking through Google’s Mountain View … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Olena Harmash / Reuters: Ukraine bans the use of Telegram on official devices used by state officials, military personnel, and critical workers over fears of Russian spying  —  Ukraine has banned use of the Telegram messaging app on official devices used by state officials, military personnel and critical workers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg: French digital health insurance startup Alan raised €173M led by Belgian bank Belfius Bank at a €4B valuation, bringing its total raised since 2021 to €500M+  —  – French startup to also provide insurance to Belfius employees  — Alan has raised more than half a billion euros since 2021 Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: A profile of Xbox President Sarah Bond, who helped mollify the UK CMA concerning the Activision acquisition and is leading a transformation of the Xbox division  —  A relative outsider, Sarah Bond is leading a high-stakes transformation of a company that’s lagging behind Sony and Nintendo. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg: French digital health insurance startup Alan raised €173M led by Belgian bank Belfius Bank at a €4B valuation, bringing its total raised since 2021 to €500M+  —  – French startup to also provide insurance to Belfius employees  — Alan has raised more than half a billion euros since 2021 Lees verder op Tech Meme