Tech Meme

Josh Scott / BetaKit: Ontario-based Passage, which is building a service that helps immigrants access financing to learn and work in Canada, raised a CA$40M seed led by Drive Capital  —  Ex-ApplyBoard CEO plans to finance skilled immigrants that meet Canada’s workforce needs.  —  After spending seven years … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex Heath / The Verge: Meta plans to let people in the EU directly download apps through Facebook ads; a pilot is set to start with select Android app developers as soon as in 2023  —  Meta is planning to let people in the EU directly download apps through Facebook ads, setting the company up to eventually compete with Google and Apple’s app stores. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aaron Holmes / The Information: Court docs: Satya Nadella said Azure’s cloud server business made $34B in revenue in the year ended June 2022; AWS generated $72B in revenue in the same period  —  For years Microsoft has kept a lid on details about the true size of its Azure cloud server rental business … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan Naraine / SecurityWeek: NYC-based Venn, which sells a Secure Enclave product that can be installed and controlled on remote employee laptops, raised a $29M Series A led by NewSpring  —  New York startup scores early stage financing to build new technology to replace virtual desktop infrastructure. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Richard Priday / Tom’s Guide: Asus Zenfone 10 review: compact for a 5.9 display, powerful performance, and excellent battery life, but limited cameras and only two years of software updates  —  Everything you need in a premium Android phone, in a surprisingly small frame  —  Tom’s Guide Verdict … Why you can trust Tom’s Guide? Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: YouTube is running a test globally that limits ad blocker users to three videos, giving them the option to turn off their tool or subscribe to YouTube Premium  —  YouTube is currently running what it describes as a “small experiment globally,” warning users to toggle off their ad blockers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: Vienna-based One Trading, formerly called Bitpanda Pro, raised a €30M Series A led by Valar Ventures, as the digital asset exchange separates from Bitpanda  —  The crypto exchange has split from Bitpanda and now operates as One Trading.  —  Austria-based One Trading … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Richard Priday / Tom’s Guide: Review of £749 Asus Zenfone 10: compact with a 5.9 display, good performance and battery life, but cameras are limited and only two years of software updates  —  Everything you need in a premium Android phone, in a surprisingly small frame  —  Tom’s Guide Verdict … Why you can trust Tom’s Guide? Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: Vienna-based One Trading, formerly called Bitpanda Pro, raised a €30M Series A led by Valar Ventures, as the digital asset exchange separates from Bitpanda  —  The crypto exchange has split from Bitpanda and now operates as One Trading.  —  Austria-based One Trading … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aaron Holmes / The Information: Court docs: Satya Nadella said Azure’s cloud server business made $34B in revenue in the year ended June 2022, less than half of AWS’ revenue in the same period  —  For years Microsoft has kept a lid on details about the true size of its Azure cloud server rental business … Lees verder op Tech Meme