Tech Meme

Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: Lyon-based Dougs, an online accounting startup for SMBs that is profitable with ~€15M in ARR, raised €25M in its first VC round since being founded in 2015  —  Dougs, a French accounting startup, has been around since 2015.  It already generates $16.4 million (€15 million) in annual recurring revenue. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nate Lanxon / Bloomberg: Neko Health, a startup founded by Spotify CEO Daniel Ek and Watty founder Hjalmar Nilsonne that makes an AI-based full-body scanner, raised €60M led by Lakestar  —  Neko Health, the medical diagnostics company co-founded by Spotify Technology SA Chief Executive Officer Daniel Ek … Lees verder op Tech Meme

John Reed / Financial Times: India targets December 2024 for the country’s first domestically manufactured chips; Micron’s new chip assembly and test facility breaks ground in August 2023  —  IT minister reveals ambitious timeline as part of push to expand tech manufacturing supply chain Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kris Holt / Engadget: Twitter claims advanced notice about rate limiting would have helped bad actors evade detection and says rate limiting had a “minimal” effect on advertising  —  The company claims bad actors could otherwise have changed their strategies.  —  Twitter has been even more of a mess … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: The EU announces new rules to help privacy regulators work on cross-border cases faster and give companies more rights, after criticism of slow investigations  —  Stung by criticism of tardy privacy investigations and the Irish privacy regulator’s outsized role in overseeing Big Tech … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: Lyon-based Dougs, an online accounting startup for SMBs that is profitable with ~€15M in ARR, raised €25M in its first VC round since being founded in 2015  —  Dougs, a French accounting startup, has been around since 2015.  It already generates $16.4 million (€15 million) in annual recurring revenue. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nate Lanxon / Bloomberg: Neko Health, a startup founded by Spotify CEO Daniel Ek and Watty founder Hjalmar Nilsonne that makes an AI-based full-body scanner, raised €60M led by Lakestar  —  Neko Health, the medical diagnostics company co-founded by Spotify Technology SA Chief Executive Officer Daniel Ek … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Adrian Weckler / Independent.ie: The Irish DPC says Instagram’s Threads, which faces stricter data privacy rules in the EU than in the US or the UK, cannot launch in the EU “at this point”  —  Meta’s new Twitter rival wants to suck Instagram users’ data, including health, location, search history and sensitive information, into the new Threads service. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Maria Sherman / Associated Press: Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. says music with AI-created elements is eligible for a Grammy, but the AI portion will not be considered for the award  —  Last month, the Recording Academy announced a series of changes to the Grammy Awards to better reflect an evolving music industry. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nate Lanxon / Bloomberg: Neko Health, a startup founded by Spotify CEO Daniel Ek and Watty founder Hjalmar Nilsonne that makes an AI-based full-body scanner, raised €60M led by Lakestar  —  Neko Health, the medical diagnostics company co-founded by Spotify Technology SA Chief Executive Officer Daniel Ek … Lees verder op Tech Meme