Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Unstructured.io, which offers a service to extract and stage enterprise data in a way that LLMs can understand, raised $25M across a Series A and seed  —  Large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI’s GPT-4 are the building blocks for an increasing number of AI applications. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: Seattle-based RISC Zero, which is developing Bonsai, a platform to help developers build zero-proof software, raised a $40M Series A led by Blockchain Capital  —  The startup creates developer tooling that helps build zero-proof software for improved security and computational power. Lees verder op Tech Meme

TechCrunch: Massachusetts-based Preply, a language learning marketplace with an AI assistant for tutors, raised $70M led by Horizon Capital, bringing its Series C to $120M  —  Language learning platform Preply made a name for itself for connecting students with a selection of some 35,000 tutors and group classes across some 50 languages. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brian Fung / CNN: The DOJ and the FTC release draft updates to US merger guidelines, introducing potentially comprehensive changes to reviews for the first time in over a decade  —  The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday released a set of long-anticipated draft updates … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple built a framework called Ajax to build LLMs, created a chatbot app that some engineers call “Apple GPT”, and aims for a consumer product in 2024  —  – Company builds large language models and internal chatbot  — Executives haven’t decided how to release tools to consumers Lees verder op Tech Meme

Yueqi Yang / Bloomberg: Nasdaq says it’s halting the launch of its digital-asset custodian business in the US and a license related to it, citing a shifting regulatory environment  —  The exchange operator is also halting its efforts to pursue a license related to the business but will continue to build out its technological capability to handle crypto. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rita Liao / TechCrunch: p0x labs, which develops Manta Network, a privacy-preserving protocol running on the Polkadot blockchain, raised a $25M Series A at a $500M valuation  —  Even amid the crypto winter, some web3 companies are racking up hefty valuations.  P0x Labs, the team behind Manta Network … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chris Welch / The Verge: Review of $350 Beats Studio Pro headphones: nice transparency mode, lossless USB-C audio, native iOS and Android support, but subpar build quality for the price  —  They look like a lazy refresh from the outside, but the noise-canceling Studio Pros include a ton of new features like transparency mode and lossless USB-C audio. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Microsoft will make 31 security logs available for free to its lower-cost cloud service licensees from September, after criticism about China hack disclosures  —  Company says it will make security logs available to customers with lower-cost cloud services  —  Microsoft said it plans … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matthew Humphries / PCMag: Intel grants Asus a non-exclusive license to its NUC designs; Asus will make and sell 10th to 13th gen NUC systems and can develop new system designs  —  The agreement covers existing NUCs and allows Asus to design new models. … , Asus is granted a non-exclusive license to Intel’s NUC designs … Lees verder op Tech Meme