Tech Meme

Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters: Google Cloud partners with Priceline to help the travel agency develop an AI chatbot for planning trips, suggesting hotels like a “personal concierge”, and more  —  Want a New York hotel near a Christmas market, a vegan restaurant, or another attraction? Lees verder op Tech Meme

Maghan McDowell / Vogue Business: Louis Vuitton announces “Treasure Trunk” NFTs costing €39K each and granting access to future products and experiences, in a hard pivot from an NFT-based game  —  The collection of phygital “Treasure Trunks” marks the first time that the luxury brand will sell NFTs … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Nigeria-based Tingo, which offers mobiles and credit to farmers, fell ~80% after Hindenburg alleged the Nasdaq-listed fintech is an “exceptionally obvious scam”  —  Report alleges that Nasdaq listed company is an ‘exceptionally obvious scam’  —  Shares in Tingo Group more than halved … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg: Google is adding more Indian languages to its services and developing an AI model that would be able to handle 100+ Indian languages across speech and text  —  Google is adding more Indian languages to its services and seeking ways to make its Android smartphones cheaper, eager to win more users in the world’s most populous country. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: Sources: the EU is considering a mandatory ban on using equipment from companies like Huawei that are deemed to present a security risk in 5G networks  —  Brussels concerned lack of action by member states to bar high-risk companies threatens security of entire bloc Lees verder op Tech Meme

Livemint: Google, Temasek, and Bain report: India’s internet economy to hit $1T by 2030, up from $175B in 2022, accounting for 12-13% of India’s GDP, up from 4-5% in 2022  —  Growth in the digital economy will also make India a more attractive investment destination in the coming years. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: London-based GetHarley, a telehealth service connecting consumers to skincare clinicians offering consultations and products, raised $52M led by Index Ventures  —  GetHarley, a platform that connects consumers with skincare clinicians and related products, has raised $52 million in a round … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Will Goodbody / RTÉ: Massachusetts-based human resources company UKG acquires Dublin-based payroll software developer Immedis; source: the deal is worth well in excess of €500M  —  Irish payroll management platform Immedis has been bought by the US human resources, payroll and workforce solutions business … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Charlize Alcaraz / BetaKit: Montreal-based GSoft, which offers employee experience software for Microsoft 365 management, onboarding, skills development, and more, raised CA$125M from CDPQ  —  GSoft’s February acquisition of Quebec City’s Didacte was the company’s first.  —  Montreal-based GSoft … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Will Goodbody / RTÉ: Massachusetts-based human resources company UKG acquires Dublin-based payroll software developer Immedis; source: the deal is worth well in excess of €500M  —  Irish payroll management platform Immedis has been bought by the US human resources, payroll and workforce solutions business … Lees verder op Tech Meme