Tech Meme

Ron Miller / TechCrunch: Redpanda, which offers a data streaming service for devs, raised a $100M Series C led by Lightspeed, GV, and Haystack VC, after a $50M Series B in February 2022  —  Redpanda helps companies capture data in real time in a modern context, providing a new way to stream data … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sanne Wass / Bloomberg: The EU launches four “crash test” experimental AI facilities, funded by a €220M investment, which will let companies test AI and robotics in real-life settings  —  The Europe Union is introducing “crash test” systems for artificial intelligence to ensure new innovations are safe before they hit the market. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mike Corder / Associated Press: French and Dutch police say the ~115M communications obtained by cracking the encryption of EncroChat phones, announced in 2020, has so far led to 6,558 arrests  —  Investigations triggered by the cracking of encrypted phones three years ago have so far led to more than 6,500 arrests worldwide … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Christine Hall / TechCrunch: Austin-based Cart.com, which sells end-to-end e-commerce services, raised a $60M Series C at a $1.2B valuation, after raising $240M in February 2022  —  Cart.com, an Austin-based company providing end-to-end e-commerce services, entered unicorn territory following a $60 million Series C round … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Natasha Singer / New York Times: A look at Newark Public Schools’ test of Khan Academy’s Khanmigo, one of the first in the US, and worries the chatbot handles too much of the students’ thinking  —  Newark public schools are cautiously trying out a new automated teaching aid from Khan Academy.  The preliminary report card: “could use improvement.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Prosus, a top shareholder in Byju’s, cuts the value of its Byju’s stake, implying a $5.1B valuation, far below the Indian edtech giant’s recent $22B valuation  —  Prosus, the largest non-founder shareholder in Byju’s, has drastically slashed the worth of its stake in the edtech giant … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Christine Hall / TechCrunch: Austin-based Cart.com, which offers end-to-end e-commerce tools, raised a $60M Series C at a $1.2B valuation, after raising nearly $400M in three rounds in 2021  —  Cart.com, an Austin-based company providing end-to-end e-commerce services, entered unicorn territory following … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Nevada-based identity verification startup Socure acquires rival service Berbix for $70M in cash and stock; Berbix raised $11.6M in total, including $9M in 2020  —  Socure, the identity verification service that raised a massive $450 million Series E round at a $4.5 billion valuation during … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sanne Wass / Bloomberg: The EU launches four “crash test” experimental AI facilities, funded by a €220M investment, which will let companies test AI and robotics in real-life settings  —  The Europe Union is introducing “crash test” systems for artificial intelligence to ensure new innovations are safe before they hit the market. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: US official Kurt Campbell confronted Sequoia’s Don Vieira over funding Chinese startups that may threaten US security, leading to the three-way split  —  Scrutiny from Washington aggravated tensions within the venture-capital firm, fueling its decision to break up Lees verder op Tech Meme