Tech Meme

Marina Temkin / TechCrunch: Sources: Anysphere, developer of GitHub Copilot rival Cursor, raised a $100M Series B at a $2.6B valuation, up from a $400M valuation in August 2024  —  Anysphere, the developer of AI-powered coding assistant Cursor, raised $100 million Series B at a post-money valuation of $2.6 billion, according to sources with knowledge of the deal. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: Researchers unveil Genesis, an open-source generative physics engine that trains robots in simulated reality 430K times faster than in the real world  —  On Thursday, a large group of university and private industry researchers unveiled Genesis, a new open source computer simulation system … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: Oura raised a $200M Series D with participation from Fidelity and Dexcom at a $5.2B valuation and says sales grew 100%+ in 2024 to ~$500M with 2.5M+ rings sold  —  Finnish company’s growing popularity has led to its sales more than doubling this year  —  Ōura, the maker … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Charlotte, NC-based Aiwyn, which provides automation software for accounting firms, raised $113M led by KKR and Bessemer, bringing its total funding to $127M  —  Accounting firms are struggling to adopt high-tech solutions.  That’s according to a survey earlier this year from Rightsworks … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Allyson Versprille / Bloomberg: The US FAA publishes 22 temporary flight restrictions for drones over parts of New Jersey, as public hysteria over sightings of possible drone activity persists  —  The US Federal Aviation Administration prohibited drone flights over several parts of New Jersey as public hysteria over sightings continues to persist. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Insight Partners, which acquired Dotmatics for ~$629M in March 2021, is exploring options for the R&D software maker, including selling it for $5B+  —  – Dotmatics expected to draw interest from strategic suitors  — Scientists use the company’s software in drug research Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: Ōura raised a $200M Series D with participation from Fidelity and Dexcom at a $5.2B valuation and says sales grew 100%+ in 2024 to ~$500M with 2.5M+ rings sold  —  Finnish company’s growing popularity has led to its sales more than doubling this year  —  Ōura, the maker … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: A look at Frank McCourt’s efforts to acquire TikTok and the obstacles he faces, as he lobbies Congress and Trump’s team and recruits former TikTok executives  —  – TikTok hopes Supreme Court will halt ban at final hour  — McCourt is pitching his bid to Congress, Trump’s team Lees verder op Tech Meme

Charles Rollet / TechCrunch: Backflip, which is building AI models that can generate 3D designs using text, sketches, or photos as prompts, raised a $30M Series A co-led by NEA and a16z  —  What if it were as easy to generate a usable 3D design as prompting ChatGPT?  That’s the mission of Backflip … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information: Anthropic, whose CEO, Dario Amodei, has vocally opposed Donald Trump, and OpenAI look to hire more people with ties to Trump and the GOP for their policy teams  —  Lately, AI developer Anthropic has been riding high, with its models’ impressive performance on tasks like code generation helping … Lees verder op Tech Meme