Leena Rao / Business Insider: Sources: Chainalysis acquires AI-agent security startup Alterya for ~$150M; Alterya is still in stealth mode but has clients including Coinbase, Square, Binance  —  – Chainalysis has acquired Alterya, a fraud-detection startup, for $150 million.  — Founded in 2022, Alterya uses AI to detect scams for financial and crypto firms. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: Sources: the EU sent questionnaires to app developers in December focusing on concerns Apple’s Core Technology Fee of €0.50 per app install could drive up costs  —  – Firm’s new fees for developers lead to fresh EU questions  — EU is examining Apple’s plans under a Digital Markets Act case Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aaron Holmes / The Information: Memo: Microsoft reorgs its cloud and AI teams to form a new “Core AI” unit led by Jay Parikh, the ex-Lacework CEO and Meta engineering exec that joined in 2024  —  Microsoft is reorganizing its cloud and AI teams to form a new “Core AI” unit, which will be tasked with building … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Marina Temkin / TechCrunch: Raspberry AI, which uses AI to turn fashion designer sketches into realistic images and has ~70 clients including Under Armour, raised an a16z-led $24M Series A  —  The world of fashion is moving at a faster pace each year.  Most retailers introduce new styles each season … Lees verder op Tech Meme