Kate Clark / The Information: Source: Mistral is talking to investors to raise several hundred million dollars at a $5B valuation, after raising $415M at a $2B valuation in December 2023  —  Mistral, a Paris-based startup developing artificial intelligence that is open source, has been speaking to investors … Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Ljunggren / Reuters: Canada plans to introduce a digital services tax on large tech companies, which could raise CA$5.9B over five years starting in FY 2024-2025  —  Canada will press ahead with introduction of a digital services tax on large technology companies, which would raise C$5.9 billion ($4.3 billion) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Herlev, Denmark-based Flatpay, which offers payment services to retail shops, restaurants, salons, and more, raised a €45 Series B led by Dawn Capital  —  As the world waits for $65 billion payments tech giant Stripe to go public, a wave of smaller startups continues to roll into the market to pick up more payments business. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: ASML reports Q1 net sales down 21.6% YoY to €5.29B, vs. €5.39B est., net income down 37.4% YoY to €1.22B, vs. €1.07B est., and net bookings down 4% YoY to €3.6B  —  A logo on the exterior of the ASML Holding NV headquarters in Veldhoven, Netherlands, on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Emails: SpaceX cracks down on users who are connecting to its Starlink internet service from unauthorized countries, including Sudan, South Africa, and Zimbabwe  —  Elon Musk’s SpaceX has begun a crackdown on users who are connecting to its Starlink high-speed internet service from countries … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Herlev, Denmark-based Flatpay, which offers payment services to retail shops, restaurants, salons, and more, raised a €45 Series B led by Dawn Capital  —  As the world waits for $65 billion payments tech giant Stripe to go public, a wave of smaller startups continues to roll into the market to pick up more payments business. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Current and former T-Mobile and Verizon employees say they are receiving texts offering up to $300 to perform a SIM swap; T-Mobile says it is investigating  —  Criminals are now texting T-Mobile and Verizon employees on their personal and work phones, trying to tempt them with cash to perform SIM swaps. Lees verder op Tech Meme

CNBC: ASML reports Q1 net sales down 21.6% YoY to €5.29B v. €5.39B est., net income down 37.4% YoY to of €1.22B v. €1.07B est., and net bookings down 4% YoY to €3.6B  —  ASML on Monday said first quarter profit beat expectations while sales missed forecasts, with the compant sticking to its full-year outlook. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Herlev, Denmark-based Flatpay, which offers payment services to retail shops, restaurants, salons, and more, raised a €45 Series B led by Dawn Capital  —  As the world waits for $65 billion payments tech giant Stripe to go public, a wave of smaller startups continues to roll into the market to pick up more payments business. Lees verder op Tech Meme