Washington Post: Sources: Israeli PM Netanyahu plans to fly to the US to meet Elon Musk, the latest attempt by Musk’s allies to stave off an escalating crisis over antisemitism  —  The meeting with the Israeli prime minister is the latest effort by Musk friends and colleagues to head off a growing battle with the Anti-Defamation League Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Amazon expands its search and discovery features, including multimodal search and Find-on-Amazon, which lets users find similar products to those in a photo  —  Amazon is introducing new features that make it easier to search for products on mobile and is challenging other product search engines … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Munich-based Helsing, which makes software for European militaries, raised €209M led by General Catalyst; Saab paid €75M for a 5% stake, for a €1.5B valuation  —  €209mn deal is latest example of sector defying VC downturn amid Ukraine war, and rising tensions between China and west Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: How Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, both renowned Stanford scholars, opened doors for their son, Sam, and provided a halo effect for FTX before its implosion  —  Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, both renowned Stanford scholars, opened doors for their son and provided a halo effect for his company. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: Databricks raised a $500M Series I at a $43B valuation, after raising $1.6B at a $38B valuation in August 2021, ahead of an IPO, and reports 10K+ customers  —  Data analytics and AI software maker Databricks has raised a Series I round worth more than $500 million, earning a valuation of $43 billion. Lees verder op Tech Meme