Kate Clark / The Information: Sources: Modular, which offers AI development tools and a programming language, is discussing a Series A at a ~$600M valuation, after a $30M seed in June 2022  —  Modular, a startup whose software aims to loosen Nvidia’s chokehold over in-demand artificial intelligence chips … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: ION Group, which sells trading, analytics, and other financial market tools, plans to acquire Italian credit management company Prelios, sources say for €1.35B  —  U.S. hedge fund Davidson Kempner Capital Management (DK) said on Friday it had agreed to sell Prelios to fintech firm ION Group … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jesse Levine / Bloomberg: After new fight claims from Musk, Zuckerberg warns “anything” Musk says hasn’t been agreed on; Musk also said surgery will prevent him from fighting for months  —  – Musk hasn’t agreed on a date for the fight, Meta CEO says  — Meta’s Threads launch helped fuel the Musk-Zuckerberg rivalry Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: ION Group, which sells trading, analytics, and other financial market tools, plans to acquire Italian credit management company Prelios, sources say for €1.35B  —  U.S. hedge fund Davidson Kempner Capital Management (DK) said on Friday it had agreed to sell Prelios to fintech firm ION Group … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: The US Cyber Safety Review Board, created by Biden, plans to investigate cloud computing attacks, including the recent government email Microsoft breach  —  – Cyber Safety Review Board to examine targeting of cloud  — Senator Wyden had called for investigations of Microsoft Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: ION Group, which sells trading, analytics, and other financial market tools, plans to acquire Italian credit management company Prelios, sources say for €1.35B  —  U.S. hedge fund Davidson Kempner Capital Management (DK) said on Friday it had agreed to sell Prelios to fintech firm ION Group … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: Poland arrests five people as Europol and the DOJ take down the Lolek “bulletproof” host for allegedly facilitating Netwalker ransomware and other attacks  —  Update 8/11/23: Updated with information from DOJ about alleged Netwalker Ransomware involvement. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Connie Kim / HousingWire: SEC filing: NYC-based digital lender Better.com plans to go public via a SPAC merger, raising $750M, after announcing plans in May 2021 for a $7.7B SPAC merger  —  Shareholders at SPAC partner Aurora Acquisitions voted in favor of the merger proposal  —  New York-based digital lender Better.com … Lees verder op Tech Meme