Atomico: European startups are on track to raise $45B in 2024, down from $47B in 2023, with only $3B in IPO value and $10B in M&A through mid-November
but the sector is finally stabilizing Suhasini Srinivasaragavan / Silicon Republic : Despite a drop in VC funding, Europe on track for growth Yazhou Sun / Bloomberg : Funding for Europe's AI Startups ...
The US DOJ sues Apple, alleging the company blocked its competitors from accessing iPhone features, made switching to non-Apple devices more difficult, and more
In 2010, a top Apple executive emailed Apple's then-CEO about an ad for the new Kindle e-reader. TechCrunch : TechCrunch Minute: Breaking down the Apple iPhone antitrust lawsuit from the DOJ CNBC : DO...
On the web's 35th birthday, there are two issues to address: power concentration, which contradicts decentralization, and exploitation of personal data
Tim Berners-Lee / World Wide Web Foundation : Mastodon: @nickheer@c.im and @matthiasott@mastodon.social . Bluesky: @upshotknothole.bsky.social X: @mave99a , @ingridlunden , @mattbrittin , @timberners...
Inkitt, the self-publishing site that wants to use AI to pick and tweak the most compelling stories to distribute on its Galatea app, raised a $37M Series C
Everyone has a story in them, as someone famous once said. A startup called Inkitt believes that it can use AI to turn the strongest … Mastodon: @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org . X: @ingridlunden . LinkedIn: Seve...
Snap reports Q4 revenue up 5% YoY to $1.36B, vs. $1.38B est., DAUs up 10% YoY to 414M, a net loss of $248M, up from $288M in Q4 2023; SNAP drops 30%+
mean audio/video clips, I'm assuming. Does gen Z want that? idk. X: Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : $SNAP drops -30% after meeting expectations on revenue ($1.36B vs $1.38B) but forecasting lower tha...
The EU opens an investigation into X over hosting disinformation tied to Hamas' Israel attack and sends X a formal request for information under the DSA
'In this particular case, the Commission services are investigating X's compliance with the #DSA, including with regard to its policies and practices regarding notices on illegal content, complaint ha...
Apple acquires Sweden-based BIS Records, founded in 1973, and plans to fold the classical music label into Apple Music Classical and Apple's A&R label Platoon
A few days ago BIS Records turned 50 years old and I am immensely proud … Hartley Charlton / MacRumors : Apple to Acquire Major Classical Music Label BIS Records Billboard : Apple Buys Swedish Classic...
OpenAI, Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon, Anthropic, and Inflection make voluntary AI promises to the White House, like cybersecurity investment and watermarking
White House Pranav Dixit / Business Today : OpenAI, Google, Meta, Amazon and others pledge to watermark AI content for safety Ryan Morrison / Tech Monitor : White House secures AI safety commitment As...
Restaurant365, which sells restaurant management software, raised $135M led by KKR and L Catterton at a $1B+ valuation, bringing its total funding to $288M
https://techcrunch.com/... Kevin Beach : Great way to start the National Restaurant Association conference... This ramen photo makes me hungry! — https://techcrunch.com/... Tweets: Ingrid / @ingrid...
EU regulators approve Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition after Microsoft made concessions to keep rivals' access to Call of Duty and other games
but the saga is ‘unlikely to end soon’ Sofia Wyciślik-Wilson / BetaNews : EU approves Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar Activision Blizzard acquisition despite UK and US opposition Arjun Kharpal / CNBC...