Journals

Ron Miller / TechCrunch: WarpStream, which is building a cheaper, cloud-native data streaming service based on the Apache Kafka protocol, raised $20M led by Greylock and Amplify  —  When the open source streaming service, Apache Kafka, was created in 2011… Read More »WarpStream, which is building a cheaper, cloud-native data streaming service based on the Apache Kafka protocol, raised $20M led by Greylock and Amplify (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)

Sara Fischer / Axios: Snapchat is testing Infinite Retention Mode, which lets users save their DMs indefinitely, bringing it closer to a pure-play messaging app like iMessage  —  – The experiments are starting in smaller markets, but will eventually make… Read More »Snapchat is testing Infinite Retention Mode, which lets users save their DMs indefinitely, bringing it closer to a pure-play messaging app like iMessage (Sara Fischer/Axios)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple acquired DarwinAI, which makes tech for inspecting components during manufacturing and focuses on making AI systems smaller and faster  —  – Canada’s DarwinAI was quietly acquired earlier this year  — The iPhone maker has… Read More »Sources: Apple acquired DarwinAI, which makes tech for inspecting components during manufacturing and focuses on making AI systems smaller and faster (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft launches Copilot Pro worldwide with a one-month free trial; Pro subscribers can use the AI assistant in Office web apps without a Microsoft 365 sub  —  Microsoft is expanding its $20 monthly Copilot Pro… Read More »Microsoft launches Copilot Pro worldwide with a one-month free trial; Pro subscribers can use the AI assistant in Office web apps without a Microsoft 365 sub (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Kimberly Chin / Axios: Netherlands-based TheyDo, which helps companies map customer journeys, raised a $34M Series B led by Blossom Capital, bringing its total funding to about $50M  —  Exit Content Preview … – Entrepreneur Steven van Belleghem, HighSage Ventures… Read More »Netherlands-based TheyDo, which helps companies map customer journeys, raised a $34M Series B led by Blossom Capital, bringing its total funding to about $50M (Kimberly Chin/Axios)

Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: Massachusetts-based Pi Health, which uses AI to automate tasks in cancer treatment trials, raised a $30M+ Series A co-led by AlleyCorp and Obvious Ventures  —  – Pi Health develops technology for oncology clinical trials  — Its… Read More »Massachusetts-based Pi Health, which uses AI to automate tasks in cancer treatment trials, raised a $30M+ Series A co-led by AlleyCorp and Obvious Ventures (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Damage to the West Africa Cable System, MainOne, and ACE sea cables disrupts internet services across Africa; the cause of the faults has not been determined  —  – At least three telecommunications cables are offline  — Follows damage to… Read More »Damage to the West Africa Cable System, MainOne, and ACE sea cables disrupts internet services across Africa; the cause of the faults has not been determined (Bloomberg)

Sheena Vasani / The Verge: Google adds real-time URL protection to Chrome’s Safe Browsing Standard on desktop and iOS, claiming to guard users’ privacy; Android will get the feature soon  —  Google has added real-time browsing protection to Chrome that… Read More »Google adds real-time URL protection to Chrome’s Safe Browsing Standard on desktop and iOS, claiming to guard users’ privacy; Android will get the feature soon (Sheena Vasani/The Verge)

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Reddit launches free-form ads, an ad format that looks similar to posts made by users, but with a “Promoted” label, to help advertisers get maximum engagement  —  Reddit is introducing a new ad format that looks… Read More »Reddit launches free-form ads, an ad format that looks similar to posts made by users, but with a “Promoted” label, to help advertisers get maximum engagement (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

Bloomberg: India grants a consumer payments license to Paytm, which has until now operated under a license connected to its beleaguered affiliate, Paytm Payments Bank  —  – India grants troubled firm a consumer payments license  — New operating model needed… Read More »India grants a consumer payments license to Paytm, which has until now operated under a license connected to its beleaguered affiliate, Paytm Payments Bank (Bloomberg)