Category Archives: Tech News

Argentina-based Ualá, which offers financial services to 8M users, raised a $300M Series E led by Allianz X at a $2.75B valuation, up from $2.45B in August 2021 (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Argentina-based Ualá, which offers financial services to 8M users, raised a $300M Series E [...]

11
Nov
Apple's future growth may come from several new Watch- or iPad-sized bets; visionOS 2.2 ultrawide Mac display option may be the Vision Pro's first killer app (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Apple’s future growth may come from several new Watch- or iPad-sized [...]

10
Nov
Analysis: US private construction spending on data centers grew to ~$30B/year, over 2x the amount in late 2022; global spending is on track to reach $250B/year (Ben Holland/Bloomberg)

Ben Holland / Bloomberg: Analysis: US private construction spending on data centers grew to ~$30B/year, [...]

09
Nov
Some TikTok staff and users see Trump as a possible savior from the ban; others question whether Trump even cares about the app now that the campaign is over (Alexandra S. Levine/Bloomberg)

Alexandra S. Levine / Bloomberg: Some TikTok staff and users see Trump as a possible [...]

08
Nov
Galaxy Digital signs a non-binding deal with a US-based hyperscaler company to use its 800MW of mining capacity for hosting high-performance computers (Aoyon Ashraf/CoinDesk)

Aoyon Ashraf / CoinDesk: Galaxy Digital signs a non-binding deal with a US-based hyperscaler company [...]

07
Nov
Polymarket and Kalshi expect to pay out ~$450M total to US election bettors; Kalshi says 28K bet on Harris, 40K on Trump; one Polymarket user bet $40M on Trump (Michelle Conlin/Reuters)

Michelle Conlin / Reuters: Polymarket and Kalshi expect to pay out ~$450M total to US [...]

06
Nov
India issues a notice to Wikipedia over bias concerns, questioning if it should be classified as a publisher, after judges called its open editing "dangerous" (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: India issues a notice to Wikipedia over bias concerns, questioning if [...]

05
Nov
How hackers used infostealer malware to breach AT&T, Ticketmaster, Santander, EA, and more, as global law enforcement tries to shut down the growing industry (Joseph Cox/Wired)

Joseph Cox / Wired: How hackers used infostealer malware to breach AT&T, Ticketmaster, Santander, EA, [...]

04
Nov
Sources: the production of a cheaper version of Vision Pro has been delayed beyond 2027; Apple's only new headset in 2025 will be the Vision Pro with an M5 chip (@mingchikuo)

@mingchikuo: Sources: the production of a cheaper version of Vision Pro has been delayed beyond [...]

03
Nov
A profile of Microsoft CFO Amy Hood, a budget hawk who has been in the position for 11 years and is at the center of the company's AI spending spree (Tom Dotan/Wall Street Journal)

Tom Dotan / Wall Street Journal: A profile of Microsoft CFO Amy Hood, a budget [...]

02
Nov