Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Filing: CRM software maker Freshworks acquires Connecticut-based Device42, which helps companies manage their IT infrastructure and had raised $38.5M, for $230M  —  Freshworks, the publicly listed SaaS firm, is acquiring U.S.-based startup Device42 for $230 million, the company disclosed in an SEC filing. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vikas SN / Moneycontrol: Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal’s Krutrim launches an Android app for its eponymous AI chatbot as the startup prepares to launch its developer offerings on May 4  —  Krutrim’s mobile app launch comes as the country’s first AI unicorn gears up to launch its developer offerings, which includes cloud infrastructure and mapping solutions. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times: How the AI-generated music video for Washed Out’s The Hardest Part was created entirely using OpenAI’s Sora, a first from a major record label  —  “The Hardest Part,” a new song from indie pop artist Washed Out, is all about love lost, among the most human of themes. Lees verder op Tech Meme

C.C. Weiss / New Atlas: Natron Energy starts production of sodium-ion batteries that it says charge and discharge 10x faster than lithium-ion, initially for use at data centers  —  Two years ago, sodium-ion battery pioneer Natron Energy was busy preparing its specially formulated sodium batteries for mass production. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nico Grant / New York Times: Google employees have mostly ignored the DOJ’s antitrust case, and some expect only small business tweaks and some fines; closing arguments concluded on May 3  —  They shrugged off concerns about the company’s fate ahead of closing arguments in the Justice Department’s lawsuit this week. Lees verder op Tech Meme