Tech Meme

Furquan Ameen / Rest of World: Experts say that India lags behind China in deep tech innovation due to its historical focus on services, lower R&D investment, and a brain drain of AI talent  —  India’s government urges the private sector to take the lead in tech innovation, while industry experts say it’s complicated. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan Lawler / Axios: Salsa, which provides APIs and UI components that let vertical SaaS platforms offer payroll as a feature to their customers, raised a $20M Series A led by Altos  —  Salsa, a startup providing embedded payroll infrastructure to vertical SaaS platforms, raised $20 million in Series A funding, CEO John Kramer tells Axios exclusively. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Owen Carry / Know Your Meme: 4chan is back online after being down for 10 days, following a hack that leaked the emails of its lead administrators called “janitors”  —  4chan is officially back online today.  —  The imageboard site had been down for 10 days, ever since a hack that restored its /QA/ board … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Trump’s tariffs could slow robot adoption in the US, as buyer demand weakens and supplies of key components like magnets and actuators are disrupted  —  Depressed buyers and global supply chains could delay the adoption of futuristic technology  —  Elon Musk, facing disarray in his corporate … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan Naraine / SecurityWeek: Tel Aviv-based Sentra, whose cloud data security software now includes controls aimed at keeping AI prompts free from restricted data, raised a $50M Series B  —  Sentra has now raised north of $100 million for controls technology to keep sensitive data out of misconfigured AI workflows. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Erin Brodwin / Axios: NYC-based Healthee, whose AI assistant Zoe lets its clients’ workers navigate health insurance and benefits options, raised a $50M Series B led by Key1 Capital  —  Health benefits navigation startup Healthee raised $50 million in Series B funds led by Key1 Capital. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Coco Feng / South China Morning Post: Filing: China’s leading flash memory chipmaker YMTC raised ~$219M from Hebei Yangyuan Zhihui Beverage Co. at a ~$22.1B valuation in December 2023  —  The deal was signed in December 2023 but was only announced on Friday as it ‘involved commercial secrets’, Yangyuan said Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kate Park / TechCrunch: Alpaca, which offers APIs for financial firms to connect and trade in US stocks, raised a $52M Series C to expand into the Middle East, Europe, and Asia  —  For all the turmoil these days, the U.S. stock market remains extremely attractive to investors around the world, simply because of its sheer size and liquidity. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Owen Carry / Know Your Meme: 4chan is back online after being down for 10 days, following a hack that leaked the emails of its lead administrators, known as “janitors”  —  4chan is officially back online today.  —  The imageboard site had been down for 10 days, ever since a hack that restored its /QA/ board … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jeff Horwitz / Wall Street Journal: Test conversations with some Meta AI digital companions, including celebrity-voiced ones, show them engaging in sexual chats even when users identify as minors  —  Chatbots on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp are empowered to engage in ‘romantic role-play’ that can turn explicit. Lees verder op Tech Meme