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sources pcs cupertinorogowayoregonian At an all-hands staff meeting, incoming CEO says Intel has to deliver better products for PCs than what a “lifestyle company in Cupertino” makes  —  – Competition: Intel rivals AMD and NVIDIA use TSMC’s factories and have capitalized on the technical advances in Taiwan to leapfrog Intel in key segments. Source Keep visiting techedirt.com for the latest news and updates.

moonpig london 1bgopinathbloomberg UK online greeting cards company Moonpig says it will list on London’s stock exchange, sources say with an expected valuation of over £1B  —  – Firm has gained from online shopping surge during the pandemic  — Listing contributes to resurgence in London’s IPO market Source Keep visiting techedirt.com for the latest news and updates.

minna 15.5m element ventures 23m musgrovetech.eu Swedish startup Minna, developer of a subscription management app, raises €15.5M Series B round led by Element Ventures, bringing its total funding to €23M+  —  Swedish startup Minna, creator of an eponymous subscription management app, has raised €15.5 million in a Series B round led … Source Keep visiting techedirt.com for the latest news and updates.

tweets joe lonsdalemascarenhastechcrunch Last week’s tweets by 8VC’s Joe Lonsdale about “woke” tech diversity prompt swift criticism from tech investors as he attempts to recontextualize his statements  —  Last week, in response to someone who tweeted that VCs were racist, venture capitalist and entrepreneur Joe Lonsdale … Source Keep visiting techedirt.com for the latest news and updates.

apple music android audiopetersonappleinsider Apple updates Apple Music for Android with Spatial Audio and lossless quality streaming  —  The latest update to the Apple Music app on Android officially introduces support for Apple’s lossless and spatial audio features.  —  Version 3.6 of the Apple Music for Android app … Source Keep visiting techedirt.com for the latest news and updates.

nft 2k 6.9k january russia NonFungible: the average NFT selling price has declined to ~$2K, after an all-time high of ~$6.9K on January 2, with a ~40% drop since Russia attacked Ukraine  —  While anecdotal evidence that the NFT market is beginning to cool abounds, there are no bigger red flags that what’s going on with sales and prices. Source Keep visiting techedirt.com for the latest news and updates.

adept greylock additionwiggerstechcrunch Adept, which aims to build AI systems that can understand and automate any software process, emerges from stealth with $65M led by Greylock and Addition  —  In 2016 at TechCrunch Disrupt New York, several of the original developers behind what became Siri unveiled Viv, an AI platform … Source Keep visiting techedirt.com for the latest news and updates.

ally 76msopergeekwire Microsoft acquires Ally, whose software helps companies track and hit their goals; PitchBook: Ally was last valued at $345M after its $50M Series C in February  —  Microsoft has acquired Ally, a 3-year-old Seattle-based startup that helps companies track and hit their goals.  Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Source Keep visiting techedirt.com for the latest news and updates.

pitchbook european vc us 2.7b PitchBook: the number of European VC deals with US investor participation rose from 359 deals totaling €2.7B in 2011 to 1,434 deals worth €50.8B so far in 2021  —  – Veteran investor Alex Ferrara, a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, which backed companies like LinkedIn and Pinterest … Source Keep visiting techedirt.com for the latest news and updates.

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