|
November 18, 2021, 8:40 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Paytm falls ~20% in its trading debut in India, giving it a market valuation of $14.9B, after raising $2.5B in its IPO — A decade ago, Vijay Shekhar Sharma flew to Hong Kong to attend an All Things D conference. At the event, he watched Silicon Valley executives Jack Dorsey and Brian Chesky talk about the firms they were building.| Daniel Howley / Yahoo Finance: |
Nvidia beats with record Q3 revenue of $7.1B vs. $6.82B estimated, up 50% YoY, Gaming revenue of $3.22B, up 42%, and Data Center revenue of $2.94B, up 55% — Nvidia (NVDA) reported its Q3 earnings after the bell on Wednesday beating analysts' predictions on the top and bottom line as revenue jumped 50% year-over-year.
More:
The Register, Nvidia, ZDNet, VentureBeat, MarketWatch, CNBC, Cointelegraph, Wccftech, Investor's Business Daily, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, and Reuters
Tweets: @jtourzan and @stedavies
| Richard Waters / Financial Times: |
During its Q3 earnings call, Nvidia says the FTC has “expressed concerns” about its Arm acquisition, adding to regulatory pressure from the UK and EU — Chipmaker discloses FTC highlighted potential objections, adding to UK and European scrutiny of the deal
More:
Benzinga, Telecompaper, and Protocol
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Grammarly, which helps users improve their writing with its AI assistant, raises $200M at a $13B valuation — Grammarly, the popular auto-editing tool for writing, has raised $200 million in funding at a $13 billion valuation from new investors including Baillie Gifford and funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, among others.
More:
Silicon Republic, VentureBeat, Silicon Canals, Grammarly Blog, and CNBC
Tweets: @markdistef, @danprimack, @ms_zamandlovu, and @pt
| Omar Abdel-Baqui / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at some of the practical issues faced by ConstitutionDAO if they win the auction, such as how to pay, ownership, who picks it up, and where to display it — A group of friends in the cryptocurrency world are repurposing digital tools to make a run at a rare analog document up for auction Thursday
More:
New York Times, Decrypt, NBC News, BBC, Crypto News Flash, CoinDesk, and The Verge
| Dennis Schaal / Skift: |
London-based OTA Insight, which offers market intelligence tools for hotels, raises an $80M Series B led by Spectrum Equity, bringing its total funding to $100M — Skift Take — The SiteMinder IPO in Australia served as inspiration for numerous travel tech and data intelligence companies, including OTA Insight.
More:
TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Tech.eu, SiliconANGLE, GlobeNewswire News Room, and PhocusWire
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify expands real-time lyrics to all users globally in partnership with Musixmatch, after initially launching in 26 markets — After years of ignoring consumer demand for in-app lyrics, particularly in the U.S., Spotify announced today it will make a new Lyrics feature available to all global users …
More:
Spotify, 9to5Mac, CNET, The Verge, Gizmodo, Engadget, Fast Company, Variety, and MSPoweruser
Tweets: @eldsjal, @spotifynews, and @mehedih_
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Cher Scarlett, a leader of #AppleToo, is leaving Apple and will withdraw her NLRB complaint after reaching a settlement — Cher Scarlett, an Apple Inc. employee who created a protest movement within the company over pay transparency and other workplace issues, is leaving the iPhone maker after reaching a settlement.
More:
iThinkDifferent, Engadget, The Verge, CNET, iMore, and AppleInsider
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Instagram says it is shutting down its standalone mobile messaging app Threads by December 31 — Instagram's standalone messaging app Threads is shutting down. The app will no longer be supported by the end of December 2021, the company confirmed to TechCrunch after reports began circulating …
More:
PhoneArena, 9to5Mac, Pocketnow, Gizchina, CNET, Digital Trends, XDA Developers, Engadget, iThinkDifferent, Social Media Today, The Verge, and AppleInsider
Tweets: @alexhern, @timonus, @hamburger, @martinsfp, and @thekenyeung
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Kandji, which offers tools for managing Apple devices remotely, raises a $100M Series C led by Tiger Global at an $800M valuation, bringing funding to $188M+ — Kandji, the startup building an Apple device management business, has been doing pretty well for itself with rapdily growing revenue …
More:
9to5Mac, VentureBeat, GlobeNewswire News Room, and SiliconANGLE
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Lacework, which offers automated cloud security tools for containers and more, raises $1.3B led by Tiger Global and others at an $8.3B post-money valuation — Lacework, a developer of automated containerized workload defense and compliance solutions, today announced that it closed …
More:
CRN, Silicon Valley Business …, Reuters, ZDNet, SiliconANGLE, Lacework, and SecurityWeek
| Coco Liu / Bloomberg: |
Alibaba misses with Q2 sales of $31.4B, up 29% YoY but below $32.1B estimates, as net income reached $846M — - Outlook fell short as quarterly sales numbers missed estimates — China's e-commerce leader struggling with slowing consumption — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. outlook …
More:
Finextra, South China Morning Post, ZDNet, Wall Street Journal, and CNBC
| Ian Sherr / CNET: |
Apple announces Self Service Repair, a program starting next year that will publish repair manuals, let customers buy parts and tools, and more — The tech giant says it will publish repair manuals and allow everyday customers to buy the same parts and tools certified technicians and repair shops use.
More:
iFixit News, New York Times, The Verge, techadvisor.com, TechCrunch, The Verge, Financial Times, Laptop Mag, Daring Fireball, Silicon Republic, TechCircle, 9to5Mac, Apple Newsroom, MacRumors, BGR India, iPhone in Canada Blog, news.com.au, Gizchina, Marques Brownlee/YouTube, Newser, Wall Street Journal, The Information, One Degree, Rene Ritchie/YouTube, AppleInsider, Digital Photography Review, Michael Tsai, PYMNTS.com, Techdirt, CNBC, Associated Press, BetaNews, CNN, Reuters, Vox, and Fast Company
Tweets: @kwiens, @fredericjacobs, @kwiens, @ifixit, @repaircoalition, @tomwarren, @nproctor, @mkbhd, @backlon, @nproctor, @nproctor, @stellafudge, @kcimc, @nproctor, @donie, @viticci, @samifathi_, @stellafudge, @jonyiveparody, @stewartbrand, @mattophobia, @nproctor, @lukemiani, @anildash, @snazzyq, @alexlindsay, @stellafudge, @themadstone, @timsweeneyepic, @lukemiani, @russellbrandom, @kwiens, @can, @shiraovide, @stellafudge, @normative, @thisisnoahevans, @tim_stevens, @snazzyq, @joannastern, @stroughtonsmith, @rdrv3, @rdrv3, @fightfortheftr, @aperzanowski, @ihnatko, @weeabob, @siracusa, @harrymccracken, @jordannovet, @matthewstoller, @jason_koebler, @jason_koebler, @iancutress, @mkbhd, @asymco, @higgyc, @dlberes, @dcseifert, @nproctor, @dlberes, @snubs, @benedictevans, @joannastern, @every_daydad, @psythor, @maxwinebach, @counternotions, @masonpelt, @martinsfp, @alexhern, and @jamesliamcook. Thanks:@iansherr
| Kate Park / TechCrunch: |
Australia-based Practice Ignition, which offers client engagement and commerce services for businesses, raises a $50M Series C led by JMI Equity — Practice ignition, an Australia-based client engagement and commerce platform for professional service businesses, has raised $50 million …
More:
FinSMEs and Australian Financial Review
| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
Apple releases iOS 15.1.1 to solve an issue with dropped calls on iPhone 12 and 13 models — iOS 15.1.1 promises improvements to the smartphones' phone — A new iOS update is starting to hit phones — no, not the seemingly feature-packed iOS 15.2, but iOS 15.1.1, which Apple says will solve an issue with calls dropping.
More:
9to5Mac, TechRadar, Wccftech, BGR India, Pocketnow, XDA Developers, TidBITS, Digital Trends, ZDNet, MacRumors, and iDownloadBlog.com
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify expands Podcast Subscriptions globally with 20 price points from $0.50 to $150 and will let creators download subscribers' contact info — Just a few months after launching support for podcast subscriptions to U.S. creators, Spotify today is making the service available to creators in global markets.
More:
9to5Mac, Android Headlines, PhoneArena, Word of Mouth, XDA Developers, Pocketnow, Mumbrella, iThinkDifferent, Engadget, and iMore
Tweets: @mayhem4markets, @backseatvc, @trengriffin, and @mattnavarra
| Dan Mangan / CNBC: |
The US DOJ will sell $56M worth of cryptocurrency it seized as part of the BitConnect fraud case; victims can apply to be reimbursed — - The U.S. Justice Department will sell off $56 million worth of cryptocurrency it seized as part of a massive Ponzi scheme case against a man who promoted the crypto lending program BitConnect.
Source:
U.S. Department of Justice. More:
PCMag, Finbold, SiliconANGLE, U.Today, Finance Magnates, Insider, and infosecurity-magazine.com
| Bloomberg: |
Q&A with AWS CEO Adam Selipsky on plans for sector-specific products, such as for healthcare or telecoms, a shift from Jassy's one-size-fits-all approach — In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Adam Selipsky says a new push to build targeted cloud services for the healthcare … | Katie Roof / Bloomberg: |
Marketing management software startup Braze jumps 44% in its Nasdaq debut, after raising $520M in its IPO, at an $8.4B valuation — - CEO credits first-day gain of 44% to roadshow going well — Braze reaches diluted value of more than $9.6 billion — Customer engagement software … | Jeff Rumage / Built In Austin: |
Ontic, whose software helps companies identify, assess, and manage physical security threats, raises a $40M Series B led by JMI Equity — Ontic announced Tuesday that it has raised $40 million to scale its protective intelligence software that helps companies identify, assess and manage physical security threats.
More:
Ontic, Austin American-Statesman, Security Info Watch, and FinSMEs
| Emma Betuel / TechCrunch: |
H1, a social network for health care professionals, raises a $100M Series C led by Altimeter Capital, 11 months after raising a $58M Series B — Fresh off of a $58 million Series B round, and just one year after graduating from Y combinator, H1, a “LinkedIn for the healthcare industry” has raised even more cash.
Source:
GlobeNewswire News Room. More:
AlleyWatch, FierceHealthcare, H1, Forbes, hitconsultant.net, and pitchbook.com
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Airwallex, a payments platform for international purchases, raises $100M led by Lone Pine Capital at a $5.5B valuation, adding to its September $200M Series E — E-commerce and other online businesses are becoming increasingly global in their operations and customer bases …
More:
FinSMEs, Finextra, PingWest, Crowdfund Insider, Australian Financial Review, Tech in Asia, and altfi.com. Tweets: @ingridlunden
Sponsor Posts
Google:
Generate videos with Veo 3 in Google Gemini — Create high-quality, 8-second videos with Veo 3, our state-of-the-art AI video generator. Try it with a Google AI Pro plan or get the highest access with the Ultra plan.
Generate videos with Veo 3 in Google Gemini — Create high-quality, 8-second videos with Veo 3, our state-of-the-art AI video generator. Try it with a Google AI Pro plan or get the highest access with the Ultra plan.
Codegen:
Ship with AI: The Future of Coding is Here — Use natural language in Slack to trigger real PRs, docs, dashboards, infra & more. Codegen connects GitHub, Linear, Notion, and beyond.
Ship with AI: The Future of Coding is Here — Use natural language in Slack to trigger real PRs, docs, dashboards, infra & more. Codegen connects GitHub, Linear, Notion, and beyond.
Zoho:
Introducing subflows and outgoing webhooks in Zoho Flow — We're excited to announce two powerful additions to Zoho Flow—subflows and outgoing webhooks. These features are designed to help you build workflows easier …
Introducing subflows and outgoing webhooks in Zoho Flow — We're excited to announce two powerful additions to Zoho Flow—subflows and outgoing webhooks. These features are designed to help you build workflows easier …
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
Great Chat:
Much ado about acquihires
A podcast mostly about tech. Brought to you weekly by Angela Du, Sally Shin, Mac Bohannon, Helen Min, and Ashley Mayer.
Subscribe to Great Chat.
Techmeme Ride Home:
Conflicting AI Legal Rulings
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe to Techmeme Ride Home.
Diggnation:
A First Look at Digg iOS
Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht give you their unique, sometimes awkward, and always hilarious take on the edges of the internet.
Subscribe to Diggnation.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
How to become a Substack Star with Emily Sundberg
Media and tech aren't just intersecting - they're fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers.
Subscribe to Channels with Peter Kafka.
Spotlight On:
Veza's Tarun Thakur on excelling at go-to-market at every stage
A podcast from Accel about how companies are built, from the people doing the building.
Subscribe to Spotlight On.
Uncapped with Jack Altman:
Dan Feder from the University of Michigan
Conversations with people I admire about things I'm genuinely interested in.
Subscribe to Uncapped with Jack Altman.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 8:40 AM ET, November 18, 2021.
The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.
From Mediagazer
Aaron Royce / Daily Front Row:Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Heather Landi / FierceHealthcare: |
Source:
Ribbon Health. More:
Forbes, FinSMEs, Ribbon Health, hitconsultant.net, and MobiHealthNews. Tweets: @fiercehealthit
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
More:
PR Newswire, Investor's Business Daily, MarketWatch, SiliconANGLE, Bloomberg, Barron's Online, ZDNet, Reuters, and Cisco. Tweets: @danielnewmanuv
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
More:
Android Headlines, 9to5Google, Ubergizmo, BGR, Android Police, MobileSyrup, and SlashGear
Tweets: @artemr, @adamconwayie, @scalzi, @suka_hiroaki, and @siva_bharani
Earlier Picks
| Shannon Liao / Washington Post: |
More:
Bloomberg, Game Developer, Protocol, thegamer.com, SOC Investment Group, PC Gamer, Game Informer, Kotaku, TechSpot, Destructoid, dexerto.com, GamesIndustry.biz, VentureBeat, The Verge, GameSpot, IGN, VICE, Game Rant, and The Guardian
Tweets: @abetterabk, @jasonschreier, @shannon_liao, @jasonschreier, @ign, @skillupyt, @frankcifaldi, @kelslewin, @paultassi, @rebelcomicnerd, @amandafarough, @ashleyesqueda, @ekp, @thattheretim, @stephentotilo, @mistahwoodhouse, @garywhitta, @jasonschreier, @revololwarrior, @chrissyxchi, @luceobrien, @a_dmg04, and @lisabloom
| Sam Dean / Los Angeles Times: |
More:
AEG Worldwide, Crypto.com, CNBC, NPR, Washington Post, USA Today, CryptoSlate, Micky, Quartz, Marketing Dive, Associated Press, CoinDesk, Forkast, CNET, Digital Music News, Cointelegraph, and Bitcoinist.com
Tweets: @jasonyanowitz, @fos, @lat_iliana, @germanotes, @benlikestocode, @davidlaz, @ajb_powell, @rmac18, @staplescenter, @matthewstoller, @tomgara, @markg_medina, @tomgara, @donie, @silvermanjacob, @brettkollmann, @josephmdurso, @thestalwart, @thestalwart, @kevinroose, @germanotes, @molly_knight, @martinsfp, @someday_deane, @brianroemmele, and @billshaikin