Month: September 2021

Daily Authority: Is Windows 11 ready? 📆

Good morning! Fresh strong Geisha coffee today, fancy! Windows 11: October 5 Microsoft has officially announced October 5, 2021 as the release date for Windows 11. The refresh has plenty going for it, but there are some weird, confusing elements too. In short: Windows 11 will be a free upgrade, available for all eligible Windows

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Telegram releases an update that removes the cap on live stream viewers, from 1,000 to unlimited, introduces more options for forwarding messages, and more (Jon Porter/The Verge)

Jon Porter / The Verge: Telegram releases an update that removes the cap on live stream viewers, from 1,000 to unlimited, introduces more options for forwarding messages, and more  —  Along with more forwarding options  —  Telegram, the messaging app that’s becoming more and more like a fully-fledged social media network …

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Sources: Chinese state-backed firms are set to take an 80%+ stake in Ant Group’s credit scoring joint venture, potentially gaining access to data of 1B+ users (Julie Zhu/Reuters)

Julie Zhu / Reuters: Sources: Chinese state-backed firms are set to take an 80%+ stake in Ant Group’s credit scoring joint venture, potentially gaining access to data of 1B+ users  —  State-backed firms are set to take a sizeable stake in a key Ant Group asset for the first time, three people told Reuters …

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Vic.ai, which offers AI-powered tools that it says can automate accounting tasks, raises $50M Series B led by Iconiq Growth, bringing total raised to $63M (Mike Butcher/TechCrunch)

Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: Vic.ai, which offers AI-powered tools that it says can automate accounting tasks, raises $50M Series B led by Iconiq Growth, bringing total raised to $63M  —  Vic.ai, a startup that has built an AI-based platform it claims can ‘automate’ enterprise accounting, has raised a $50M Series B round led …

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Pyston, the Python alternative, gets backing from Anaconda

Looking to advance Python performance, data science platform provider Anaconda has hired the lead developers of the Pyston alternative Python runtime. The developers, Kevin Modzelewski and Marius Wachtler, will focus on building an open source community of users, contributors, and maintainers, with the goal of ensuring Pyston’s long-term sustainability. Support from Anaconda will enable the

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Refinitiv: Tencent has invested in 34 international companies in H1 2021, including 16 in Europe, compared to four overseas deals in 2020 and three in 2019 (Financial Times)

Financial Times: Refinitiv: Tencent has invested in 34 international companies in H1 2021, including 16 in Europe, compared to four overseas deals in 2020 and three in 2019  —  Chinese internet group’s Europe dealmaking surge coincides with tightening regulatory noose at home

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“Autonomous accounting” platform Vic.ai raises $50M round led by ICONIQ Growth

Vic.ai, a startup that has built an AI-based platform it claims can ‘automate’ enterprise accounting, has raised a $50M Series B round led by ICONIQ Growth, with participation from existing investors GGV Capital, Cowboy Ventures and Costanoa Ventures, bringing total capital raised to $63 million. The company’s customers include HSB (Sweden’s largest real-estate management company), Intercom Inc. and HireQuest

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