Scanntech raises $180M Series F for retail intelligence business
Scanntech raised $180M in Series F financing led by L Catterton and Partners Group, FinSMEs reported. The Montevideo, Uruguay-based company develops market intelligence tools using point-of-sale data and provides a platform for re...
Scarlet raises $50M Series B to support US and Asia-Pacific expansion
London-based Scarlet raised a $50M Series B led by Headline to support expansion into the US and Asia-Pacific, Tech.eu reported. The company certifies AI and software for medical devices; the funding is intended to support its geo...
Apple tightens App Store rules on nonconsensual intimate images
Apple updated its App Store rules Friday to explicitly require developers to prevent and remove nonconsensual sexual images. Developers that fail to implement adequate safeguards or remedy violations after notice may lose App Stor...
Anthropic reportedly offers Blackstone 10%+ yield for TPU financing
Anthropic is offering Blackstone a 10%+ yield to help finance a $60B debt package to buy Google TPUs, the Financial Times reported, citing sources. Blackstone would invest $9B in the debt. The high borrowing costs complicate Anthr...
SoftBank considers Allied Universal acquisition as Son explores AI robots
SoftBank Group is considering buying Allied Universal, the largest security services company in the US, Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the matter. The consideration comes as founder Masayoshi Son explores deploying...
Munich shifts infrastructure software to open-source alternatives
Munich is replacing proprietary infrastructure and collaboration software with open-source alternatives, chief digital officer Laura Dornheim said at Open Source Summit Europe. The city is moving from VMware to Proxmox, from Jira ...