TechTaffy

tech:

taffy

Microsoft beats Apple as most valuable company for first time in two years — The Guardian

By TechTaffy Desk

Microsoft’s stock market value ended a trading session higher than that of Apple’s for the first time since 2021 on Friday, making it the world’s most valuable company as worries about demand hit the iPhone maker’s shares, according to the report.

Here is the link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/12/microsoft-apple-world-valuable-company-stock-market

Just in

Series C

Atlan raises $105M

San Francisco, Calif.-based Atlan, providers of a data and AI governance platform, has raised $105 million in a Series C funding round.
AI

OpenAI introduces AI-generated content detection tool

OpenAI has announced the launch of a new tool designed to distinguish content created by artificial intelligence.
Around the web

TikTok and its Chinese owner sue US government over “foreign adversary” law — Ars Technica

TikTok and its owner ByteDance today sued the federal government to block the "Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications" law that would prohibit TikTok in the US if the company isn't sold to a non-Chinese firm, writes Jon Brodkin in Ars Technica. 
Fundings

Wiz raises $1B

Cloud security company Wiz has raised $1 billion in a funding round.
Fundings

Augment raises $227M 

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Augment, an AI coding assistance startup, has emerged from stealth with the announcement of a $227 million Series B funding round.