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Upwind raises $400M after walking away from Datadog acquisition offer The cloud security startup raised a Series C at a $3.8B valuation, instead of selling itself for the same price. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/upwind-raises-400m-after-walking-away-from-datadog-acquisition-offer/
Apple’s touchscreen MacBook Pro pushes laptop pricing to a new extreme Prepare to cough up around $14,549 if you want the new touchscreen MacBook Pro to have every upgrade. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/apples-touchscreen-macbook-pro-pushes-laptop-pricing-to-a-new-extreme/
Microsoft just shared Azure’s actual revenue in dollars: $33.2 billion Microsoft has never disclosed Azure’s quarterly revenue in dollars. But for the first time, we can see just how close it is getting to besting the biggest competitor in the market, AWS. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/microsoft-just-shared-azures-actual-revenue-in-dollars-33-2-billion/
Google expands AI Search ads globally as core ad growth slows The announcement came alongside parent company Alphabet’s third-quarter earnings report, which saw revenue grow 25% year over year to $127.6 billion. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/google-expands-ai-search-ads-globally-as-core-ad-growth-slows/
Microsoft recorded $10 billion in revenue from OpenAI Microsoft said it made $10 billion in revenue from commercial arrangements with OpenAI, including revenue-sharing payments, in the quarter ending September 30. It underscores the still-enormous financial dependency of the partnership. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/microsoft-recorded-10-billion-in-revenue-from-openai/
From two doctors to 800,000 clinicians: Vera Health raises $28.5M Today, clinical health platform Vera Health announced a $28.5 million Series A led by Threshold Ventures, with participation from Optum Ventures, the healthcare venture firm backed by UnitedHealth Group, Mantis VC and SV Angel. Vera Health is a clinical AI
London robotics startup Machenta raises $40M seed investment A London robotics startup co-founded by a robotics professor and his student, which is building an AI model which claims to have discovered a new, quick way of teaching robots physical jobs, has raised a record $40m seed round, it said today. Emerging
Swiss startup Atlas Bio secures $12.5M to tackle drug development’s 70% failure rate and move beyond animal testing Swiss tech-bio firm Atlas Bio today launched from stealth with a $10 million Seed round led by Creandum, alongside a previously unannounced pre-Seed round led by First Momentum Ventures and LEA Partners,
From losing 70% of its market to a global comeback: How OneSoil turned crisis into opportunity At Tech.eu, we regularly speak to Ukrainian startups and founders deeply affected by Russia’s unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. But what happens when you’re a European startup that has built much of its
Agora Labs raises €4.3M to expand clinical data infrastructure for medical research Italian deeptech company Agora Labs has raised €4.3 million in a funding round led by venture capital firm P101 SGR, with participation from the Mussetto family, owners of Infinite Five, a holding company focused on marketing technology, data