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Pactum, which helps companies automate supplier negotiations with AI and secure more favorable contractual terms, raised a $54M Series C led by Insight Partners (Maria Deutscher/SiliconANGLE)
https://siliconangle.com/2025/06/09/pactum-raises-…

Pactum raises $54M for its procurement automation platform - SiliconANGLE
Pactum raises $54M for its procurement automation platform - SiliconANGLE

Microsoft has once again been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data Science and Machine Learning (DSML) Platforms.
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog

Microsoft recognized for second consecutive year as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms | Microsoft Azure Blog
Find out how Microsoft Azure Machine Learning can help you optimize business processes, improve customer experiences, and drive innovation.

Datenzugang für Forscher: Gericht hebt Verfügung gegen X auf
Das Landgericht Berlin hatte X gezwungen, Forschern Zugang zu Daten auf der Plattform zu geben, diese Verfügung nun aber wieder kassiert.

Hamish McKenzie says WaPo approached Substack about hosting its writers, and there has been a "change in mindset" of traditional media about the platform (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/jun

Canary, which offers hotel guest management tools, raised an $80M Series D led by Brighton Park Capital, valuing the company at about $600M (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/12/hotel-mana…

Hotel management platform Canary nabs $80M Series D from BPC, YC, Insight Partners | TechCrunch
Canary offers a product suite that encompasses every part of the guest journey, from booking to departure. The company offers services that let hotel guests check in on mobile devices or text the front desk for help. And it's leaning into AI in serving its customers’ guests through voice, web, and text with an LLM, sometimes offering instant responses.

Marina Hyde is a brilliant columnist:
Imagine owning the world’s premier shitposting platform – in fact, having spent $44bn on it, specifically so that your magic mirror would tell you each day that you were the fairest shitposter of all – and then shuffling sheepishly on to your own pixels to mumble something about having gone “too far” with your hurty words.

Yo creo que esa es una muy buena razón para migrar a plataformas que sean verdaderamente democršticas, transparentes y libres que no censuren o promuevan contenidos según los criterios de conveniencia de sus dueños.
¡Saludos desde el #Fediverso!
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Berlin-based Payrails, whose platform helps enterprises accept payments, issue payouts, and more, raised a $32M Series A, taking its total funding to $52.8M (Tamara Djurickovic/Tech.eu)
https://tech.eu/2025/06/12/payrails-ra

Payrails raises $32M Series A to boost payment performance for global enterprises
A global payment software company Payrails, has raised $32 million in Series A funding to further its mission of enabling enterprises to take control of their payment operations.  Founded by former fintech leaders from Delivery Hero, Payrails’ founding team brings deep experience building global, scalable financial infrastructure. With the continued backing of leading technology investors, Payrails is strengthening its position as a category-defining payment platform for large enterprises. …

Horizon3.ai, whose AI-based penetration testing platform NodeZero helps find and exploit attack paths in production systems, raised a $100M Series D led by NEA (Chris Metinko/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/202…

Exclusive: Horizon3.ai raises $100M Series D
The company is using AI to improve cybersecurity.

FermŠt, which uses AI to analyze e-commerce store performance and audience behavior for personalized campaigns, raised a $45M Series B led by VMG Partners (Chris Metinko/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/2…

Exclusive: Commerce platform Fermàt raises $45M Series B
VMG Partners led the Series B.