Author: Isabella

The best experiences for musicians are the ones that make you feel like you’re living your dream. When you’re in the zone, feeling the music, and forget where you are and who’s around you, that’s when it all comes together. That’s why we’ve compiled this list of our favorite experiences for musicians. From learning how to play in a band to playing with your own band on stage, these experiences will help you get on the road to becoming a better musician! List of best experiences for musicians If you’re a beginner cello player or even a singer who wants…

Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: Microsoft launches Visual Studio 2022, its first 64-bit version, with Hot Reload for making code changes while an app is running, and .NET 6, with Arm64 support  —  It’s a big week for developers using Microsoft’s Visual Studio and .NET platforms.  —  On November 8, Microsoft …

Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: Ultraleap, which develops ultrasound-based hand tracking tech and touchless interfaces for VR/XR headsets, raises an $82M Series D from Tencent and others  —  It was way back in 2017 that the company that became Ultraleap (Ultrahaptics, as weas) demonstrated at TechCrunch Disrupt a technology …

Drew Harwell / Washington Post: An anti-fascist researcher says her Twitter account was suspended after someone reported a 2019 tweet of hers following Twitter’s new “private media policy”  —  Researchers fear the new ban on posts sharing people’s private information will be ‘emboldening to the fascists’ eager to keep their identities concealed.

Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: Indian online beauty products retailer Purplle raises a $75M Series E led by Kedaara Capital at a $630M valuation  —  – Purplle reaches valuation of $630 million in new funding round  — Local e-commerce rival Nykaa is raising funds in an IPO  —  Purplle, the Indian online beauty …

Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech: Cerebras, which makes “wafer-scale” AI chips with 2.6T transistors, raises a $250M Series F at a $4B valuation, bringing its total funding to $720M  —  Every once in a while, a startup comes along with something out of left field.  In the AI hardware generation, Cerebras holds that title, with their Wafer Scale Engine.

Scott Stein / CNET: Microsoft and Qualcomm partner to develop custom chips for AR glasses and integrate their software, such as Microsoft Mesh and Snapdragon Spaces  —  The news points to Microsoft looking to shrink the HoloLens 2 down to new products that could connect with phones.

Erin Brodwin / Axios: NY-based Flume Health, which lets organizations build health plans catered to employers’ needs, raises a $30M Series A, bringing its total funding to $40M  —  Flume Health, a New York-based health plan builder for organizations, raised $30 million in Series A funding led by Optum Ventures …

Faseeh Mangi / Bloomberg: Analysis: Pakistan-based startups have raised ~$300M in 2021, more than the previous six years combined, with investors from the US, UAE, and Singapore  —  Global investors are pouring money into Pakistan’s budding tech sector.  Funding this year has outstripped the last six combined.

Peter Wayner / VentureBeat: Zesty, which helps companies reduce cloud computing costs by using AI to avoid repetitive tasks, raises a $35M Series A led by Next47  —  Zesty, a company that offers a tool for automatically scaling and shrinking cloud resources to keep cloud costs in check, announced a $35 million series A funding round.