![Techmeme: Nightfall AI, which provides cloud data loss prevention services, announces a $40M Series B led by WestBridge Capital, bringing its total funding to $60M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Techmeme: Nightfall AI, which provides cloud data loss prevention services, announces a $40M Series B led by WestBridge Capital, bringing its total funding to $60M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)](https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-1289956604.jpg?w=700)
Techmeme: Nightfall AI, which provides cloud data loss prevention services, announces a $40M Series B led by WestBridge Capital, bringing its total funding to $60M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)
![Techmeme: Dutch startup Silverflow, which claims to be the first cloud-native card payments service, raises a $17M Series A led by Coatue Management (Lucy Harley-Mckeown/The Block) Techmeme: Dutch startup Silverflow, which claims to be the first cloud-native card payments service, raises a $17M Series A led by Coatue Management (Lucy Harley-Mckeown/The Block)](https://www.tbstat.com/wp/uploads/2021/10/20211015_Funding_General_3.jpg)
Techmeme: Dutch startup Silverflow, which claims to be the first cloud-native card payments service, raises a $17M Series A led by Coatue Management (Lucy Harley-Mckeown/The Block)
![Techmeme: Amazon says it will reduce its Alexa skills commission from 30% to 20% for developers who earn less than $1M per year, starting in Q2 2022 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Techmeme: Amazon says it will reduce its Alexa skills commission from 30% to 20% for developers who earn less than $1M per year, starting in Q2 2022 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)](https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/amazon-fall-2021-device-privacy.jpg?w=711)
Techmeme: Amazon says it will reduce its Alexa skills commission from 30% to 20% for developers who earn less than $1M per year, starting in Q2 2022 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
![Techmeme: Microsoft open sources its library of 1,500+ 3D emoji, available now on GitHub and Figma, letting creators remix and customize them for free (Tom Warren/The Verge) Techmeme: Microsoft open sources its library of 1,500+ 3D emoji, available now on GitHub and Figma, letting creators remix and customize them for free (Tom Warren/The Verge)](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/GOtYvbwx4cOmwvZ5SUDQkiV1k1Y=/0x38:1920x1043/fit-in/1200x630/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23934826/img_microsoft_fluent_emoji_figma_wide.png)
Techmeme: Microsoft open sources its library of 1,500+ 3D emoji, available now on GitHub and Figma, letting creators remix and customize them for free (Tom Warren/The Verge)
![Techmeme: Spotnana, which offers cloud-based enterprise tools for booking and managing travel, raised a $75M Series B, following a $34M Series A in September 2021 (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch) Techmeme: Spotnana, which offers cloud-based enterprise tools for booking and managing travel, raised a $75M Series B, following a $34M Series A in September 2021 (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch)](https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Spotnana-CTO-and-cofounder-Shikhar-Agarwal-and-CEO-and-cofounder-Sarosh-Waghmar-.jpg?w=711)
Techmeme: Spotnana, which offers cloud-based enterprise tools for booking and managing travel, raised a $75M Series B, following a $34M Series A in September 2021 (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch)
![Techmeme: Google launches Get The Message, a campaign to pressure Apple to support RCS over SMS/MMS, highlighting low-resolution photos and videos, no e2ee, and more (Abner Li/9to5Google) Techmeme: Google launches Get The Message, a campaign to pressure Apple to support RCS over SMS/MMS, highlighting low-resolution photos and videos, no e2ee, and more (Abner Li/9to5Google)](https://i0.wp.com/9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/08/Google-Apple-RCS-campaign-cover.jpeg?resize=1200%2C628&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1)
Techmeme: Google launches Get The Message, a campaign to pressure Apple to support RCS over SMS/MMS, highlighting low-resolution photos and videos, no e2ee, and more (Abner Li/9to5Google)
![Techmeme: Meta, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon join the NIST's push to scrap the leap second, which keeps clocks in sync with the Earth's rotation but can cause glitches (Stephen Shankland/CNET) Techmeme: Meta, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon join the NIST's push to scrap the leap second, which keeps clocks in sync with the Earth's rotation but can cause glitches (Stephen Shankland/CNET)](https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/44f7ee9036676892e395c9c45c7dca112eefec1c/2015/09/22/6241f712-96cf-49d9-acb5-8868cee868a1/vc11.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=630&width=1200)
Techmeme: Meta, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon join the NIST's push to scrap the leap second, which keeps clocks in sync with the Earth's rotation but can cause glitches (Stephen Shankland/CNET)
Techmeme: Rokt, which helps companies make personalized e-commerce offers, raises a $325M Series E at a $1.95B valuation led by Tiger Global, as it prepares for an IPO (Megan Graham/Wall Street Journal)
![Techmeme: Profile of YouTube's top creator of 2020, 22-year-old MrBeast, who has 48M+ subscribers, 4B views a year, ~50 employees, and spends $300K per video on average (Bloomberg) Techmeme: Profile of YouTube's top creator of 2020, 22-year-old MrBeast, who has 48M+ subscribers, 4B views a year, ~50 employees, and spends $300K per video on average (Bloomberg)](https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iUtDKyyW2CXQ/v0/1200x776.jpg)
Techmeme: Profile of YouTube's top creator of 2020, 22-year-old MrBeast, who has 48M+ subscribers, 4B views a year, ~50 employees, and spends $300K per video on average (Bloomberg)
![Techmeme: Cockroach Labs, which makes the SQL database CockroachDB, raises a $278M Series F at a $5B valuation led by Greenoaks, up from $2B valuation in January (Ron Miller/TechCrunch) Techmeme: Cockroach Labs, which makes the SQL database CockroachDB, raises a $278M Series F at a $5B valuation led by Greenoaks, up from $2B valuation in January (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)](https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/GettyImages-1331215115-1.jpg?w=600)
Techmeme: Cockroach Labs, which makes the SQL database CockroachDB, raises a $278M Series F at a $5B valuation led by Greenoaks, up from $2B valuation in January (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)
![Techmeme: Samsung announces the $230 Galaxy Buds 2 Pro with a smaller form factor, improved ambient noise cancellation, 24-bit Hi-Fi audio, and more; preorders now open (Florence Ion/Gizmodo) Techmeme: Samsung announces the $230 Galaxy Buds 2 Pro with a smaller form factor, improved ambient noise cancellation, 24-bit Hi-Fi audio, and more; preorders now open (Florence Ion/Gizmodo)](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_675,pg_1,q_80,w_1200/f5352206b3cab9ac6e9c93bb8267a5fd.jpg)