Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Apple's new iPad lineup is a mess, with the M2 iPad Pro missing some of the advances in the low-end 10th-gen iPad and the 9th-gen iPad still available for sale (Jason Snell/Six Colors)

Jason Snell / Six Colors:
Apple's new iPad lineup is a mess, with the M2 iPad Pro missing some of the advances in the low-end 10th-gen iPad and the 9th-gen iPad still available for sale  —  On Tuesday morning, Apple announced new iPad and iPad Pro models via press release.  On their own, they are reasonable …



Global smartphone market fell 9% YoY in Q3, the third decline in 2022 and the worst Q3 since 2014; Apple grew its market share from 15% in Q3 2021 to 18% (Canalys)

Canalys:
Global smartphone market fell 9% YoY in Q3, the third decline in 2022 and the worst Q3 since 2014; Apple grew its market share from 15% in Q3 2021 to 18%  —  In Q3 2022, the global smartphone market recorded its third consecutive decline this year, dropping 9% year-on-year, marking the worst Q3 since 2014.



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Munich-based Holidu, which runs a search engine and booking website for vacation rentals, raised a €100M Series E led by 83North, with €75M equity and €25M debt (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Munich-based Holidu, which runs a search engine and booking website for vacation rentals, raised a €100M Series E led by 83North, with €75M equity and €25M debt  —  Munich-based software and services vacation rental startup, Holidu, has topped up its coffers …



Documents: Japan may let crypto exchanges list tokens without a lengthy screening process, unless the tokens are new; the rule could take effect by December (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Documents: Japan may let crypto exchanges list tokens without a lengthy screening process, unless the tokens are new; the rule could take effect by December  —  Japan plans to further loosen cryptocurrency rules by making it easier to list virtual coins, potentially burnishing the country's allure …



Docs: Israeli AI chip startup Hailo is pursuing an urgent IPO via a SPAC merger at a valuation of less than $500M; it was last valued at $1.2B in 2024 (Meir Orbach/CTech)

Meir Orbach / CTech : Docs: Israeli AI chip startup Hailo is pursuing an urgent IPO via a SPAC merger at a valuation of less than $500M; ...