Weekly DaaS Roundup for Feb 6

DaaS Never Sleeps

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World of DaaS
February 06, 2025

NEWS, READS AND MORE

Alphabet announces a $75 billion investment in AI infrastructure, focusing on servers and data centers to meet rising AI demands.

China-based Deepseek claims its latest AI reasoning model surpasses OpenAI’s O1 on multiple benchmarks, a development that could impact the competitive landscape of AI-powered data services.

Census CEO Boris Jabes challenges conventional data wisdom, arguing that businesses should prioritize action over perfection and embrace natural language interfaces for data interaction.

A guide to finding the right data and identity partners in an increasingly fragmented digital landscape.

🎧 THE LATEST WOD PODCAST 🎧

Rajeev Goel is the co-founder and CEO of PubMatic (NASDAQ: PUBM), a sell-side advertising platform that processes over 780 billion ad impressions daily.

In this episode of World of DaaS, Rajeev and Auren discuss:

  • Building private cloud infrastructure for ad tech

  • Processing 780 billion daily ad impressions

  • The rise of retail media networks

  • Political advertising in Connected TV

M&A AND FUNDING

Tive Secures $40M in Series C

Tive raises $40M to expand its real-time supply chain visibility platform, improving shipment tracking and logistics analytics.

Meteomatics Raises $22M in Series C for Weather Data Services

Meteomatics secures funding to expand its high-resolution weather data offerings, a crucial resource for industries ranging from agriculture to logistics.

Formance Raises $21M to Build the AWS of Fintech Infrastructure

Formance secures funding to create a cloud-based financial infrastructure platform, streamlining payment flows and compliance.

RANDOM ART OF THE WEEK

prompt: Gen AI tools personified as futuristic robots competing in a high-tech arena.

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