Disruptiv Newsletter: Cloud lifts Microsoft ☁️ Nvidia AI "hallucinations" 🤖 Crypto 🎨 and more

Welcome to the Disruptiv newsletter! You're about to get this week's top tech and innovation insight that we saw this week. Enjoy! [disruptivflow-header] Good morning, FlowBankers Welcome to the Disruptiv newsletter! A weekly aggregate of relevant tech-focused quick takes. Saturday 29th April, 2023 [Start trading](113/cXx8Z04/VWFP2_6PQRWbVzJhwq5qth61W5l3Nw34ZYvM5N2sc1xt2-MK5V1-WJV7CgRVTW4CYFdh7qFgGtW27kc8D4JlywxW5drKBG6S5v_DVs4qsw7702FpW54kYWb90dZbdW8HVJnN2jSvbrVszx4g8kJPFVN35G8ks7KHDsN8PvMQh_lXmtW13syX71Nxk4JW62lqM36MgS1ZW13gSgs4Gk2GnVbNz8D349zhkW4Hsf5C95DKQpW9dfTwP3Xc5xCW8htzCQ6rBVzXW5PGZky29bQzBW8DFRmM5p-mf0W3BSMr231wSv0W6kB-m77p2mq031TS1) FlowBank tech articles 📚 Is India the biggest growth opportunity for tech giants? [Apple India](113/cXx8Z04/VWFP2_6PQRWbVzJhwq5qth61W5l3Nw34ZYvM5N2sc1x92-MJQV1-WJV7CgDx5W1q2Bnq7wbGlLW5DRFkQ2CHG70W1KXvT82N_HyJN68pG_0bqCBLVSVpXd1zC1MZN10_Qy1jL9lvW6bcGN12QgHw5MyzvSxp926TN1n_zBSNz9QjW21JPm2425RT4W7qmJW83p4T9ZW5DXsx259yGB7W76g4qf3scdpmW2CqJnw9bLB3-W3p2Hfz8DsqbQW3fKYmc4cS4vCW63qG533FlfLPW6vSDYx9fpsSR3l1D1) According to some estimates, India is poised on the precipice of a tech explosion many are comparing to their own Industrial Revolution. [Read me](113/cXx8Z04/VWFP2_6PQRWbVzJhwq5qth61W5l3Nw34ZYvM5N2sc1x92-MJQV1-WJV7CgZjJW7G3xRx2Q1d5qW8lSn217RH48tW5h7cn72xL1KkW3d4s7P9b254nW3_Jryt5dgzTZW6cV2ng3jy3_TW3lWkLk8RqXSkVgy9rb217BFLVSWyNL5wHknxW8pD7-M4HkSdtW2xb2PY3Lr4xWN8dDR3vdkk80W7XYdch7zxyd4W3SvGTx3qBwvBN1DdgQdR7j4rW2CSJn964B02RW8ts3hd79P9NMW7lPw598QgTKd39xc1) Big Technology 🍎 - Meta outperformed its peers in a big week for tech earnings. Chinese retailers helped lift Meta's Q1 sales by spending heavily on Facebook ads for consumers outside of China. - Nvidia unveiled new software this week, NeMo Guardrails, that will help software makers prevent AI models from "hallucinating" incorrect facts. c - Tencent ramps up investment in European gaming studios amid a move to diversify away from China. The move comes despite improving regulatory conditions in China as Beijing lifts punishing restrictions. VC + Startups 🎯 - Swobbee, the German-based urban mobility start up, has secured an additional €2 million to expand its EV rental batteries and battery swapping stations to more markets, facilitating a green transition. - - Onin, a London-based start up has secured over €3 million to launch its product which aims to bring a closer connection to calendars and chat apps. Onin was founded by Ryan Brodie, the entrepreneur behind the dating app Muzz. - Centuro Global, has raised €3.7 million to help businesses expand globally. The startup offers global expansion as a service to help other growing companies expand, respecting immigration, legal, tax, HR, and start-uppayroll rules of other countries. Crypto 👾 - Bitcoin briefly rose to 30k again this week after upbeat tech earnings and amid lingering worries over US regional banks. Bitcoin's estimated leverage ratio hit an 18-month low, which could signal lower volatility in the future. c - Yuga Labs, the creator of Bored Ape Yacht Club, is dominating the NFT market and accounts for 35% of all NFT trading volume for the 6-month to March 2023. Law and regulation 🕵️ - Apple wins its appeal against EPIC games following years of legal battles after Fortnite was ejected from the App Store after breaking app store policies and offering access to EPIC’s own payment system. . - The UK CMA has blocked Microsoft’s planned $69 billion acquisition of Activation Blizzard, citing concerns over Microsoft’s ability to dominate the emerging cloud gaming market. Disruptiv Figure 📊 . Strength in Microsoft's Cloud Microsoft may be better known for its front-facing product Office 365, but earnings this week revealed that half of the tech giant's revenue was generated from cloud services. This is the first time that cloud solutions have achieved such a high proportion of the total revenue. 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