Byju's raised $250M in new funding as the market downturn delays its IPO; a source says the valuation was $22B, the same as when it raised $800M in March 2022 (Manish Singh/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 02:41 Rating: 5

The Mexican attorney general's office says it is investigating a ~$23M purchase of Pegasus by the prior administration and whether the NSO sold it legally (Reuters) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 01:41 Rating: 5

How Ukraine uses memes, jokes, and funny videos in its social media war with Russia, which helped the defense ministry's Twitter account grow to 1.5M followers (Paul Adams/BBC) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 23:41 Rating: 5

Many big US property managers use RealPage's YieldStar software to set rent prices, raising questions about potential collusion in violation of federal law (ProPublica) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 22:41 Rating: 5

By Oct. 14, 51% of the blocks produced for Ethereum's blockchain adhered to the US Treasury's OFAC compliance recommendations that ban Tornado Cash transactions (Margaux Nijkerk/CoinDesk) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 20:41 Rating: 5

Meta says it found an externally-created Meta Workplace account that was used to spoof an internal Instagram system used as "evidence" for The Wire's reporting (Meta) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 15:41 Rating: 5

Analysis: 14 self-driving vehicle tech companies that went public in the past two years have seen an 80%+ average decline in their post-IPO stock price (Joanna Glasner/Crunchbase News) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 13:41 Rating: 5

Starlink in Ukraine: Musk, SpaceX, and its government partners should stop finger-pointing, commit to transparency, and figure out a long-term funding solution (Devin Coldewey/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:41 Rating: 5

Metalenz, which makes metasurface optics for 3D imaging and sensing, raised a $30M Series B led by Neotribe Ventures, and says it is shipping millions of orders (Devin Coldewey/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 22:41 Rating: 5

BNP Paribas agrees to acquire Kantox, a London-based currency management automation software firm, for €120M after a three year partnership (Fiona Alston/Tech.eu) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 21:41 Rating: 5