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• RapidCanvas raises $29M Series B; says revenue grew 8x but shows no figures
• Nvidia's RTX Spark laptops ship from six makers, with up to 128GB of memory
• Microsoft says Windows 11 is 20% more responsive; the one 8GB test found no change
• Jio sets IPO price band valuing it at ₹10.3 trillion, more than double its 2020 mark
• WhatsApp guests can join calls by link, but only account holders can start them

RapidCanvas raises $29M Series B; says revenue grew 8x but shows no figures

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RapidCanvas, an Austin-based startup that builds custom AI applications for mid-sized companies, raised a $29 million Series B led by Vertex Ventures SEA & India on October 16

Nvidia's RTX Spark laptops ship from six makers, with up to 128GB of memory

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Nvidia said on Oct. 16 that RTX Spark laptops are on sale from ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and MSI.

Microsoft says Windows 11 is 20% more responsive; the one 8GB test found no change

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Microsoft says Windows 11 can now keep up to 2GB more active data in memory instead of moving it to slower storage, and that this makes a "meaningful difference" on 8GB PCs.

Jio sets IPO price band valuing it at ₹10.3 trillion, more than double its 2020 mark

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Jio Platforms set a price band of ₹1,065 to ₹1,119 per share for an offering of up to 270 million new shares, seeking as much as $3.2 billion, according to a Reliance Industries

WhatsApp guests can join calls by link, but only account holders can start them

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Meta has added guest calling to WhatsApp: a person with no WhatsApp account can join a call from a link, in a web browser, without installing the app.

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