Julia Hornstein / The Information:
Austin-based Coder, which helps developers build and run code from local devices to the cloud, raised a $90M Series C led by KKR, after raising $35M in 2024  —  Coder, a startup making software for developers to build and run code from local devices to the cloud, raised $90 million …

Laura Pitel / Financial Times:
How a small German state's bid to replace Microsoft with open-source alternatives like Linux and Kamailio faces issues, as the EU pushes “digital sovereignty”  —  Schleswig-Holstein's radical tech overhaul offers Europe a live experiment in ending dependence on US Big Tech

Bloomberg:
Sources: amid the Iran war, Asian bankers say rising power prices and energy security are becoming a bigger consideration in data center financing decisions  —  The energy shock sparked by the Iran war is increasingly coming up in conversations about data center deals for Asian bankers …

Patrick McGee / Financial Times:
As Apple turns 50, a look at how a management course in postwar Japan paved the way for Steve Jobs' obsession with quality and its dominance in the iPhone era  —  How a little-known yet highly influential management course in postwar Japan paved the way for Steve Jobs' obsession with quality.

Kimberley Kao / Wall Street Journal:
Microsoft says it is on track to invest $5.5B in cloud and AI infrastructure in Singapore through 2029, after announcing plans to invest $1B+ in Thailand  —  The investment will also go toward ongoing operations, it said  —  Microsoft is on track to invest $5.5 billion in cloud …