This Week I Learned - Week #4 2022
This Week I Learned - * Azure IoT Central is Microsoft's application platform as a service (aPaaS) offering designed to simplify and accelerate IoT solution assembly and operation by assembling platform as a service (PaaS) components into an extensible and fully managed app development platform hosted by Microsoft. * LinkedIn has turned into a pretty monster business: annual revenue is $10B+ , which compares very favourably with other social networks like Twitter (~$5B), Snap (~$4B) and Pinterest (~$2-3B). Microsoft acquired LinkedIn for $26B in 2016. * Short-video sharing platforms like Tiktok & Instagram Reels have a big influence on music trends. Most music labels in India spend a major part of their marketing budgets promoting songs on YouTube, Instagram Reels and home-grown equivalents like Josh and Moj. * Angel round is the first round of funding for a startup. It’s followed by venture capital rounds. * The US is home to around half of the world's civilian-held