New York City-based Alkymi, which offers no-code workflow automation tools for business users, raised a $21M Series A led by Intel Capital (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)

David Pierce / The Verge:
Google says it is integrating Google Tasks across Google Assistant and its suite of apps including Calendar  —  Google is working on a big update to Google Tasks, the company said today.  It’s bringing a couple of new features to the app, making it easier to add tasks …

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
UK-based Zen Educate, a marketplace that algorithmically matches schools with the best available teachers, raised a $21M Series A extension to fuel US expansion  —  Zen Educate, an online marketplace that algorithmically matches schools with the best available teachers, has raised £19.3 million …

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:
New Zealand-based Partly, which maintains a database used by marketplaces like eBay of 50M+ car parts from 20K+ suppliers and OEMs, raised a $21M Series A  —  Car parts buyers require specific parts to fit specific vehicles, making for a supply-constrained environment.

Noahpinion:
Despite genuine concerns, generative AI seems unlikely to replace workers, instead complementing and empowering them by taking over mundane, repetitive tasks  —  A joint blog post by Noah and roon on the future of work in the age of AI … If you talk to people about the potential …

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
Drata, which uses automation to help companies adhere to compliance frameworks, raised a $200M Series C led by Iconiq Growth and GGV Capital at a $2B valuation  —  Drata, a security compliance and automation platform that helps companies adhere to frameworks such as SOC 2 and GDPR …

Dan Taylor / Tech.eu:
Dublin-based Tines, which offers no-code automation tools for security teams, raised a $55M Series B extension, bringing the total Series B to ~$77M  —  Offering dead simple drag-and-drop automation workflows for cybersecurity teams, Dublin’s Tines has raised an additional $55 million in a Series B round extension.