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Everyone knew this would be rough quarterly earnings report, but the question was just how rough. Facing broader economic headwinds and a slowing smartphone market, Apple reported its second straight quarterly sales drop. Still, the company managed to beat Wall Street forecasts, on the strength of better-than-expected iPhone revenue. Apple itself issue no formal guidance […] iPhone sales help Apple beat revenue forecasts for Q2 by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google is celebrating Star Wars Day with a special easter egg featuring Grogu, also known as Baby Yoda. When you type “Grogu” or “Baby Yoda” into the Google Search bar, the character will appear in the bottom right corner of your screen. Once you click on him, he will use the Force to knock out […] Google celebrates Star Wars Day with a fun Grogu easter egg by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...... →

After a nearly nine-month hiatus, Tesla has reopened orders for its long-range Model 3. The vehicle reappeared on the automaker’s website earlier this week with a steep price drop. It previously started at $57,990, but now sits at $47,240 before any interior, exterior or software upgrades. Still, this roughly 18.5% discount seems to come with […] Tesla brings back the long-range Model 3 with an 18% discount by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch... →

StarCoder — это альтернатива сервисам вроде Copilot, который компания GitHub выпустила как «напарника программистов», пишет TechCrunch.... →

Welcome back to Chain Reaction. This week I’m writing the newsletter from the currently sunny and always beautiful city of Barcelona, Spain. Developers are building out the blockchain ecosystem in Barcelona by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

It’s become increasingly difficult to sign new SaaS customers unless they can demonstrate high and measurable ROI with rapid time to value. Acquisition, retention, expansion: Why SaaS founders must understand GDR and NDR by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

Augmented reality is coming to Reels Ads and Facebook Stories, Meta announced this afternoon the IAB’s NewFronts as part of its pitch to advertisers. The update allows brands like Sephora, Tiffany & Co., and others to offer more immersive experiences and AR filters when marketing to Meta’s audience, including its younger Gen Z users. The […] Meta pitches augmented reality to advertisers with new AR Reels Ads and Facebook Stories by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

I’m heading back to the South Bay next week, thanks to Google I/O, which is coming back to the Shoreline Amphitheater. I honestly don’t expect much of anything related to this beat, though AI is going to be all over that thing. That’s hardly a new phenomenon, of course — previous developer conferences have showcased […] The life and death of a robot vacuum by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

Popular chat and streaming app Discord is making every single one of its users change their names, and you could be forgiven for wondering why make such a disruptive move at all. But the platform’s founders say it’s more necessary than you might think. Ordinarily, Discord users are identified by a name and random number […] Why is Discord making you change your name? by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

Shopify laid off 20% of its global workforce today – its second sizeable employee culling after a reduction of 10% announced last July. This latest downsizing also includes the wholesale divestment of an entire line of business: Shopify’s in-house logistics arm, which sought to own more of the warehousing and fulfillment chain for its merchants. […] How Shopify bungled its latest layoffs and made employees feel like NPCs by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch... →

Wondering where your Uber Eats order is? Alexa will soon be able to tell you. Amazon today announced a new partnership with Uber that will give Echo device owners the ability to track their Uber Eats orders via Amazon’s voice assistant. Starting later this month, Uber Eats users will be able to turn on a […] Alexa’s new feature lets your Echo speaker announce your Uber Eats order updates by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

For this week's teardown, Haje buddied up with the team at Trulytell to improve a slide deck until it became the perfect pitch deck. Pitch Deck Teardown: The Perfect Pitch Deck by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

Beleaguered EV company Lordstown Motors seemed to have found a financial savior in Foxconn, the Taiwanese manufacturer best known for making iPhones for Apple. But now, with that relationship faltering, it appears the the road is ending for Lordstown’s Endurance EV truck and maybe even the company. Lordstown issued a warning May 1 that it […] Lordstown Motors’ Endurance EV pickup truck is dying by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

Look, I’m not going to sit here and pretend like the entire world didn’t know this was happening next week, but is a bit of theatrics too much to ask? Google learned a few years back that the best way to juice a product hype cycle is to “leak” the thing yourself, and here here […] Oh hey, Google just announced the Pixel Fold by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

Tellus, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed fintech company that claims it can offer people higher yields on their savings balances by using that money to fund certain U.S. single-family-home loans, is under scrutiny by the U.S. government. On May 2, as first reported by Barron’s, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs […] Senate Banking chair urges FDIC to look into Tellus, a fintech backed by Andreessen Horowitz by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrun... →

Эти и другие обновления появятся у всех пользователей в течение нескольких недель — начиная с 4 мая 2023 года.... →

HubSpot CEO Yamini Rangan told investors that generative AI is going to "rapidly” change the business landscape. As generative AI finds its footing in enterprise products, how will companies charge for its use? by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

WhatsApp is adding a few new updates around polls and sharing on its platform, the company announced on Thursday. Most notably, you can now create single-vote polls and forward media with captions. You now have the option to create single-vote polls, which means you can run a poll where people are only allowed to vote […] WhatsApp now lets you create single-vote polls and forward media with captions by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Senzai’s technology measures impact, experimentation and optimization to determine which sales campaigns will appeal to customers. Senzai taps into AI optimization to guide LatAm companies to the right customers by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →