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Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. Daily Crunch: Did Elon Musk unwittingly expose his alt Twitter account, or are we being trolled again? by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google Cloud may be chasing Amazon and Microsoft in the cloud game, but it has something big to boast about after earnings came out today. The company has turned a profit on its cloud unit for the first time since it began reporting cloud income several years ago. The company reported cloud revenue of $7.4 […] Google Cloud turns profit for the first time by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →

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A developer is attempting to reverse-engineer APIs to grant anyone free access to popular AI models like OpenAI’s GPT-4 — legal ramifications be damned. The developer’s project, GPT4Free, blew up on GitHub over the past several days after links to it from Reddit went viral. At present, GPT4Free provides — or at least appears to […] A developer exploited an API flaw to provide free access to GPT-4 by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Я добросовестно выждал целые две недели, чтобы это не выглядело спойлером, но если вы вдруг смотрите Succession с большим опозданием, то прикройте глаза, а для остальных после короткой паузы будет вот такая ссылка — совершенно на полном серьезе опубликованный в Los Angeles Times некролог на одного из главных героев сериала.... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google Ads had a latency issue with the advertiser interface and API...... →

Apple is developing an AI-powered health coaching service codenamed Quartz, according to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The tech giant is reportedly also working on technology for tracking emotions, and plans to roll out an iPad version of the iPhone health app this year. The AI-powered health coaching service is designed to help […] Apple is reportedly developing an AI-powered health coaching service by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Ursa Major has quietly closed $100 million in new funding, according to documents viewed by TechCrunch and multiple sources. Funders to the Series D include BlackRock and Space Capital. The funding was reportedly closed last October. The new capital came less than a year after the company closed an $85 million Series C. All told, […] Rocket engine startup Ursa Major quietly closed $100M in new funding by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

Bobsled, a startup that is building a cross-cloud data sharing platform, today announced that it has raised a $17 million Series A funding round co-led by Greycroft and Madrona Venture Group. This round follows a $7 million seed round led by .406 Ventures. In this most recent round, Bobsled’s valuation was $87 million. Prior to […] Bobsled raises $17M Series A to make cross-cloud data sharing easier by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

И анонсировала новую подписку ChatGPT Business.... →

Artifact, the personalized news aggregator from Instagram’s founders is further embracing AI with the launch of a new feature that will now summarize news articles for you. The company announced today it’s introducing a tool that generates article summaries with a tap of a button, in order to give readers the ability to understand the […] News app Artifact can now summarize stories using AI, including in fun styles by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Japanese company ispace lost communication with its Hakuto-R lander just moments before it was supposed to touch down on the lunar surface. “At this moment, we have not been able to confirm successful landing on the lunar surface,” ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada said on the company’s livestream. “Currently, we have not confirmed the communication from […] ispace loses contact with lunar lander seconds before landing by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

In its first-quarter earnings call, streaming music service Spotify talked in more detail about how AI advances are impacting its business. On the positive side, the company offered an update on the user adoption of its new AI DJ feature, which offers personalized music selections introduced by a realistic-sounding DJ voice powered by AI. But […] Spotify CEO says AI progress is both “really cool and scary,” may pose risk to creative industry by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

OpenAI says that it plans to introduce a new subscription tier for ChatGPT, its viral AI-powered chatbot, tailored to the needs of enterprise customers. Called ChatGPT Business, OpenAI describes the forthcoming offering as “for professionals who need more control over their data as well as enterprises seeking to manage their end users.” “ChatGPT Business will […] OpenAI previews business plan for ChatGPT, launches new privacy controls by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

If you’ve added 'AI' to your pitch deck to make it more appealing, I have some bad news: FOMO is passé, and due diligence is the new black. TC+ roundup: Pitch coaching from 5 VCs, Black founder funding options, 3 fintech flubs by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

Until the IPO window reopens — or until unicorns are willing to be dehorned on the way out — there is little reason to hope that exit activity will perk up. It’s beyond time we started worrying about unicorn exits by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

И в конечном счёте всё равно потратила «миллиарды долларов» на дорогие процессоры от Nvidia.... →

Hugging Face, the AI startup backed by tens of millions in venture capital, has released an open source alternative to OpenAI’s viral AI-powered chabot, ChatGPT, dubbed HuggingChat. Available to test through a web interface and to integrate with existing apps and services via Hugging Face’s API, HuggingChat can handle many of the tasks ChatGPT can, […] Hugging Face releases its own version of ChatGPT by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Firewalla made a name for itself by offering powerful yet affordable hardware firewalls that were, at first, mostly geared toward consumers. Small and medium businesses also quickly caught on to the advantages of using the company’s solutions. With its $585 Gold Plus firewall and router, the company recently launched a device specifically geared toward this […] Firewalla launches a web-based security portal to help its users manage multiple firewalls by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Rapid (previously known as RapidAPI), a startup that built out an API marketplace valued at $1 billion last year, is cutting 50% of its staff TechCrunch has learned. According to an email to employees from CEO Marc Friend viewed by TechCrunch, the move is part of “a significant restructuring” in an effort to “right-size the […] RapidAPI, valued at $1 billion last year, cuts staff by 50% by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →