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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: Ledger locks down another $108M to double down on hardware crypto wallets by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Virgin Orbit is laying off around 85% of its workforce in order to further reduce expenses, after the troubled space company said it was unable to secure additional funding to keep it afloat. The news, which Virgin Orbit filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday, comes just two weeks after the company furloughed […] Virgin Orbit burns up in uncontrolled descent by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

Stripe competitor Checkout.com announced last month that Céline Dufétel was appointed as its new president. She had previously served as the London-based fintech startup’s CFO and COO for about 18 months before her promotion. In her expanded role, which still includes serving as the company’s COO, Dufétel oversees all operational and go-to-market teams, including finance […] Checkout.com’s new president is bullish on US expansion, says she ‘welcomes’ comparisons to Stripe by Mary Ann Azevedo originally publ... →

Pokémon GO is raising the price of remote raid passes, the mobile game announced today. Players used to be able to buy one pass for 100 coins (about $1) or three passes for 250 coins (about $2.50), but the cost of these items will nearly double to 195 coins for one pass, or 525 coins […] Pokémon GO will raise the price of remote raid passes by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

TechCrunch Disrupt, the premier event for startup investors and founders, is coming back in 2023 with an enhanced new format.  This year, we’re rethinking TC Sessions, the standalone industry events series, and merging them into the big annual tech event – which will once again this year be held at the Moscone Center in San […] Discover the Disrupt 2023 Fintech Stage by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

Audible is testing ad-supported access to select titles for non-members, the Amazon-owned audiobook company revealed on a help page on its website. The company confirmed to TechCrunch that the test is very limited and does not apply to paid members. The news was first reported by Marketing Brew. The move indicates that the company may […] Audible is testing ad-supported access to select titles for non-members by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

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

Операторы связи объединятся под эгидой Минцифры и\или ВК для замещения западных сетей доставки контента. Но YouTube пока не отключают..... →

If you thought last week was crazy with the SEC clamping down on major crypto companies like Coinbase and Tron, you should buckle up for this week’s news. Crypto market cap unaffected on the week amid more US lawsuits by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Yes, there is an anime dating sim that does your taxes, and it actually works. Tax Heaven 3000 is a game produced by MSCHF, the venture-funded creative studio behind projects like Push Party, the Lil Nas X blood shoes, the big red Astro Boy boots and Dead Startup Toys. Basically, they just make a bunch […] I played the anime dating sim that does your taxes for you by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

When Netflix launched its ad-supported plan four months ago, there were a few devices that the plan didn’t support—Apple TV being one of them. Starting this week, the cheaper tier is available in the Netflix tvOS app. A Reddit user that goes by websgeisti noticed the update yesterday. The user noted that Netflix’s Basic with […] Netflix’s ad-supported plan comes to Apple TV after months of delay by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

While some startups are reinventing the wheel, most are looking to build nuanced use cases of AI. It would be weirder if they weren't. Yeah, of course, YC’s winter class is oozing with AI companies by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch... →

You’ll have to forgive the truncated newsletter this week. Turns out I brought more back from Chicago than a couple of robot stress balls (the one piece of swag I will gladly accept). I was telling someone ahead of the ProMat trip that I’ve returned to 2019 travel levels this year. One bit I’d forgotten […] Asking the right dumb questions by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

What do you do when you have a very successful and popular product (marijuana) that is legal in some places, but federally has been a Schedule 1 drug since 1970? Well, you can’t rely on any national institutions as your business partners. One of the major places that shows up is in payments and payment […] Smoakland is testing a loophole to sell cannabis by credit card by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

Northspyre shared the deck it used to raise a $25 million Series B to bring costs under control for big building projects. Pitch Deck Teardown: Northspyre’s $25 million Series B deck by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

More than five years ago, a newly minted Waymo took the wraps off of what would become its first commercialized autonomous vehicle: a Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan loaded with sensors and software. Now, the minivan, a symbol of the early and hypey AV days, is headed for retirement as Waymo transitions its fleet to the […] Waymo retires its self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

The Indian hyperlocal delivery startup Dunzo is in late-stage discussions to secure about $50 million in a new financing round, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, as the Bengaluru-headquartered startup scrambles for comfort in an otherwise funding winter for younger firms. Reliance Retail and Google, two existing backers of Dunzo, are among those […] Reliance-backed Dunzo nears fresh funding of $50 million by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

YouTube announced today that it is expanding its Analytics for Artists tool by adding YouTube Shorts related data to the ‘Total Reach’ metric, which gives artists and their teams an overview of how their music is reaching audiences across YouTube. Prior to this expansion, the Total Reach metric only included official content uploaded by the […] YouTube’s new metric shows an artist’s reach across all formats, including Shorts by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

As Twitter begins its shift to a “pay to play” business model, a new Twitter alternative is preparing to take flight. T2, the seed-funded Twitter rival developed by Google and Twitter veterans, is ready to capitalize on Twitter’s upheaval with the launch of a verification program specifically targeting those who are poised to lose their […] Twitter alternative T2 launches new verification program, hires Discord engineering head as CTO by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

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