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Peacock released yesterday the official trailer for its upcoming original series, “Mrs. Davis,” a peculiar yet hilarious take on artificial intelligence and a nun (played by “G.L.O.W.” actress Betty Giplin) that wants to defeat it. (Or her?) The first four episodes of “Mrs. Davis” will premiere on April 20 and the other four episodes will […] The bizarre trailer for Peacock’s new series, ‘Mrs. Davis,’ features a war against AI by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

U.K. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt went a small way toward addressing concerns over proposed research and development (R&D) tax credit cuts for small-and-medium sized enterprises (SMEs). But he stopped short of the u-turn some had hoped for following the Government’s Autumn Statement last November. Today’s announcement came as part of the U.K.’s Spring Budget, where Hunt […] UK Spring Budget: Government trumpets improved tax relief scheme for ‘R&D-intensive SMEs’ by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

LensKart has signed a definitive agreement to raise $500 million from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, they said Wednesday, at the height of the market slump as the Indian eyewear retailer bulks up its offerings and scales to international markets. The investment, an extension to last year’s round, helps the startup retain its $4.5 billion […] ADIA invests $500 million in LensKart by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

Компания впервые с начала кризиса опубликовала подробный отчёт о бизнес-показателях, отмечает РБК.... →

“Greetings, meatbag.” Carrot Weather, the snarky weather app that delivers daily forecasts, has launched a ChatGPT-based chatbot that delivers even more sass. The feature is rolling out globally today on iOS devices. There’s a lot you can do with the Carrot AI beyond just chatting about the weather and getting insulted. Users can also play […] Get utterly roasted by Carrot Weather’s new chatbot with ChatGPT update by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Anonymous social apps have a history of devolving into bullying and harassment, ultimately leading to their failure. But a new startup called Ghost believes that putting in extra guardrails around the anonymous experience will allow users to have fun, without the usual downsides. To test this theory, the company has now launched its Ghost messaging […] Ghost debuts an anonymous group messaging app with ChatGPT baked in by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Dish customers are still looking for answers two weeks after the U.S. satellite television giant was hit by a ransomware attack. In a public filing published on February 28, Dish confirmed that ransomware was to blame for an ongoing outage and warned that hackers exfiltrated data, which “may” include customers’ personal information, from its systems. […] Dish customers kept in the dark as ransomware fallout continues by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch... →

Вместо половины пунктов выдачи заказов по всей стране закрылось несколько десятков в Сибири и на Дальнем Востоке. Остальные боятся штрафов, которые, собственно, и стали причиной забастовки.... →

Sling TV announced the launch of three features yesterday that many March Madness fans will likely enjoy, including a new “Side View” feature that allows web users to watch games in a small screen overlay on top of whatever it is their doing, whether it be live tweeting the action or, perhaps, working at the […] Sling TV launches new features for sports fans, including picture-in-picture mode and an iOS widget by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

There’s no shortage of startups attempting to put drones to work. There is, however, a longstanding question around the efficacy of such plans. Drones — especially the smaller variety — are impressive pieces of technology, but their functionality is relatively limited. A small quadcopter probably isn’t going to prune your trees or walk your dog […] Verity raises $32M as IKEA stores deploy its inventory drones by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

BlaBlaCar has announced that it plans to acquire Klaxit, a smaller French startup. Klaxit is a carpooling service so that you don’t have to drive your car to work every day. BlaBlaCar has its own commuting service called BlaBlaCar Daily. Klaxit will complement this service after the acquisition closes. BlaBlaCar is better known for its […] BlaBlaCar to acquire Klaxit, a ride-sharing service for daily commutes by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch... →

In the latest blow to Meta’s consentless behavioral ad-targeting business in Europe, a Dutch court has found the social media giant’s Irish subsidiary did not have a lawful basis to process local users’ data for ad targeting. Dutch privacy advocacy group, the Data Privacy Foundation (DPS), along with a local consumer protection not-for-profit, Consumentenbond, filed […] Facebook’s behavioral ads lacked legal basis, Dutch court rules by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Earlier this month, when LinkedIn started seeding “AI-powered conversation starters” in people’s news feeds to boost engagement on its platform, the move saw more than little engagement of its own, none of it too positive. But the truth of the matter with LinkedIn is that it’s been using a lot AI and other kinds of […] LinkedIn expands its generative AI assistant to recruitment ads and writing profiles by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Zipline unveiled its next generation electric autonomous drone platform Wednesday that includes an updated drone as well as a more accurate method of delivering parcels to a customer’s home. Zipline historically has parachuted packages from the sky and onto a target area roughly the size of a couple of parking spaces. Now, Zipline is introducing […] Zipline unveils cute little droid to make drone delivery more accurate by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

Code editors are complex and demanding pieces of software, but from a business standpoint, they’re notoriously difficult to monetize. At the same time, they haven’t kept pace with recent trends like work-from-home collaboration. At least, that’s how Nathan Sobo sees it. “Coding is inherently social, yet the tools available for talking about code limit the […] Zed raises $10M for a code editor built for collaboration by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Circle, the issuer behind the popular U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin USDC, has invested in an offshore Chinese yuan-backed stablecoin project, CNHC. It’s hard to overlook the timing and strategic significance of the tie-up. In a matter of several years, stablecoins have grown from a fringe category into a more than $130 billion market. These digital coins […] KuCoin and Circle back Chinese yuan-pegged stablecoin in $10M round by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Everyone has a story about their first BlackBerry. But no one cares if you had a 6230, Bold 9700, or, 7130e. They were groundbreaking phones for a time, and this upcoming movie gives a backstory. It stars Jay Baruchel and Glenn Howerton, and I think it answers why the BlackBerry service used to crash all […] The trailer for “BlackBerry” just dropped, and you have to watch it by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch... →

The U.K.’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget — delivered on the same day that teachers, transportation workers, civil servants and others were on strike across the country — sought to strike a note of its own: optimism in the face of many signals to the contrary. With the U.K. narrowly predicted to […] UK Spring Budget: Chancellor plans £1M annual AI prize, quantum investments, and a new £900M ‘exascale’ computer by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →