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What would happen if you filled a virtual town with AIs and set them loose? As it turns out, they brush their teeth and are very nice to one another! But this unexciting outcome is good news for the researchers who did it, since they wanted to produce “believable simulacra of human behavior” and got […] Researchers populated a tiny virtual town with AI (and it was very wholesome) by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

We are finally getting close to the first orbital flight test of SpaceX's Starship. A wet dress is likely next week, and if all goes to plan, we could see SpaceX attempt a flight soon. Max Q: This is not a drill! by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

Disposable plastic and paper cups are an environmental mess. GaeaStar, a startup based in Berlin and San Francisco, thinks it can do better with just clay, water, salt and sand. After piloting disposable clay cups and bowls in Germany, GaeaStar says it is gearing up to introduce its products to the U.S. via a trial […] ‘Drink to dust’: Startup says just smash its clay alternative to plastic cups by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch... →

Crypto funding declined last quarter, but investors behind the largest funds deploying capital in the space are sticking to their guns. As crypto startup valuations come back to Earth, big investors are bargain hunting by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Four Democratic lawmakers have written to the Department of Justice to investigate Warner Bros. Discovery and launch an inquiry into alleged anti-competitive behavior. Democratic representatives Elizabeth Warren, Pramila Jayapal, David Cicilline and Joaquin Castro wrote that the merged company has harmed workers and reduced consumer choice. Warner Bros. Discovery was formed after WarnerMedia merged with […] Lawmakers ask Department of Justice to investigate Warner Bros. Discovery merger by Aisha Malik origi... →

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order in its first-ever enforcement action over a case involving “review hijacking,” or when a marketer steals consumer reviews of another product to boost the sales of its own. In this case, the FTC has ordered supplements retailer The Bountiful Company, the maker of Nature’s […] FTC orders supplement maker to pay $600K in first case involving hijacked Amazon reviews by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Reach Capital, one of the first venture firms to focus exclusively on edtech, closed its last investment vehicle during an unprecedented boom within tech. The San Francisco-based venture firm saw an increase in digital infrastructure, remote learning, and society’s ever fickle attention as an opportunity – and unsurprisingly, those same tailwinds then helped Reach close […] In edtech, history matters: Reach Capital just closed its largest fund to date by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunc... →

Careem, the Middle East-based ride-hailing company that Uber bought in 2019, is spinning out its super app business into a new startup backed with $400 million from Emirates Telecommunications Group Company. Emirates Telecommunications, the UAE telco giant that is now known as e&, said Monday it reached an agreement with Uber to buy a 50.03% […] Uber sells $400m stake in Careem super app business by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

Could regulators be right and it really is to hard to migrate between clouds, or are certain technical hurdles too hard to overcome? UK regulators could be right about cloud portability obstacles by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →

Россияне «не испытывают недостатка в возможности получения информации и общении».... →

Here’s your shot across the bow — there’s a little over one more month left to nominate your startup for Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt. Take the opportunity to join this elite group for a new and awesome opportunity at TechCrunch Disrupt. It’s positively packed with perks and possibilities to get your company to the […] 1 month left to submit nominations for Startup Battlefield 200 by Neesha A. Tambe originally published on TechCrunch... →

Let's find out the current premium venture investors are paying for startup shares, and see if we can find anything new compared to 2022 data. Have startup valuations fallen enough to feel sane again? by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

An app called Poe will now let users make their own chatbot using prompts combined with an existing bot, like ChatGPT, as the base. First launched publicly in February, Poe is the latest product from the Q&A site Quora, which has long provided web searchers with answers to the most Googled questions. With chatbots now […] Poe’s AI chatbot app now lets you make your bots using prompts by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Tired of using virtual backgrounds to spice up your Microsoft Teams calls? Well, you now have a new way to express yourself during meetings. Microsoft and Snap have today announced the integration of Snapchat Lenses for Teams to bring a bit of fun to virtual meetings. As part of the integration, Teams users will get […] You can now access Snapchat Lenses during Microsoft Teams meetings by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

With Meta Verified, users can pay for an enviable blue check next to their name. But the feature also requires users to use their legal name as their profile display name without the option to change it, raising concerns among sex workers, trans creators and other privacy advocates.  “For $15, it’s doxxing you,” Pomma, a […] Meta Verified is under fire in sex work circles for revealing users’ legal names by Morgan Sung originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Each week listeners can tune into Found to get the real stories behind today’s startups. And while that isn’t changing any time soon, this week I’m excited to bring you something a little extra. I’m pleased to announce that Found has been nominated for a viewer’s choice Webby Award in the Best Technology Podcast category. […] TechCrunch’s startup building podcast Found is nominated for a Webby Award by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch... →

PSA: do not post your deepest darkest secrets on your Twitter Circle. Numerous Twitter users are reporting a bug in which Circle tweets — which are supposed to reach a select group, like an Instagram Close Friends story — are surfacing on the algorithmically-generated For You timeline. That means that your supposedly private posts might […] Twitter Circle tweets are not that private anymore by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →