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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: In an all-cash transaction, private equity firm buys insurtech startup Duck Creek for $2.6B by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

We're hitting the ground running at TC HQ, and it seems the space industry is, too — there was a lot of news, which means a lot to get to in this issue! Max Q: Hitting the ground running by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

A US federal safety regulator is considering a ban on gas stoves. It'll improve respiratory health while yielding climate benefits. Climate benefits of killing gas stoves aren’t what you think, but the health benefits are by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch... →

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If there’s anything Stardew Valley fans want, it’s more Stardew — and that’s now the case for anyone playing the cozy life sim on iOS or Android. The game is available on just about every platform out there (personally I play it on the Nintendo Switch, which is perfect) but Stardew’s mobile fans were left […] Stardew Valley’s big update is now available for iOS and Android by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch... →

YouTube will begin sharing ad revenue with Shorts creators on February 1, the company revealed on Monday. To prepare for the upcoming change, YouTube is starting to roll out new terms for all creators in the YouTube Partner Program. Creators need to accept the new terms by July 10 to remain in the program. The […] YouTube rolls out new Partner Program terms as Shorts revenue sharing begins on February 1 by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

European telcos are moving ahead with a plan to create a joint venture to offer opt-in ‘personalized’ ad targeting of regional mobile network users following trials last year in Germany. Although it remains to be seen whether European Union regulators will sign off on their plan. In a filing submitted to the European Commission’s competition […] European carriers file to create joint venture for opt-in ad targeting of mobile users by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Crowdfunding investment totals in 2022 didn't surpass 2021 but activity declined significantly less than venture did. A flat year for crowdfunding isn’t a bad sign at all for early-stage startups by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch... →

Anthropic, the startup co-founded by ex-OpenAI employees that’s raised over $700 million in funding to date, has developed an AI system similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT that appears to improve upon the original in key ways. Called Claude, Anthropic’s system is accessible through a Slack integration as part of a closed beta. TechCrunch wasn’t able to […] Anthropic’s Claude improves on ChatGPT, but still suffers from limitations by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Instagram announced today it will simplify its in-app navigation after years of confusing changes designed to push various products like Instagram Shop and Reels. The company says, starting in February, it will return the Compose button (the plus sign “+”) to the front-and-center of the navigation bar at the bottom of the app and it […] Instagram is removing the Shop tab, moving Reels from the center spot in design overhaul next month by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to block a lawsuit brought by WhatsApp challenging the alleged mass phone hacking by Israeli spyware maker NSO Group. Meta-owned WhatsApp first filed a suit against NSO Group in 2019 claiming the spyware maker exploited an audio-calling vulnerability in WhatsApp to stealthily deliver its Pegasus phone spyware onto users’ […] Supreme Court declines to block WhatsApp lawsuit over NSO phone hacking by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch... →

До этого он уже был вынужден «вернуть» $105 млн самой McDonald’s.... →

Anime as a genre is always expanding, and with the streaming market growing just as quickly, it can be a hassle to find an anime streaming service that works for you. Whether you want to watch newer anime titles like “Chainsaw Man,” “Blood of Zeus” and “Bleach” or classics like “One Piece,” “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure” […] Anime streaming services to try in 2023 by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

For all the U.K.’s contributions to research and aerospace, one thing it has never had is an actual orbital launch from its soil. That could change today with a mission going to space via a Virgin Galactic launch system, hoping to make history — and you can watch it right here. The mission, called “Start […] Watch here: Virgin Orbit attempts the first orbital launch from British soil by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

It may come as a surprise to some, but not every startup is clamoring to raise venture capital. These 5 companies bootstrapped their way to big businesses while VCs came knocking by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

In December, reports suggested that Microsoft had acquired Fungible, a startup fabricating a type of data center hardware known as a data processing unit (DPU), for around $190 million. Today, Microsoft confirmed the acquisition but not the purchase price, saying that it plans to use Fungible’s tech and team to deliver “multiple DPU solutions, network […] Microsoft acquires Fungible, a maker of data processing units, to bolster Azure by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Apple Maps launched a new parking feature that provides users with parking options and availability near a specific destination. In partnership with the digital parking reservation platform, SpotHero, Apple Maps users across the U.S. and Canada can now get parking information for over 8,000 locations. To use the new feature, launched late last week, iPhone […] Apple Maps teams up with parking app SpotHero to give users access to 8K parking options by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Dish-owned live TV streaming service Sling TV is looking to catch up with competitors with the launch of new features like user profiles and the promise of more changes to come in 2023. The company began quietly rolling out the user profiles feature just ahead of the Consumer Electronic Show last week, initially on Android […] Sling TV rolls out user profiles, promises faster pace of innovation in 2023 by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Apple may skip some major changes with the release of iOS 17, according to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The report says Apple is going to spend most of 2023 focusing on its mixed-reality headset, which has been a work in progress for several years and may arrive this year. Gurman writes that […] Apple’s iOS 17 may have fewer major changes than initially planned by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →