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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: T-Mobile buys Mint Mobile’s parent company in a deal worth up to $1.35B by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

The company notes that it does not need this capital to run its business, but to help current and former employees with withholding tax obligations related to equity awards. Stripe now valued at $50B following $6.5B raise by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

In another sign that the current VC appetite for AI is insatiable, Adept, a startup building AI that “enables humans and computers to work together creatively to solve problems,” yesterday announced that it raised $350 million in a Series B funding round co-led by General Catalyst and Spark Capital with participation from Addition, Greylock, Atlassian […] Adept, a startup training AI to use existing software and APIs, raises $350M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Substack announced today it’s bringing its “Chat” feature to the web after launching it on mobile last November. Chat allows writers to communicate directly with their loyal readers right on Substack. When Substack first announced chat, the company was hoping to capitalize on Twitter’s upheaval in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover. The company also […] Substack brings its ‘Chat’ discussions feature to the web by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

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. Microsoft Bing has been using GPT-4 for several weeks now...... →

NASA and Axiom Space just showed off the latest iteration of the spacesuit astronauts will wear on the surface of the Moon when the Artemis III mission takes the first Americans to visit it since 1972. Improved in every way over the classic EVA suits of the Apollo era, the new Axiom Exploration Extravehicular Mobility […] Behold the new Moon Suit by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

Scott Kominkiewicz suddenly had a lot of time on his hands. After retiring from a career as a copywriter and high school English teacher, the sixty-year-old found a new mission: to perfect the best technique for making cheese toast. Yes, that is simply cheese on toast.  In January, Kominkiewicz started a small Facebook group called […] A retiree’s group for cheese toast lovers is an earnest glimpse of Weird Facebook by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

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... →