В интернете

Yesterday, Microsoft launched the new Bing on the web and in its Edge browser, powered by a combination of a next-gen OpenAI GPT model and Microsoft’s own Prometheus model. With this, Microsoft jumped ahead of Google in bringing this kind of search experience to the mainstream, though we’ll likely see the competition heat up in […] Hands-on with the new Bing by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Twitter users have seen their fair share of erratic policy changes and weird bugs lately, but today they can’t even tweet through it. Many users reported that they were suddenly unable to tweet on Wednesday, starting around 2PM PT. Right now, the bug appears to be affecting all non-scheduled tweets. Tweets that were scheduled previously […] Twitter is telling users that they’re over the daily tweet limit by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch... →

Citing economic turbulence, buy now, pay later giant Affirm announced today that it is reducing its staff by 19%, or about 500 employees, and shutting down its crypto unit. That leaves the company with about 2,000 employees. In a written statement, Founder and CEO Max Levchin said that he takes “full responsibility for this decision […] Affirm’s stock plunges as it misses earnings, cuts 500 jobs and shutters crypto unit by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

The promise of alternative meat products has been under scrutiny lately, with articles in Bloomberg and the Washington Post questioning if it’ll ever be truly embraced by consumers. Other news like the drop in Beyond Meat’s stock price and mass layoffs at Impossible Foods have cast further questions on the industry’s future. Amid all this […] Fable Foods land Series A for its mushroom-based meat alternatives by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch... →

Disney’s first quarter with CEO Bob Iger back in command isn’t looking so good. Disney announced its Q1 2023 earnings today, reporting a total of 161.8 million Disney+ global subscribers, a decrease of 2.4 million subs from 164.2 million in the previous quarter. This is the streamer’s first-ever subscriber loss since launching in 2019. The drop […] Disney+ reports its first subscriber loss, drops 2.4 million subscribers by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

SpaceX is on the verge of a landmark test of the Starship launch system, president and chief operating officer Gwynne Shotwell said Wednesday. Tomorrow, the company will perform a full “static fire” test, during which SpaceX will ignite all 33 Raptor 2 engines on the Super Heavy booster at once. If no major issues arise […] SpaceX will attempt a full static fire test of Starship’s Super Heavy booster tomorrow by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

Becoming and staying compliant can be a pain for startups, but several well-funded companies are hoping to help make it both easier and more meaningful. Why more startups are getting compliant by Anna Heim 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 demoed its new Bing experience with co-pilot, ChatGPT and I got to say...... →

After sparking California’s second-largest wildfire ever, and dozens more in recent years, it’s no secret that Pacific Gas & Electric is interested in alternatives to above-ground transmission lines. One option touted by PG&E — one of the nation’s largest utilities — is to bury thousands of miles of power lines in “high fire-threat areas.” That […] BoxPower wants to cut emissions, wildfire risk by taking power off the main grid by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch... →

When Bret Taylor announced he was stepping down as co-CEO and co-chair at Salesforce in November, it was easy to be cynical about him saying he wanted to go build again. Well, guess what? He wanted to go build again — and today he and long time Google engineering veteran Clay Bavor announced they were […] Former Salesforce exec Bret Taylor is teaming up with Google AR/VR vet Clay Bavor on mystery startup by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →

Netflix today announced it’s rolling out paid sharing, otherwise known as Netflix’s crackdown on password sharing, to more countries, including Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, and Spain. The company had previously tested paid sharing in select markets, including Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, and elsewhere in Latin America. It’s also now offering a few details about how […] Netflix starts cracking down on password sharing in four new markets, including Canada by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Bitcoin has had a strong rally so far this year, and some mining experts see this as an opportunity for the space to stage a comeback. Bitcoin holding above $20,000 offers miners hope as margins become healthier by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Artist Mason Rothschild thought he was sitting on a “goldmine” when he began creating digital versions of the iconic Hermès Birkin handbag and selling these as NFTs. Among them was an animated piece called “Baby Birkin” that depicted a human fetus floating inside and which was ultimately acquired by a buyer for $47,000 at the […] In a trademark battle between an NFT artist and a big brand, Hermès, the artist just lost by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch... →

Spotify is finally introducing a highly-requested feature. The streaming service announced today that it’s launching a new “Exclude from your Taste Profile” feature that lets you keep selected playlists from heavily influencing your personalized recommendations. For context, your taste profile is Spotify’s interpretation of your music taste based on what you listen to and is […] Spotify now lets you select which playlists you’d like to impact your recommendations less by Aisha Malik originally published on ... →

A notorious hacking group with alleged ties to Russian intelligence services has claimed its latest victim: British lawmaker Stewart McDonald. McDonald, a Member of Parliament for his constituency in Glasgow South, told BBC News that he fears he had been the victim of a “disinformation” campaign after his personal email account was “hacked by Russia.” McDonald […] Meet the prolific Russian espionage crew hacking spymasters and lawmakers by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch... →

These days climate investing is hot – if you will pardon the awful pun – but the days of just raising a fund and calling it “climate focused” are well and truly over. The market is sorting out the “wheat from the chaff” and if a VC fund can’t prove that it can back-up its […] Planet A Ventures comes out of the door with a €160M European, science-backed climate fund by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch... →

Раньше он не пользовался спросом у пользователей iPhone в США.... →

When the NYT hired a CTO, they chose someone with experience building infrastructure at big tech companies to help build a modern tech stack. How the NYT is building a modern tech stack to drive every part of its media biz by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →

Christina Ross is a CFO turned CEO, and I’m thrilled to have her and Mayfield partner Rajeev Batra on today’s TechCrunch Live. Her story is great. Prior to founding Cube, she ran finance at corporations and high-growth startups. In 2018 in a bid to provide a solution to CFOs who rely on spreadsheets but could […] Today’s TechCrunch Live: Acquiring customers with Cube and Mayfield by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch... →

Twitter has rolled out its subscription service, Twitter Blue, to users in India, Brazil and Indonesia, it said on Wednesday, tapping large key overseas markets where it has amassed over 100 million users. Elon Musk, the owner and chief executive of Twitter, had previously suggested that the subscription service will be made cheaper in certain […] Twitter launches subscription service Blue in India, Indonesia and Brazil by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →