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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 early experimental program,’ OpenAI opens waitlist for GPT Professional by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

When you look at fourth quarter worldwide PC sales data from Canalys, IDC and Gartner, it’s fair to say that the news was not great with all three firms seeing precipitous declines from 2021 highs. In fact, the numbers plunged for the fourth consecutive quarter with sales falling 28% according to IDC, 28.5% according to […] PC sales slip for fourth straight quarter in Q4 as demand remains muted by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →

The last time the U.S. pushed for more domestic solar production, it didn't turn out so well. Here's how this time is different. US solar manufacturing gets boost with $2.5B Georgia deal by Tim De Chant 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...... →

Where do we go from here? Is the next step looking at alternative funding, or is it staying on the battleground, always ready to fight? Funding for Black founders remains dismal — where do we go from here? by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch... →

Since its debut in November, ChatGPT has become the internet’s new favorite plaything. The AI-driven natural language processing tool rapidly amassed more than one million users, who have used the web-based chatbot for everything from generating wedding speeches and hip-hop lyrics to crafting academic essays and writing computer code. Not only have ChatGPT’s human-like abilities […] Is ChatGPT a cybersecurity threat? by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch... →

Twitter is considering selling usernames as a way to boost revenue, according to a new report from the New York Times. The report comes as the social network’s owner, Elon Musk, has been looking for ways to generate revenue for the company. The report says engineers at the company have considered organizing online auctions where […] Twitter is considering selling usernames through online auctions, new report claims by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Even though the hype around web3 faded in 2022, many investors are still bullish that the technology could be transformational. When it comes to web3, investors say they’re in it for the long haul by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch... →

The continuing onslaught of tech layoffs has not let up in the new year. Last week, we saw big layoff announcements from Amazon and Salesforce with thousands of employees being let go. Yesterday CRN reported that Cloud Software Group was undertaking massive layoffs. Today the company confirmed it was laying off 15% of the workforce. Although […] Company created by Citrix-Tibco merger confirms it has laid off 15% of staff by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →

This was the CES of putting things on my face. I spent time with the Magic Leap 2, Meta Quest Pro, Vive XR Elite and PSVR2 over the course of a few days. All of those products fit in the same bucket, more or less. And then there’s the Dyson Zone, a product that, quite […] I put Dyson’s Bane mask on my face by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

При этом отгулы и больничные им не отменят.... →

British newspaper The Guardian has confirmed that cybercriminals accessed the personal details of U.K. staff members during a ransomware attack last month. The Guardian confirmed the data breach in an update emailed to staff on Wednesday, which the newspaper reported shortly after. The email, signed by the news outlet’s chief executive Anna Bateson and editor-in-chief Katharine […] The Guardian confirms ransomware attack stole employee data by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch... →

Carta, an equity management platform that was last privately valued at $7.4 billion, has cut 10% of its staff, confirming earlier rumors that a workforce reduction was in the works. Using LinkedIn data, the layoff could have impacted around 200 employees. Today’s layoff is around the same size as its 2020 workforce reduction, an event […] Carta lays off 10% as CTO lawsuit looms by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Privacy watchers keen to dig into the regulatory reasoning underpinning two major decisions against Meta earlier this month — which struck down Facebook and Instagram’s claim of contractual necessity as a valid legal basis to run behavioral advertising on users in the European Union — can now sift through the detail after the complainant, privacy […] Major EU privacy decisions against Meta’s legal basis for ads raise fresh complaints by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has partnered with Ava Labs, the company building out layer-1 blockchain Avalanche, to help scale blockchain adoption across enterprises, institutions and governments, the two firms exclusively told TechCrunch. “Looking forward, web3 and blockchain is inevitable,” Howard Wright, VP and global head of startups at AWS, said to TechCrunch. “No one can […] AWS partners with Avalanche to scale blockchain solutions for enterprises, governments by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on... →

Pivoting from hardware to SaaS was the right move for our electric motor design startup, but the process wasn’t precisely linear. How we pivoted our deep tech startup to become a SaaS company by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch... →

Они должны платить ей те же роялти и маркетинговые сборы, при том что развивать они будут не международный бренд KFC, а «то, чего нет», заявили участники рынка.... →

It may have been a weird feeling to watch Golden Globe Awards live on television this year. Last year, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the organization that hosts the ceremony, was criticized for lacking diversity, so NBC announced it wouldn’t broadcast the awards show and the event’s winners were live-tweeted instead. The HFPA claims it’s […] HBO and HBO Max dominates Golden Globes with most wins by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Remote payroll startup Deel has acquired fintech Capbase for an undisclosed amount in a cash and stock deal, the companies have told TechCrunch exclusively. As its name suggests, San Francisco-based Capbase claims it can update a company’s cap table in real time as it issues shares, signs contracts and raise money from investors. It then […] Deel enters equity management space with acquisition of Capbase by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

My employer will sponsor me in the H-1B lottery in March. Can you share any tips for presenting a strong H-1B case if I’m selected? If I’m not selected, then what? Dear Sophie: Any tips for presenting a strong H-1B case? What if I’m not selected? by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch... →