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An AI-generated ‘South Park’ episode, Microsoft’s security woes, and Tesla’s first Cybertruck build

Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular roundup of the past week in tech. Too busy to check the headlines this week? Don’t sweat it. That’s why WiR exists &#821

Reining in API sprawl

Large companies with over 5,000 developers struggle with API sprawl, according to a recent Postman survey.

Deal Dive: Futureverse is a metaverse company that might actually get it

Futureverse is making tools that brands can use to build content for the metaverse, but not the one that Meta is envisioning.

This week in robotics: Chinese startups net a series of fundraising successes

Before we dive into this week’s biggest news within the robotics space, there’s an announcement of our own to highlight. We’ll be hosting a number of robotics industry experts at our very fi

This week in AI: Companies voluntarily submit to AI guidelines — for now

Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable re

Tech warriors in the battle for Israel’s democracy

Israel's high-tech sector stands united in its commitment to safeguard the democratic values that have propelled success on the global stage.

ChatGPT comes to Android next week, but you can sign up today

Two months after launching for iOS, ChatGPT is available to “pre-order” for Android users who want to take the ubiquitous chatbot on the go. If it’s anywhere as popular as the iPhone

Bolt, ex-CEO Ryan Breslow subject of SEC probe

The SEC is reportedly investigating whether federal securities laws were violated in connection with statements made when Bolt was raising money in 2021.

Foreign visitors to China can finally go cashless like locals

Great news for those traveling to China! You can finally enjoy the seamless, cashless payment experience that you may have heard about for years and avoid the awkward interaction of asking your local

Threads in decline? Don’t count out Instagram’s new Twitter rival yet

A Wall Street Journal article on Friday warns that Instagram’s new Twitter competitor Threads is already losing steam. Citing third-party data from Sensor Tower, the paper reports the number of

Congress probes Ford’s big battery deal with China’s CATL

In a public letter addressed to Ford boss Jim Farley, House Republicans Mike Gallagher and Jason Smith announced that two congressional committees are investigating the automaker’s licensing dea

AOC will stream on Twitch again this weekend

Three years after her big streaming moment, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will make her return to Twitch. The lawmaker and cultural icon turned occasional Twitch personality announced on Twitter that

Investor opportunities abound at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023

Like Audrey II in “Little Shop of Horrors,” deal flow is an insatiable beast — but without the bloodshed. Investors need to keep their pipelines primed, and the best place to find early-stage st

European insurtech is showing strength that venture data doesn’t fully detail

If you only tracked American insurtech companies that went public recently, you might think insurtech is in its flop era. Thankfully, that's not true.

Suspending access to medication abortions will threaten telehealth access

As someone who has worked extensively on solutions for expanding reproductive health access, I know that telehealth is perfectly suited for abortion care.

Goodbye VR, hello AR, and can AI be more human, plz?

Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. It seems like the fizzle has gone out of the VR conversation altogether, as every manufacturer and conversation is refocu

Leave sex workers out of your NPC TikTok discourse

Every time a woman monetizes the absurd, she’s accused of making fetish content. It’s a symptom of the anti-sex moral panic sweeping pop culture — and this time, it’s coming for TikTok’s NPC

AMC scraps plan to charge more for better seats

AMC Theaters has announced that it’s dropping plans to charge more for preferred seats and less for front-row ones through a tiered pricing system. The plan, called “Sightline,” was

FedNow is finally live in the US

The U.S. government’s instant payment system, FedNow Service, went live this week.  Here’s a quick refresher on what that is: FedNow is an instant payment infrastructure for transferring money th

TechCrunch+ Roundup: Generative AI marketing, European edtech report, falling fintech valuations

There’s a lot of performative behavior in startup land, such as foosball tables in reception areas and kitchens with kombucha taps.
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