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Crypto market cap unaffected on the week amid more US lawsuits

If you thought last week was crazy with the SEC clamping down on major crypto companies like Coinbase and Tron, you should buckle up for this week’s news.

I played the anime dating sim that does your taxes for you

Yes, there is an anime dating sim that does your taxes, and it actually works. Tax Heaven 3000 is a game produced by MSCHF, the venture-funded creative studio behind projects like Push Party, the Lil

Netflix’s ad-supported plan comes to Apple TV after months of delay

When Netflix launched its ad-supported plan four months ago, there were a few devices that the plan didn’t support—Apple TV being one of them. Starting this week, the cheaper tier is available

Yeah, of course, YC’s winter class is oozing with AI companies

While some startups are reinventing the wheel, most are looking to build nuanced use cases of AI. It would be weirder if they weren't.

Asking the right dumb questions

You’ll have to forgive the truncated newsletter this week. Turns out I brought more back from Chicago than a couple of robot stress balls (the one piece of swag I will gladly accept). I was telling

Smoakland is testing a loophole to sell cannabis by credit card

What do you do when you have a very successful and popular product (marijuana) that is legal in some places, but federally has been a Schedule 1 drug since 1970? Well, you can’t rely on any nati

Pitch Deck Teardown: Northspyre’s $25 million Series B deck

Northspyre shared the deck it used to raise a $25 million Series B to bring costs under control for big building projects.

Reliance-backed Dunzo nears fresh funding of $50 million

The Indian hyperlocal delivery startup Dunzo is in late-stage discussions to secure about $50 million in a new financing round, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, as the Bengaluru-h

YouTube’s new metric shows an artist’s reach across all formats, including Shorts

YouTube announced today that it is expanding its Analytics for Artists tool by adding YouTube Shorts-related data to the “Total Reach” metric, which gives artists and their teams an overvi

Twitter alternative T2 launches new verification program, hires Discord engineering head as CTO

As Twitter begins its shift to a “pay to play” business model, a new Twitter alternative is preparing to take flight. T2, the seed-funded Twitter rival developed by Google and Twitter vete

Waymo retires its self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan

More than five years ago, a newly minted Waymo took the wraps off of what would become its first commercialized autonomous vehicle: a Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan loaded with sensors and software.

There’s a new supply chain attack targeting customers of a phone system with 12 million users

Multiple security firms have sounded the alarm about an active supply chain attack that’s using a trojanized version of 3CX’s widely used voice and video-calling client to target downstream cu

A look at Sweden’s startup scene as Techstars drops Stockholm program

Techstars’ decided to end its Swedish accelerator program. Let's dig into the country’s startup scene to understand how the smaller venture market is adapting to a changed investing climate.

Meta tries to keep denying EU users a free choice over tracking — but change is coming

After major privacy enforcement finally hit Meta’s tracking ads business in Europe earlier this year, the tech giant has confirmed it will be changing the legal basis it claims for microtargeti

New Twitter API tiers still miss the mark, developers say

A number of Twitter developers are expressing their disappointment with Twitter’s new API structure after recently announced changes that some say will still not meet their needs. On Wednesday e

The cast of the ‘Scott Pilgrim’ movie returns for Netflix anime

Netflix is adapting the “Scott Pilgrim” comic books into an anime series, which is exciting in its own right, but fans of the movie “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” are in for a t

Oscilar emerges from stealth to fight transactions fraud with AI

Confluent co-founder Neha Narkhede today announced a new fintech company, Oscilar, that’s developing an “AI-driven” platform to help financial institutions protect online transaction

Flipboard expands Mastodon support to its Android application

Magazine app Flipboard is integrating Mastodon in its Android application, as the company broadens its commitment to the federated social web. Flipboard CEO Mike McCue will also demonstrate the app&#8

Fixie wants to make it easier for companies to build on top of language models

Yet another startup hoping to cash in on the generative AI craze has secured an eye-popping tranche of VC funding. Called Fixie, the firm, founded by former engineering heads at Apple and Google, aims

Netflix appears to be working to bring games to TV with the iPhone as a controller

Netflix is working on a new feature that could bring its mobile games to the TV. Based on code hidden within Netflix’s iOS app, the company may allow iPhones to be used as video game controllers. Th
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