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Apps
Snap signs new music licensing deals to expand its Sounds library
12:19 am PDT • April 13, 2023
Snap has signed a deal with multiple music labels to expand its Sounds library, the social app’s product that lets people use song clips in Snaps and Stories. The company…
Enterprise
Thynk wants to upgrade hotel stays with a vertical software platform
11:30 pm PDT • April 12, 2023
Meet Thynk, a new company that wants to build the definitive enterprise software solution for the hospitality industry. The startup just raised a $13 million Series A round. This round…
Enterprise
LMS365, a learning management system built into Microsoft 365 and Teams, raises $20M
11:00 pm PDT • April 12, 2023
Danish company LMS365, an online learning management system (LMS) built for use inside Microsoft products, has raised $20 million in its first institutional round of funding. Used by companies including logistics…
AI
Italy gives OpenAI initial to-do list for lifting ChatGPT suspension order
4:18 pm PDT • April 12, 2023
Italy’s data protection watchdog has laid out what OpenAI needs to do for it to lift an order against ChatGPT issued at the end of last month — when it…
Startups
Daily Crunch: Twitter CEO admits he purchased platform for $44B because ‘I kind of had to’
3:05 pm PDT • April 12, 2023
Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.
Climate
Arts Help launches $6M fundraise to build digital climate library and ESG certification program
1:00 pm PDT • April 12, 2023
The lack of access to proper climate information has become imperative as the Earth’s temperature swells.
Media & Entertainment
Warner Bros. Discovery promises Max will be a more personalized, technically improved streaming service
12:32 pm PDT • April 12, 2023
With next month’s arrival of the new streaming service “Max” from Warner Bros. Discovery, the company is also promising a revamped product experience with an expanded feature set, improved recommendations…
AI
OpenAI looks beyond diffusion with ‘consistency’-based image generator
12:16 pm PDT • April 12, 2023
The field of image generation moves quickly. Though the diffusion models used by popular tools like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion may seem like the best we’ve got, the next thing…
Media & Entertainment
‘Game of Thrones’ fans are getting a new spinoff based on characters Dunk and Egg
12:12 pm PDT • April 12, 2023
Among the many announcements during today’s Warner Bros. Discovery press event, the company revealed it greenlit a new Game of Thrones prequel called “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The…
Hardware
Apple leads charge as India’s smartphone exports double in record surge
12:04 pm PDT • April 12, 2023
India’s smartphone exports have more than doubled, reaching over $11 billion in the fiscal year that ended in March, according to trade data examined by the industry body India Cellular…
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Apps
Google Maps is adding new features to make it easier to explore national parks
12:01 pm PDT • April 12, 2023
Google is introducing new Maps features to make it easier for users to navigate national parks using the app. The tech giant says the new updates are designed to help…
Space
So long, Terran 1: Relativity Space makes hard pivot to an even larger Terran R
11:45 am PDT • April 12, 2023
Relativity Space is retiring Terran 1 after just a single test flight to double-down on development of its next-generation Terran R rocket, which is now configured to be even larger…
Media & Entertainment
Warner Bros. Discovery to launch ‘Max’ service starting at $9.99/mo on May 23
11:05 am PDT • April 12, 2023
The time has finally come for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) to reveal details about its highly anticipated streaming service, which combines HBO Max and Discovery+ content. During a press event…
Security
Microsoft patches Windows zero-day bug used in ransomware attacks
10:05 am PDT • April 12, 2023
Microsoft has patched a zero-day vulnerability affecting all supported versions of Windows, which researchers say hackers exploited to launch ransomware attacks. Microsoft said in a security alert on Tuesday that…
Google’s Android development cycle runs on a rather predictable cadence these days. Today, after two developer previews, the company launched the first of four planned public beta releases of Android…
Apps
Opera brings its free VPN to iOS to rival Apple and Google’s paid alternatives
9:38 am PDT • April 12, 2023
Opera, the makers of an ad-blocking web browser, whose most recent claim to fame is having TikTok built-in, announced today it’s rolling out an updated version of its iOS app…
Most unicorns never were what they were purported to be. Instead, a lot of startups were granted big budgets to LARP as unicorns.
Featured Article
After a turbulent few years for home fitness, Tonal gets fresh funding and new CEO
The early days of the pandemic proved a massive boon for the home fitness crowd. Gyms closed indefinitely, and even when they began reopening, many members seriously questioned whether the model would continue to suit their life, moving forward. Peloton, for one, was in a perfect place to capitalize on the trend, with a significant…
9:19 am PDT • April 12, 2023
Venture
The venture market may be correcting more than we think to pre-COVID times
9:00 am PDT • April 12, 2023
Ever since the tech downturn began affecting startups, a question kept coming up: What if we are witnessing a correction?
Venture
Cerbos takes its open source access-control software to the cloud
9:00 am PDT • April 12, 2023
Cerbos, a company building an open source user-permission software platform, has today announced a new managed cloud service and a fresh $7.5 million in seed funding. Founded out of London…
