Thursday, March 9, 2023

Daily Crunch: Bach to the future – Forthcoming Apple Music Classical app will feature 5M tracks

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here. Hello crunchers! Christine is off for a few days, which means you’re stuck with just me. Prepare for awful puns and worse jokes. Oh yes.  But before we start the pun-ishment, let’s […]

Daily Crunch: Bach to the future – Forthcoming Apple Music Classical app will feature 5M tracks by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

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With this brain map we are one step closer to total fruit fly simulation

In a way, fruit flies are just like us. They have eyes, legs, nervous systems, and they love fruit. Unlike us, however, they only have a few thousand neurons in their brains, which means scientists can map not just all the cells but all the connections between them — producing for the first time a […]

With this brain map we are one step closer to total fruit fly simulation by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

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Some SVB customers are struggling to wire funds out of the bank

Some of Silicon Valley Bank’s customers are struggling to transfer funds out of their bank accounts, numerous sources tell TechCrunch. The seeming wave of attempted withdrawals comes after SVB announced yesterday that it lost $1.8 billion in the sale of U.S. treasuries and mortgage-backed securities that it had invested in, owing to rising interest rates. […]

Some SVB customers are struggling to wire funds out of the bank by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

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Crypto bank Silvergate’s ‘collywobbles’ could add to industry’s woes

Crypto bank Silvergate bit the dust this week, leading some analysts to forecast bigger problems for the overall ecosystem.

Crypto bank Silvergate’s ‘collywobbles’ could add to industry’s woes by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

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GitHub to require 2FA for all contributors starting from March 13

GitHub is set to require two-factor authentication (2FA) for all developers who contribute code to any project on the platform, a move designed to bolster the software supply chain. The Microsoft-owned code-hosting platform announced last May that it intended to make 2FA mandatory by the end of 2023, though it had started the process earlier […]

GitHub to require 2FA for all contributors starting from March 13 by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

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AI chip startup Mythic rises from the ashes with $13M, new CEO

Mythic, an AI chip startup that last November reportedly ran out of capital, rose from the ashes today with an unexpected injection of fresh funds. Mythic this morning announced that it closed a $13 million financing round led by existing investors Atreides Management, DCVC and Lux Capital alongside new investors Catapult Ventures and Hermann Hauser […]

AI chip startup Mythic rises from the ashes with $13M, new CEO by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

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It turns out burn reduction at startups is more aspiration than reality

Silicon Valle Bank expected that with fewer dollars flowing into their coffers, US startups would cut their burn rates. That hasn't really happened.

It turns out burn reduction at startups is more aspiration than reality by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch

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Netflix now lets TV viewers customize text for subtitles and closed captions

Starting today, Netflix is giving TV users the option to customize the size and style of subtitles and closed captions. This update gives subscribers the ability to choose from three sizes — small, medium and large — as well as four styles/colors which include the default white text option, drop shadow (white text with black […] Netflix now lets TV viewers customize text for subtitles and closed captions by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
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Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Comedian Hasan Minhaj returns as The Riddler in new Spotify podcast series

Among the wave of Spotify announcements coming out of today’s Spotify Stream On event, the company also shared some exciting news with podcast listeners– in particular, Batman fans. Spotify is launching a new podcast series “The Riddler: Secrets in the Dark,” starring comedian-actor Hasan Minhaj as The Riddler. As part of Spotify’s exclusive multiyear partnership […]

Comedian Hasan Minhaj returns as The Riddler in new Spotify podcast series by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

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Daily Crunch: Twitter CEO expresses regret after using his platform to call disabled employee ‘the worst’

Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.

Daily Crunch: Twitter CEO expresses regret after using his platform to call disabled employee ‘the worst’ by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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Ant veteran turns to NFT verification for SXSW festival VIP feast

As funding into web3 projects cool down during the crypto winter, startups in the space are increasingly focused on building bridges for mass adoption and exploring revenue opportunities to stay afloat. The key to driving mass adoption? Offer experiences that are so seamless that users don’t realize blockchain is involved. One company that is demonstrating […]

Ant veteran turns to NFT verification for SXSW festival VIP feast by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

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Humane, a secretive AI startup founded by ex-Apple employees, raises another $100M

A startup founded by ex-Apple design and engineering team Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno, Humane, today raised another $100 million to build what it calls an “integrated device and cloud services platform” for AI. Humane’s work is shrouded in mystery. But its latest round of funding, a Series C, attracted a laundry list of notable […]

Humane, a secretive AI startup founded by ex-Apple employees, raises another $100M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

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Tesla under investigation after steering wheels fall off two Model Y vehicles

Federal safety regulators are looking into Tesla again — this time over concerns of steering wheels falling off 2023 Model Y vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday it received two complaints from owners of the 2023 Model Y that the steering wheel came off while the vehicles were being driven. The investigation […]

Tesla under investigation after steering wheels fall off two Model Y vehicles by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

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Dear Sophie: Last-minute H-1Bs, O-1A & EB-1A extraordinary credential prep

How many people are employers going to register in the H-1B lottery this year? Will there be fewer because of all of the layoffs?

Dear Sophie: Last-minute H-1Bs, O-1A & EB-1A extraordinary credential prep by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch

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