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| Good afternoon, and welcome to your Friday TechCrunch PM. We continue our ongoing coverage of Apple with a look at how this antitrust case, in particular, may affect the consumer tech giantâs ecosystem. Also, enjoy a story about how cyber investors committed to fighting spyware, but at least one firm previously invested in an exploit maker. Have a great weekend! Did someone forward this to you? Sign up here to receive the TechCrunch PM newsletter in your inbox. â Christine |
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TechCrunch PM Top 3 Is Appleâs antitrust case a sign of things to come?: Natasha reports that itâs shaping up to be a tough year for Apple with the range of antitrust activity bearing down on its mobile business. After youâre done reading this, catch up on everything we know so far. Check the scores and your feed: Instagramâs Threads is testing the inclusion of live scoring for sports games. So far the pilot has been focused on NBA games. Threads told TechCrunch that the new feature will make it easier for users to join in on conversations about their favorite teams. If you send a dick pic to this app, it will tell your future: The company is leveraging AI to let you know if your partner has a sexually transmittable disease. However, there are a few red flags, Amanda points out. Including the fact that most STIs are asymptomatic. |
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Afternoon must-reads Fighting spyware: Six countries are now part of an international coalition to fight commercial spyware. Investors want to do this too. However, we learned that at least one investor gave capital to a malware company. Lorenzo unpacks what happened next. AT&T mum on data breach: Three years after a hacker teased about an alleged massive theft of AT&T customer data, the phone carrier maintains âit did not appear to have come from our systems.â Well, the full dataset was put up for sale online this week, and weâre sure that 73 million AT&T customers want to know how it happened. Meet 1991 Ventures: The U.K.-based venture capital fund launches this week with a £15 million ($18.8 million) fund to invest in both Ukrainian and Central Eastern European startups. It was founded by Ukrainian brothers Denis Gursky and Viktor Gurskyi, who are better known for running incubation and accelerator programs inside Ukraine. Last call for pitch submissions at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024: Hereâs your chance to shine at âSo You Think You Can Pitch?â our highly anticipated segment at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024, happening in Boston on April 25. |
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Around the web Youâve been reading about our take on Appleâs troubles; now read what Business Insider has to say about âAppleâs nightmare.â And in other news, The Information reports celebrity video business Cameoâs recent funding round came with a large valuation drop. Meanwhile, the financial markets are poised to ârebelâ if the U.S. government is wrong about inflation. Read more in MarketWatch. And NBC News warns of a massive Chrysler and Dodge vehicle recall. |
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On the pods On todayâs Equity episode, Becca joins Alex and Mary Ann to discuss the weekâs most critical stories, including a few funding deals and new funds. They also get into an upcoming Saudi AI push as notable venture funds have been flying to the Middle Eastern state to raise capital. In addition, they also discuss Redditâs IPO and how some VCs are holding back an IPO rush. Listen here. |
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