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Daily Crunch: Citing data privacy concerns, Italy temporarily bans ChatGPT by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
There’s enough trouble on this planet already that we don’t need new problems coming here from the sun. Unfortunately we can’t yet destroy this pitiless star, so we are at its mercy. But NASA at least may soon be able to let us know when one of its murderous flares is going to send our […]
NASA’s DAGGER could give advance warning of the next big solar storm by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
Marketing teams get a lot of credit for landing new customers, but in reality, sales development representatives do most of the actual work.
TechCrunch+ roundup: 3 key hiring metrics, building SDR teams, insurtech investor survey by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
A dozen years ago, Groupon shot to fame popularizing the online group buying format, confidently rejecting a $6 billion acquisition offer from Google and instead going public with a $17.8 billion market cap. The company today says it has 14 million active users, but almost consistently for the last decade, its financial position has been […]
Groupon, which has lost 99.4% of its value since its IPO, names a new CEO… based in Czech Republic by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
Two days after an open letter called for a moratorium on more powerful generative AI models being developed so regulators can catch up with the likes of ChatGPT, Italy’s data protection authority has just put out a timely reminder that some countries do have laws that already apply to cutting edge AI — by ordering […]
Italy orders ChatGPT blocked citing data protection concerns by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Stripe competitor Checkout.com announced last month that Céline Dufétel was appointed as its new president. She had previously served as the London-based fintech startup’s CFO and COO for about 18 months before her promotion. In her expanded role, which still includes serving as the company’s COO, Dufétel oversees all operational and go-to-market teams, including finance […]
Checkout.com’s new president is bullish on US expansion, says she ‘welcomes’ comparisons to Stripe by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch