Expecting the Unexpected in Small Business Expansion

February 9, 2023
First, build—then, expand. Most small business owners dream that their business will become successful enough for them to open another location; that dream came true for Candle Pour owners Misty and Dennis Akers.

DoorDash introduces new safety features for riders including reduced notifications

February 9, 2023

Delivery company DoorDash is introducing new features for riders including reduced notifications, a request for customers to not text them while they are on a trip, and messaging promoting one-tap replies. DoorDash is updating its iOS app (for iOS 15 or above) to reduce notifications sent to delivery partners while they are on the way. […]

DoorDash introduces new safety features for riders including reduced notifications by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Musk’s Twitter gets ‘yellow card’ for missing data in EU disinformation report

February 9, 2023

The first batch of reports by tech giants, adtech entities and others on how they’re tackling online disinformation in the European Union since the bloc unveiled a strengthened version of its Code of Practice last year have been published today. Measures that signatories of the Code commit to cover areas like fact-checking, demonetization of disinformation, […]

Musk’s Twitter gets ‘yellow card’ for missing data in EU disinformation report by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: ChatGPT’s origins, and making cement greener

February 9, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. ChatGPT is everywhere. Here’s where it came from We’ve reached peak ChatGPT. Released in December as a web app by the San Francisco–based firm OpenAI, the chatbot exploded into the mainstream almost overnight. …

3 Low-Risk Stocks to Buy in February 2023

February 9, 2023
With the U.S. economy adding significantly higher jobs than expected in January, the Fed could be prompted to raise the benchmark interest rates higher than projected. Amid this uncertainty, it…

Arrcus snaps up $50M for a software-based alternative to costly network router equipment

February 9, 2023

Software may be eating the world, but it’s all still largely running across very physical, and often very expensive, equipment. That is now slowly starting to change, though. Today, a startup called Arrcus — which has built a software alternative for carriers and other major connectivity users looking for more flexible, and cheaper solutions to […]

Arrcus snaps up $50M for a software-based alternative to costly network router equipment by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Sling TV launches free ad-supported streaming TV service ‘Sling Freestream’

February 9, 2023

Today, Sling TV announced the launch of its free ad-supported streaming TV service, Sling Freestream, which offers access to over 210 channels and more than 41,000 on-demand movies and TV shows across a variety of different genres, including news, sports, crime, home improvement, cooking and more. At launch, Sling Freestream is available through the Sling […]

Sling TV launches free ad-supported streaming TV service ‘Sling Freestream’ by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch