The newsletter also highlights several podcasts, including two episodes of Equity recorded at Disrupt, an interview with Bianca Cefalo, CEO and co-founder of Space DOTS, on Found, and a discussion with Chris Lehane, chief strategy officer at Haun Ventures, on Chain Reaction. TechCrunch+ subscribers also get access to in-depth commentary, analysis, and surveys, with this week's highlights including thoughts on the SEC's crypto regulation, Instacart's IPO, and the expansion of elder tech.
Key takeaways:
- Elon Musk is considering charging a fee for the use of X (formerly Twitter) to combat the issue of increasing bots on the platform.
- OpenAI has launched DALL-E 3, an upgraded version of its text-to-image tool, which uses ChatGPT to improve user experience.
- Cisco has acquired Splunk for $28 billion, marking one of its largest acquisitions to date.
- Microsoft AI researchers accidentally exposed tens of terabytes of sensitive data, including private keys and passwords, on GitHub.