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Crackdown on Netflix Password Sharing: The streaming giant has grown tired of its customers sharing passwords with friends and loved ones around the world. So this week he announced guidelines designed to keep passwords close to home. Literally within the walls of the account holder’s abode.
ChatGPT monetized: OpenAI this week launched a pilot subscription for its text-generating AI. For $20 a month, subscribers can access more than what the base tier gets: access to ChatGPT during peak hours, faster response times, and priority access to new features and enhancements.
Human or AI?: That’s the question, and apparently OpenAI wants to help. The company released a tool that is designed to distinguish between human-written and AI-generated text, but the success rate is only around 26%. However, OpenAI said that when used with other methods, it could help prevent AI text generators from being abused.
Bypassing FB 2FA: Meta created a new centralized system for users to manage their Facebook and Instagram logins, but a bug could have allowed malicious hackers to disable 2FA just by knowing a user’s phone number. Oh! A security researcher from Nepal discovered the bug and reported it to the Meta Accounts Center last September. And they paid him.
Salesforce layoffs hit: In January, the company announced an imminent 10% reduction in its workforce. However, not everyone was notified at the time. This week, hundreds more of the company’s staff learned of the fate of their jobs.
“Spill the tea”: Alphonzo “Phonz” Terrell lost his job at Twitter as Global Head of Social & Editorial three months ago and was soon working on a new app. Called Spill, the app has already attracted an initial round and 60,000 driving bookings. The app will be released in alpha during the first quarter of this year.
Google Fi Violation: The company said its cellular network provider, Google Fi, confirmed a data breach that, according to the timing of the notice, was likely related to the recent security incident at T-Mobile that allowed hackers to steal the information of millions. Of customers.
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This week from TechCrunch Podcast Network, Equity covered the usual list of start-up and business finance news, and maria anna talked with hans tunginvestor and managing partner of GGVC, a venture firm with more than $9 billion in assets under management. In Found, darrell and Scholarship spoke with Rosie Nguyen, Co-Founder and CMO of Fanhouse, about her journey from content creator to founder and how her experience as a creator informs every product decision at Fanhouse.
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Not quite secondarily: Becca reports on data this week showing side deals are parting ways with the down-risk market this year.
Open Source Startups: Paul Sawers examines a report released this week exploring which commercial open source software startups are growing fast and raking in cash.
Let’s go Team: Have you ever wondered which slide is the most important slide on a startup pitch deck? Well, it’s the team slide, and Haje expresses surprise at how many startups don’t tell a good story about their teams. And speaking of pitch decks, Haje brings you the breakdown of Laoshi’s $570K angel deck.
Dear Sophie, Immigration Sophie Alcorn answers the question: What H-1B and other immigration changes can we expect this year?
