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• It was only a matter of time.: Zoom doesn’t want you to leave the platform and has added new features including email, Assistant and Calendar, so it goes head-to-head with Slack, Calendly, Google and Microsoft; Ivan Reports. That’s a lot of savings. Hopefully the zoom is up to the task.
• Let the soul learn: Natasha L She addressed the issue of why “Twitter is dying.” We won’t spoil it for you, but it does involve hiring someone. If you need more proof, starting April 15th only verified accounts will appear in the “For You” section. Yes, people who paid $8 for a blue check.
• More layoffs: Manish GitHub has reportedly laid off its entire engineering team in India as the Microsoft-owned company cuts costs amid weakening global market conditions.

Startups and VCs

Gotta love some solid startup drama, and Brian In summary, it covers Turntable and its iterations over the years: Turntable LIVE raised $7 million before going public after years of co-founder disputes and music licensing challenges.

We’ve all seen “Jurassic Park,” so we figured there’s nothing wrong with taking mammoth DNA and vat-grown mammoth burger meat. That’s right, a skilled meat company resurrects a woolly mammoth so you get a whole new (well, old) sensory experience. Paul Reports. Personally, we can’t wait for the next Dino-Burger. Next level: triceratops trident, stegosaurus steak and brachiosaurus burger around.

And we’ve got five more stories for you, courtesy of your friendly, local TechCrunch writers who grew up in the home of a small craft crew.

They beat Q1 VC results, but that’s cold comfort for SaaS unicorns.

As Q1 2023 draws to a close, Alex Wilhelm reviews past data from Pitchbook to get a feel for key VC trend metrics like deal count and total capital.

“The picture from Q1 2023 venture data is one of a measurable decline compared to the end of 2022,” he said.

“And March brought something similar to domestic innovation activity, which could be a brighter spot if first-quarter data further bolsters the month’s totals.”

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Big Tech Inc.

If, like Christine, you’re a fan of listening to music without words while you work, Apple has something for you. Apple Music Classical is now available for download and includes over 5 million tracks. Ivan And Sarah Report it. Tweet at Christine And let her know your favorite piece. Her “Island of the Dead, Op.29” was composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff. It’s a fun 19 minutes.

Also, today’s Apple headlines mention the launch of Apple Pay later. Kyle It has more.

Meanwhile, it’s time to walk Amazon’s sidewalk, a low-bandwidth, long-distance network sidewalk that can be used to connect Internet of Things (IoT) devices and “better understand if developers can connect to the network before their devices go live.” You can check the signal strength of your area on a map to find out. Frederick He wrote.

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