Musicians against irresponsible AI

Heavy hitters in music industry call on tech companies and developers to not undermine human creativity. 113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr023hCZPW69sMD-6lZ3ncW9d0bCd5NfkTRW8zH0jn7G_34pW5Ch0vM506fJ4N2BKthZPZ8R9W3VVs_t8FZLYKW4PpHmt98SRQbW85Cx_w1qnNg5W6xyf523dc9NMW7y_VLx3kcwqWW3f7VCy3-7MxlW5-bjCh8fGRm2VfHZwK89_DCwW2ht23g8Vwz-hW5RKsWk9hknxGW7BqSWM3Czl5bW1HN4V_8gnnLPN8z1ydFVQdgrN7TRy6vth1XPW3bTm7b5n3-fmW5KC9FN1qYWfvf6QPNgM04 [TechCrunch Daily AM Newsletter] [View this email online in your browser](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr025kvg0W69t95C6lZ3pHW2S52938H9t4wW87J-QJ5C8y7SW8w3zkq4gPcDFN36PBY0vD9PxW87Lm_L6X25Q8W1dHR3x37l0Y4N1DfV9bCsrmDW79BDhQ639klxW7p-Zhl7W-cxXW7vXWys13PZqPN1B05G0_1CQFW44jmxt3r9MKMW75XNk44S37RzW2S1fs936pYDnV82k6F7gF3t-W3yBqfp64n80xW7YNdGd4RXwy6N3NHqYq942J-W8Bm0RY41BV2bW43sqn_4SQRp5W1hSwpD4vzhblW1B5b-93jSSykW28BDLx7zlLmqW77xh8g8gvL3dW22Z8zS61--0HW6ThJHm26YxfWW52dq3B86rb1bW8HZfng6fgY9rN4SLxbNPh9XPW89NXL98jK2wPW8CNjZF2DxyQtW5tgnxG4LndJlVzjhMB1_WxMwMPbRK_97pPMN88gdQb6Ly9sW7DvFqH4M-zF7f3Y7G2004) By [Christine Hall](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr0l3hCZPW6N1vHY6lZ3mRW1ghLM_16gRkCW47kHf_7RgB_kW12T-_-4_5L9XW266G8H2t8dCzW8HmGGr5pdNslW60K_Yr8km5rxW3GGfjg3-qMv6W3vNWJS6yPqCwW8sr3jR19DDhSW8rvrxK55HPmfW1B1tSK4Gg1HhW2kpT_x3fRm_1W3KVCb11jNJq2W2YsY_c52f72qW5HHd2t6Hb_d7V4xNcM2M1PH-W3_7Mpy3JsXYKW95tz-P6-Xl40N4xQj7dn0Wd7W21jRpz8kXVq1W5lfFJ32t9ZrPW75g27M70b12ndjfZ8R04)113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr023hCZPW69sMD-6lZ3n6W9gzflq6Np7bKW84H1Hl2D1c3-W4wmySF8Qx3yMW1TK1SS4KfTxJW3NHx918KLgszW5_rx8t9bZhDHW3ZCPM61tdlkCW87MX1R6S_nbPN7J_l4GM0dsyW5bWbDL2sdrfmW5bhL713vPpG1VfSRFw3l3jlQW6HNtcS79wJC0W5cQ9XG2cn-ZSW78RZsr7jqTbGW269BKz5wB_m9W7j-3MX6cL_PsN8kKDJ-t9LWcW5s87hq62MD9JW7kmK847mN42hf4qXPb404 Tuesday, April 2, 2024   Hello, and welcome back to TechCrunch PM, where we provide the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. There’s a lot of news to digest today, including a large group of heavy-hitting musicians who are none too happy about the shortcomings of AI. We also look at Yahoo’s acquisition, why YC’s Garry Tan is angry, how the police are watching you and a lot of venture capital news. Let’s get started! —[Christine](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr0l3hCZPW6N1vHY6lZ3mdW3W2BTS6h35K_W2JYHHb2pQJNWW3fx9sc56nBQ5W30LlCG2zzxkNN2_PJM2NCLtSW3WcMZz53HxXzW3SwZQT3rrfqBW59_DX-2GbLvTW6SgnSC7pl053W1gRZCQ25w_hqW4pV6TD4tT1CJW88p5X04CHqLhW8zz2_s9fXL8tW4Nj0xr48JmqWW3gXFcC2FNBRRW1SZf1z4_PVlTW6j4lZn1FQ2NtN1PZWJ3-ZRTjW6P5dSb29q-4CW3pC5Zl7h0vq4N3ddPrHGVdV_W4KjfjJ80x8j0f1rQrQv04)   TechCrunch Top 3 [Will sing for responsible AI:](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvq_M5g8s-W5BWr2F6lZ3nhW10KGSB6rflrxW63N7141sDvqKW52q3Hc9lXpRsW5hL-k219-5jVN2Xwq7XQQ1r6W4lNrph6x0RlZW871Szz2fJw8tW5y8M6Z1SJ4dCW187fGv74lWRtW2wZY756T3Pg1N6r-88NTrBSxW4vwxlq3ZNkfkW1LFsxL8MqVCBN63xh6CV9mbPW5x7M4D6g9PWMW6j1zS94JPKltW4-2F6d43fq-QW7q9DLT3Jc6XnW8HtgWY3mzh-bW6Tj03P7gh2YvW5yzRdQ2rKf9BW5B5NSm56nmLqW2Bnl-g2MX8wpW3LFLCy916SkRW7H-qBN1fKYS9W6zRl6z6ytLx7W4wJP3x8wffNgW6Q7r5N8xT47cW2ML7Dk7_Dg-FW6RCYs99h_wvYW90shjD8YQrbnW3R0l2_6lPN6vW8k55Xw77JT_gW1nB7c01lb5mxf3WBdt204) Heavy hitters in the music industry, including Nicki Minaj, Billie Eilish and Katy Perry, join a group of [200 musicians](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr1x3hCZPW95jsWP6lZ3psW5jptbh7rlVRPW7t16mC4Lzp10W2ZNHH4823YlQW6QfjrK10Tn9VW2_j4b_8R6WM7W2smb883zzlxQW4m1YGS6jmLbqW7DzQ0s2S5dpPW6x7Kj22KF0trW2TH-kY5Spt5yW694mT84Z-ylmW63rqbJ5yD5gSN4xQ706dJfSlMzvDB3WFKZjW1TMdVs5GQ01WMGcqZGjmJtWW3PvJBC7bpXYlW8X7pGb3zrtsFW4qvhHV2jvs05W4xTq9n1kQJ60W2j0j9c1csKS5W58hmG_71dvN7W6Y_nJ01BnjLMLk6Tx61f79W87glcn53FK4ZW4C5p608Mm3NBW2cSr542RhZ4LW3lhffw30KntVW2Yn0DN4L07W-W77YHll4wgtBZdq_-X204) who signed an open letter calling on tech companies and developers to not undermine human creativity with AI music generation tools. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvq_M5g8s-W5BWr2F6lZ3lFW4jhpy76n8Rl4MXfKf789-JBVJcC4D5DvVk5W3zrxDp9czp3kW5jK1-y41yncYW2Y34sp8f-qh-W94wxQJ64DK5mW2WB2FS7v16ZNW1-M9Ls1GLh4RW2Xfd28528QsTW6hxB_62WJj2CW7wb51w5sqDJlW4C6_sq1b2SgWW2yg1_z3l8-2mW3HZvc82Jtg60W3QCQ7w89M9KBW2RDKX11N0-hSW2VllQl2dgKYzW1zny2K7dLwHDV2G-Pr6fGzSTW8Bsvz57YXkLLN95p5Gp-ygL9W8vlmdY1syCCdW9hNvpX2wz7WHW8_zZmq8HW_CpW54Dnsz8p2gmJW2zxGY36hKCH8W61FKRV5w-bJBV9_CJQ1y87tNW70Zhnj4Z1kq-W3Lh5lq4df0cgW8WBhPb4Qdl0MW7bWZRH3NmpMxW66QL1p41_4zWf1RZjld04) [Yahoo finds an Artifact it wants to keep](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr1x3hCZPW95jsWP6lZ3mwW3FrTB835Q3KMW2GpyWq7pSRwnW6jvNRg1sD_z1W76StR16V1wVPW5kbrR83qYGXxVbktnt8gLX14W7Xpn9N16v1mqW4TfMlR7GrJyYW8vF3_p3yg0JcW5Y7pC61JFFSZN1Kt71SNvn7ZW7t0Vf28SzGllW6ypxg32FHSNmW26ztny2S7x2HW3d8TVv6KRpsVW4F-KVX9d4DJdVqjdzk1G_XkGN4GkNn52B5WJW5h43sl1fZDd0F135BXDHbgvW1RPk-74nRbRdW6THwm484-hSNW84TWHz7lDvFWW5WgrmW5crHTCW58W-244sC0xhW8fLcQs3m04YHW2TY-Yd31tpV5W4TD_6b8dYStvW3hQVjH4WvVs1W17_TW-35YqR0f1K15hb04): That’s right, TechCrunch’s very own parent company decided to buy Artifact, the AI-powered news app from Instagram’s co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. The announcement comes a few months after Artifact said it would be [winding down operations](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr1x3hCZPW95jsWP6lZ3lqW6ZZF7-2_nzNjW7Rt5jn43PHHzN4qvS_YHfnXwW85qlVc2Vhm1cW7mcDgh4ZdMShW5GYhJs14_wQ0W41-4zq3kv07nVMWBwl7FGV_dV1hch48snC4bW5yVGqQ2523W-W2CGvqp4scrcXW51XFm98Dct-XN70ML5zdRvXgN21bT0LdrKscW8XzPd839SPCNW6jsFCJ2Vn4lDW21Xz4R7plSg_W16079Z2s-jc8W3ZMDBN1y7_3yW12x0ys5R10PgW4vVF9B4CPjQrW3RS1xD6zZ_NtN8S9MvfDtjzYW1WXwZN6DvDKKV7fyRd1L4Sl0W4g4cB26GYfMBW3k4z5C3Q44kSW8PyvRx7My6yPW82d4yC2dF9yLW5nq9_L8JMDNcf1J2RZT04) as the market opportunity wasn’t big enough to warrant continued investment. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr1x3hCZPW95jsWP6lZ3pGV-M4HP7ff3MgW1GdZXL7gzVjpW15pkPP3nhNBTN3JY047kLDnFW83sQhZ9fkGmPW33GPFg2FG2fBW3tdlwt5XRFWPW3ZdjN073wB2BW57-LKR5cc1cdW4Mzm3T2rKw9pW8v65B516L2LsW50smGY2VPN83W2YT_Zz6RQHgWVLgf_C8Q5C1jW4jyFxz870ggNW60gPkr7wbZzXW5V5PWm63HW4kW6Q4WQf5Yt81qVCRWXJ4NCTfJW9bTNVr1vLsVhW8WhGDC96N_jSN4pzJC2cBprwW1fBvpz4hM9FRW1_QpYB83PD_LW5n9hQ91MhP67W7HcZx46_tMB5W6HKGrP11Z4ZbW6_VgNT6y3nTFVpN88w6rPz6vW8KjjTf8-HC7Kf32k0KH04) [What’s your birthday?](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr0F3hCZPW7lCdLW6lZ3pSW95c0PD2bCjCTW3dKF5844kxChW1C12pB36WQ8gW3k7W2L33WRckW1Hd0ls217d5QW1kyXPk6_w_yQW8Z4nfb6Z6gjkN2B3frv3NxXgN3gb4Rmg25lcW7gzfnP5V03sfW6z0pgN6C6Pf8W8L34xF25XQRKW5Qy59714KXcXW5qQN5V9hX_z6W2zmgb17xXMN5W25TNGr1jr4JFW4CfzXb13p9XNW4B3Gwd3hjv0lW2DVW6b2MSkkmW2JSNdD6dVbZnW1GX5wq1RVRtRVT1vZ43LLXYnVsd3Rg5fp73-W3P7dxD7DrHP3f4RtXbM04): Meta wants to know, and not because it plans on sending you a gift. Quest 2 and 3 users must now confirm their age so Meta can provide the “right experience, settings, and protections for teens and preteens,” the company explained. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr0F3hCZPW7lCdLW6lZ3m5W1b8kZf37gpMWW1gLPT71z0Xh0W1PrNbv5jg2hXW6WZ-Cl7B4mN9W8SvrK75jQrVpW6yH8pD6QMKnDW71dbXp8jBh1wW93nBVZ6Zz9KRW2kT_j14kHPMWW4jQXfF4HRcfSVYCy7f2q-CtCN5wJZYhZbFdTW3JbBYm2yPpksW7nCF7L8ycjb-W2GHcq-72CVMvVC3Lnj4dWrlkVBnvrR5f80J3W6ZKMLG8qrxGFW4fV0p17PknYdW2-5f-y6jbTT4W78z0tm5yyq2WW2vhyPn3DWfPsW2BzF8D6xq81-W60TzjP6F7cF3f6fWP9F04)   Afternoon must-reads AWS in the clouds: Amazon targets the media and entertainment industries with its newest service called Deadline Cloud. It lets customers set up, deploy and scale up graphics and visual effects rendering pipelines on AWS cloud infrastructure. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr1d3hCZPW8wLKSR6lZ3l5V-KMbw8QPRDVN47qVr9D18qfW1mXPJR6Wm8LrVcbRTg344bP1VnsWyf1H_FgRW1_Tr-y3V-MY5VPLH-91_G2T_W3f8Ns534yKDsW7gqF-s53798YW7_rS6d4TLQkcW1TBmCg6_WZ6JW2X8ZbY6my6bTW4dnw_-1xTXxqW401g7T3Z_HDcN8Q4W65-4yfxVjl4GV4X3FYxMTpv22_k24nN8rbqdhKMwwXW3qlyj-5DXvCDMddwpJF9v-2W8ShXN44Q9kdVW65WmmT3lDxLtW8M82537Bfwn2W3FG8NF74dS79N8Bsqc5KsPCCW7Rc-zH5wK21hW2tZpHK64MtPXW2rh83d3MPQmlf2cfdN204) Garry Tan lets loose on X … again: Just in time for Y Combinator’s Demo Day this week, Tan took to his social platform of choice to critique a San Francisco lawmaker who is not new to Tan’s online rants. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr1d3hCZPW8wLKSR6lZ3nyVs7HyG23MRqZW36zT7y3mM84rN3XMJhC1PMQYVr5Zcq5hTGR9W1Jqzb77vvTF4W4Dnd4l1fGkdKW2C3Kgk1V4tY6W1pjmXS2tg_nFW2mnzgW6-vdqWV6Y_0N53yrsKW8Sj-444wzkJ5W3y5t5k2yKgGMW4nMmVs8nBj-lW3Z2VhP4sfLbpW7PnSH_7SrpqFW7vr6D78LwLydN5Q40BZ1rWM1W76gg8X4t44CrV5cWG75PZjfxW3V38xx5P5sNrW7hrSdc1Ls6mGW7KFnTJ5N_JbjN6RqVL6hF822W8rNSsH3fYSCYW8qXD0Z1dRVYbVbfGPJ5wtYtgW5Wbq6w1TxSGkW63L8VC2j4HvRf8_Y1Bl04) Police and their dragnets: Zack Whittaker has your look at the sneaky ways that police tap tech companies for your private data. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr1d3hCZPW8wLKSR6lZ3kRVrSrDs9dKDZcW2QjSb520hVHxW3hN0q_441kv-V54X-m1Lh_2FW3ttZVs4mKFFHW3WqR0L1lHVFFW4WY4y67pKt78W2XSp3f8mVhJCW1vB7C082cM71VbzhqY18GZ8qN884w9bFkN40W6x3_J470Nqb_W4BNb3n3FpdTtW1jBjqq1ZhVwYW81nPTF43GZPbW5BtMCD5grBpqW1LRnVb5J91wDW50h68Z1F-xzDW8g8VlR36glPSW21ckNw16vBmjN8qyJdVTZkS_W7zj0F21_sT2LW1GZzwd3Pr8bFN8xk5GG9gzHjW4bcnP37cW7lZW1vBlmg7BCt3GW8jycd-8XM3RhW2-G_YH9fZ7tYf7TXFpY04) Let’s get collaborative: Apple’s Personas is a work in progress, according to Brian Heater. But a new update makes it one step better. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr1d3hCZPW8wLKSR6lZ3lNW43W5LW1Cg8gpW1pNLZt1bV3knVcpHxW2gGC36W7pVQV92R7JbQW1sGGtD7S4jqRW8DbQQg42F22hW5zNnyM5b3T56W8k51t06H78xYW3VDMhp6rtPgMW1_SWgP1ly6vVW2ykJ2g6TG6R0W5C7jST8pnpcwW60wMKM6Sx_f7W1hKrFg1xPHkjN2mNPq5t5dYKW4QkgSN44D0TLW11vcyx1tZH3jW6S3x3L49lcM0N3yKMnGjx9tCVvD2wv673DXZW9kJ_rS2H9Ds_W80rjWk7B1T9tW18TsZz3j4kHbW1WdCf68GpHPFN42D_xy6YP6xW5y1x211JN86mVPPwld6Yh-dFW8JH-9n8Jz4Cgdt_4Pd04) The EU’s Cyber Resilience Act is coming together: Seven open source organizations intend on pooling resources and connecting the dots between existing security best practices in open source software development over the next three years. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvq_s5g8s-W50kH_H6lZ3kJVZZmNw3TdS4rW7MXNsN2tK9wlW31QQQM1lbRv9W2Xrdw98D1j6QW59tgGQ7DCL29W2brFX81fW9QZW5DBBKj5dWL4LW4vpGTJ3m55KHVG2Gm51FPvjfW3wqgZb1ZD2MbW8plYdK4LhhrsW8X85QP8NQg8vV6q93-2HR_QtN8H3YQPpH2CsW6wBsfX3d0_k1N2G9xR6XpRC3W3HpX0y1DLNfCW3BWM1L6Xx3KkW5WqTS77lynQRW6pxhsW1tcvRtW8MlNzy4JQqC7W3cJpQq8tVZlfW6P2RDz1K_bD0N2yqlVxptvG-W2ftGmm7BSPZrW72Scv21qJZtmW3sbys-3GzmZ5W1TvVtP3tMxBBW952mgk41fjdyF416g03TZ88VXX-FZ86f_83W4B48S45M3Rwlf7V55PM04) Meta is not colluding with Netflix: At least that is what the social media company is saying … again. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr1x3hCZPW95jsWP6lZ3mqW96fVdR3TqMqfW28GJd48YmkDLW1mJDZf2LQTJwW5tgP3m86yDYCW7d1hTr42j_FTN96Jz2_hpCM4W345G2d8Hb53CN7Yc0tx-77JNW1lZHRD8SxZrZW6lbRKy7X6591N2RZkLbYp7HmW71hwjC2VV71VW19_jmG2mfGnmW1_S_hq1pFS02W5Fw-fF5XF6dGW2f_T3d40D0LtW1TmQyC5GZd8HW67Lb6p5H8LGYW4bYZZq84b0gjVKWHvG4cHhncVrld7s4fbD-GW8m_zRT5dKwGYW7GGJPz95Cm83W8SlDxz7LDKdVW8PPdHP86FvZbW7JgvYq4ZwNXjW7DzwDR6qL2BlW94FWQ56NKQJgW3rd87F7hdMLdW3PdB4Z3Tm2Gbf2pGrdH04) Meet OctoStack: OctoAI’s new end-to-end solution for deploying generative AI models in a company’s private cloud, be that on-premises or in a virtual private cloud of your choice. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr1x3hCZPW95jsWP6lZ3l9W3y-Lrp53QZwQW83g0bt3YfG9zW2-TpF22N3xXXN80WxLfF25q3VmSmCn137T5YW1tPdC36Fl9KhVDVZn06q5HH1N21V35KcwfWZW4tZDnR5TH0Y8W3K7wwJ6R0fsCW6rXLqS6SbXkPW8VNB098n577XW7nbS9Y6_-pNPW6SMkNW5nMgcmW8tlQb02CGymRW3Wh0k91jCsCbN9g-r17ZHzT4W5qtXCK3-HsjGW4HdZVp7J8P7VW20QY4R75qljMW5MQD_-5vqkBqW170Mtt2rJw7cW6sVg7Z5qyMJXW8CXDkF7y5QWfW6qcKKg4JdXQhW7PMxVg7R4KbyW5WyQDS2kh67xW6ldd0257JZGjW8MHcyw5NBWxVVjG2Pz6p9j5CdGl84M04) Rivian has a flat first quarter: Rivian signals that it [plans](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr1x3hCZPW95jsWP6lZ3n_W8b98448QYpcyW1rQqgc3mrTWyVr-KJT6GcLspW3LTQcK15-1D_W1DWGGK4JNZF3W5QHTJ-7Y5XL3W8cbTWH95P-PTW2mwH5f4NStcNW1zXpS18R8s4xVRDrm216gWX-W2XG2v_76nnBnW70l9zR67JWpYW92Nd_M3q4H8HVHr13f5Zkl48W3ByWGT6gRRm3V9pnNZ6bFJ3QW7J5KM52TCVXNN7yznBKKlTBjMy2GK_mP1VsW14ZhxW16ksrYW4LG2vY8fgsTSW818nnR7MZP_gW59ZxSr39s0VgW2824WS3TFwWDW1jvhb05tRcjVN2RDc7lhnpp-W2w5bHs1Jq046W14KBsV3dw44xW6n9gK82FGVFtW8VDLvK6lZsspf5PHQhP04) to make roughly the same number of EVs as it did in 2023. If so, that should help it meet targets. We’ll see. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr0Y3hCZPW7Y8-PT6lZ3l-W4GSxlY85WgKcW5D5hwh1HS_4ZW1Z8YWx7J8ZcJN6SSJhs1N5f1W3JL08t8JQgTtW262spz28RWY0W3dMLtH8vK9CyW3P5rqX6kmDs8W73zYmK6PcmBMW8cY1s04gb7ZSW10b7ys50ngd_W2c8_Py1bDKR9W4rmxq545v7khVrMSzN8gwk8RV4rs2V8Lnk2WW5NpJPx8rR30SW5bSkz17wPpPwW8kBB6J18TMXYW533b004VRvGbW2ryyqG6t2jRdW3r-b4F5ZKDXjW2vyMxP2C3KvXW4xLfT_2bQ7bxW4fdFlb6TrBg7W957gDD6DgVNVW1hMg4d35LF4Tdv3BlW04) Tesla sales drop: The electric automaker’s deliveries were down, but it is also pointing a finger at an [arson attack at its factory](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr0Y3hCZPW7Y8-PT6lZ3mMW7V-t2L6x606bN2StFtYN7BtwW164Htb8_VNVNW5dXrSH4pW8JPW3Gx0p86YWZ1yW3LQyW54FKCKzW8VLPys7hW8G5W21Wqyd2gnBjhF7DPKvxH477W4KqLKt5ljgG5W2b3qN51CLCfLW5hfk9N2HNzCnW9666p152tWKRW21wblH1JMNRzW63fRmL51PlFgW292QN22dt7hvW3HfwjJ7Gz2r_W63L5Pj3_pBG0W8_F1Tw8_kZ0wW748nCl1DngbJW82hhrq2Ypv_cW1q9pkR7Q3fkBW2YpXh86qkyRtW3PV3gl2z2l_zVw11X18vr_51N3slqTbM0Yzmf3NCkdH04) in Germany and shipping disruptions caused by Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr1d3hCZPW8wLKSR6lZ3nqVyWBSV3FwS1jW1g9pBy8BfJzjMV5RM1qM3vxW2C6qbm1RDxLJW1tHj9v4lHyRZW5vFpH88LF-FwW20cz747tl3lSW1nQlWD6qFRLRW7FPn_f2t73yyW6tT6dz51MfKDW9599-K6-8-KsN2SjKzCJr0zvW4HwMx55VSf5QVt_Xby2XpMmgW6slZd05N6SXsW53W3Cq5R_D8_W54m_VZ1XyychW1YMHs56tcDj7W235GZZ7FrYvjW4Hy-xM8yDmsPVwzYMl1zJmm2W8bCjLD5dGD5SV5nj-_5597CVN5dnPq_4_FpQW2Shx_-2b9CwpW7P_LVn373r5YW4ngpP0193FpxW4T16rr3qkqC9f5MzYFx04) Big Tech talking points in a new age of antitrust: Natasha Lomas is your translator for all the self-serving spin being put on entrenched, profit-extracting machinery. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr0Y3hCZPW7Y8-PT6lZ3nwW7QP9dr7jYkSTW6wbYyb7-ssDYW5G4S1Q2X4r_7W2Xtxp82jtKsNW82Hq1-2SdPXfW3hY_Wt3z2TPdN95YFmcHxJ23W8CLkT593yM4VW7xGVXP3G810zW7rfT-Q5yGQ_2W2DPk_C60JW4jW31hVJS41JMh1W25LYQg3w04sYW7Qz3Kh5FNJyxVD74Xq5VpCzrVzJ9-22mP8x_W6Z0vtj1w_6HzW3prw-W4gG8d1V2mBz_22zwn3W6T0d8Q5nnfmMW3hczHK3FwZT7W2xZW444pyXN5VrBSSk78gfWBVk2wjG4ndDJhW5pdh5w8FX9tzW35p5zH91_dx2f3_cxH004)   A MESSAGE FROM TECHCRUNCH The TechCrunch PM Auction Is Now Open More than a quarter of a million users end their workdays with TechCrunch PM. Want to talk to this engaged audience? TechCrunch’s auction for Q3 and Q4 inventory is open now and ends Wednesday, April 10. Email newsletter.auction@techcrunch.com for more information and to submit your bid. [Submit Your Bid](mailto:newsletter.auction@techcrunch.com?subject=TechCrunch%20PM%20Auction)   Money, money, money It was a great day for companies getting funding. Check them out: Hailo [lands $120 million](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr1d3hCZPW8wLKSR6lZ3ljW3BTvph5tBT-hW3yvbj74nB67hW5jRqyx42VD5qW8Jm1jX6pLdwJW8KrFrv64klvYW3NlDKW5Bs6j3VDlRbF9g7kyCW5MBrSv59r0RGW1jFvy59dTYpSW6MlfZt1MMNfzW1ryY7J7RGNjVW8QtJN-8Vfpg7W2jjH4N6VQyRTW6WngJJ3mTm1dW6C6ps14GKH9NW7wDXlF2VkSxTW6Gd4cw6b3WJQN1FcH--ZPpNTW5b6PD23fyFZTW37h-cJ7FkX3LW4xK7rp7txjVFW8WQFV431bPzkW1qlY-b75TnW2W2PbhjK9d9__LW27Z3gC2MHl3mW5LJhzv6QMFd2W2_FGHJ8SBjMzN6pxhTt3T23Yf2M4b2d04) to keep battling Nvidia as most AI chip startups struggle. Modal [raises $25 million](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr1x3hCZPW95jsWP6lZ3q1W8sgtHQ924sqXW2Q2h6Y7ZrqrtW2gg8XV1xzvsjW2PfWps98slv1W34Md3K7T45vQW4nSx-X8mvP6ZVpt7mQ8RCG4QW8J6frX1xT4jPW4zRyXJ31rkfYW5wYQ-n6MGW3nW7WLXrw5PD3vXW7Bt6fP47zZ6YW6g2q2n2H6QJGW5c-pf64XmW4qW4Ftl2c9bV6Q8W89gj7M4bYTmrVZg_k11NQYk5MXthTHBQB35W1M808T5s682zW62v3Nh83ChS-W728HgL8hRQ26W3nYKQ012LcKXVjjDqb1_pWLCW5tx5Bj4RSkPhN3B157p1LpvcW2bM0Kq6GY8QfW3x5-4G7mkl0FW77xMS38_P5n0W8kgknv3B7t5vW2jLfgY4vwY-tdDcz_204) to train corporate workers on data and AI. Quadratic, [now with $5.6 million](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr1x3hCZPW95jsWP6lZ3n1W1jJ8lg1DNsTsW4kV-js6ccZXhW5J_ySJ62Fy2JW63-cTt8kL99NW3swTD27kKH1rW4ch0xy7SkMD3W22k40S7b5BSGN3mPhyWlVmSGW49Y55c64K2VtW7Yk4hS2Ny2pDW14NZM03p62_wW87NjSy8zlXcRW4SC0Xh8RH5GcW135p5-3Btbd6W46tK0y5bXdmfW7pwMj-4_QVGkW89vRGk47wblbW6LK1PF83-gPZW1DT_4D3yg--VW7XybCk4M2WVhW7dvwb74l9b-5N3ffyJ_ZnCyjW23VD8s98DXQTW1wQ62r7v1gVmW7nL7ZT4gK17wN1fPRw8m_hcQW7lYhvd4NbjR2W3bD5sV3fC1vtW4QN0Pt8bpgZ8W2WVZxd5vC9MYf6Xb3pK04), is reimagining the spreadsheet with a focus on data. Read AI [raises $21 million](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvq_s5g8s-W50kH_H6lZ3lWW6sGQhn3j1j50W6fq6KX5J-MhTW724qsD346h5TN74JP_xYSGYbN3wT3x8hFyp9W3xllR28CM01lW5T6gJ44RJwXtW4Kp2km3lJmdqV8TQfM4gPbbwW5Y0gYt4Bh6KtW14LvVN9lc2fSW8gjd5F60yl9BW2d6J593d0Y75W7xN6611WXjG6W2199-C455GJ3W62cCy36-ZmRQW6jPJrT993-43W3W3lqX8p2TxmW8_yTgT6nkW-vW7f5J8N8jbXZSW79TnNL8WGhHjW1rMplp9hn4JhW91hJG13MYW6rN1RrmyhzCtXVW6bKd_Y9d0x51N5V_5MJgkMKyW2wtDvM6_6rnWW8BMr402Y6SwRW5fs3sv4YFllNW2j_N-l85v-PPVdsP4H2NJQm0W80gkZd8-xkpRf8lq41b04) to expand its AI-powered summaries from meetings to messages and emails. A new [games-focused VC raises $35 million](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvq_s5g8s-W50kH_H6lZ3kvW2_jNvV3Q1SFjW36Hhw76BtxJdW8CMZTk9bnRQpW7zX_S134zW6LW20kTWD3fqm-hW4PQG-H4jP609W68W9Zp9k79BXW4C4ytZ1ydXn_W3yB3jq80Xz9GW2W-b5S4g0_7jVcfypv59mYCRW54MqR83fN0c4N5TfGw2J_zPJW2NxQ4t2hDHkLW5b_7J46KQMlNW4KlQ-090ypYmW1d54XR1bGq2CW7zD4ds3bQXJdN123X6cCk-TdW76XJJ55vvmd0W4l_G5487hdZ6W90J3zZ8sChdgVy8vcC8TngzWW8-YYjr7qcWSzW5FQ1h41cNkWXW8BDClj4H5FzZW83mDN18tN98gW4nz6wl3nFZtWW4c2Ffn3XkDK5W5Mc0_r5W9GDTW8vCmFW8YbdkZW6qXTc11zfSqhdLMyXK04) in Turkey, which shows the industry there continues to gain steam. Seso, building software to fix farm workforces and solve agriculture’s HR woes, [grabs $26 million](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvq_s5g8s-W50kH_H6lZ3lCW5ZmTzc2TgXVxW55RTL884zSKRN458s3f2BvcFW7p1Ntx4CQhYDW2tMwlN5zJBwRW2GLRCK6WsWyZW1LZ1r24VN1MVW4sV3cg4nTHsVN4fG7C2gjkwsW1R4fWg83KpktVw5Wg05C8l-2W62W3NH5G0QC-W9fCD6K8r50-TV9ljBH3XzfGLW6_3jPK4Vprb3W6p-cSm97wXhtW8xNtg512gRH9W2f2lgN41JL1bW6BdT868cC6SYW3rdL3K9fM_ZJW6QFr-64kh1zdN5-bdrGG8yp-W3lPcFY6xxSyPN5xYs1nC4KQ6W6kVdTc2mBPTLW7pC8wV1x5k1tN7hPsf5b00f7W93shg_1n_rjvW3DYZ-F2hQDw1W5nZ6v449wcpVW5YPkzG3v7XLdW8YjTrc3dtKbzf4Q9BP004).   Around the web General Electric is now three companies. [The Wall Street Journal reports](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr1x3hCZPW95jsWP6lZ3pfW8sy5ym76C4LYN673yvDJs2qsW949JQg6lT625W8VyPW956LrhKW7smJW_9fK1L7W1y53_x8MKQR3W5SmF502vSqmpW4lKkXT7xpKV0W4q2p-r7mpMBQVhQ_zM2yZkFnVdKx3B2PL1Q8W3LL6fX7YslVqN8CdbF4cXBphVqMJsw7HxLGZW20ct8n5w-dQlW3Wk-T_8T0cBjW50sCt-4rWpjRW77nRHr8dFn_WW36bNZb8cR4X0W6yvVCv2hw6LvW7tPzJS8B1LykW3QQHmv795lGgW54jVPD3PL723N8Y3jtVQ6wqHW5xlSH789cGk_W7hHF2N7-GPlrW1fwrGg66PkHGW43KJ7h44z9t9W8kzNv-6BCCbHW4064mC3YD9SKf71-GC404) on how this was 130 years in the making. Meanwhile, Google found itself in the hot seat with incognito mode and now has to delete billions of browsing records. [The Hacker News has more](113/d5b44W04/VVGhdw42DjFPW8RFHj78gL4JcW6B8lDm5cqyhdN7vvr0Y3hCZPW7Y8-PT6lZ3n_W8CMgpG7wKS4MW85_z-f88h2CMW6wLmNC1dJf3VW3bCdds3RZ6PdW83Mz9t4HNXYKVrVF2Q1Pz4p4W1gJhbL1fPsFlW4bMzLh8RxsRXW3V_kfK7qBw5_W85JCM14mtVRkW90Jgws1wj-rRN1Lknb7pDDxMW5bglDw2r1Hs7VRzTZY6hjws6W7j7jPm5sgLHMW9cdFfN8sXb2TW7vXZyc4v_S6vVzBtHS7qB5ZjN3q6wjNSYPvZW51xM8848dhnlW70kdVM5T7HJtW2ZrbG84xbLGdW4SXcDf82WdDGW8np9R-8Pz1krW4BgNg_8R1NQvW5YwT6l7Ljm4gf5XhLRH04). 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