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[The Daily Crunch logo]( By [Christine Hall]( Wednesday, September 06, 2023 Todayâs top story has the European Union naming names â is it safe to call them âThe Big 6â? The EU wants to put six tech giants under the Digital Markets Act due to how they gatekeep their core platform services. [Find out who didn’t make the list](. Next, images shouldnât have all the fun. Thatâs why X added Community Notes for videos, with the company saying, âNotes written on videos will automatically show on other posts containing matching videos. A highly-scalable way of adding context to edited clips, AI-generated videos, and more.â [Read more](. And meet Intuit Assist, the companyâs generative AIâpowered digital assistant for small businesses and consumers. It offers personalized recommendations across Intuitâs line of products, from TurboTax to Mailchimp. [Or is it MailKeemp](? [ image] Image Credits: Andrew Jalali / Getty Images More top reads Today was the first day of Y Combinatorâs Summer 2023 Demo Day. While some of the VC comments [got YC president and CEO Garry Tan hot]( (see more below), the team was busy looking through the list of startups and listening to pitches: - [Our favorite startups from YCâs Summer 2023 Demo Day, Day 1]( (TC+)
- [5 neat AI startups from Y Combinatorâs summer 2023 batch](
- [Y Combinator-backed Automat turns videos into workflow automations](
- [It doesnât look like Y Combinatorâs summer Demo Day batch will surprise us much]( (TC+) Letâs all go to the lobby to buy ourselves a snack: Amy Schumer and Mark Wahlberg were among a star-studded group that sank some capital into snack brand SkinnyDipped. [Take a bite](. When itâs time to wind down: SimpleClosure grabbed $1.5 million in less than 24 hours to help companies shut down faster and cheaper. [Learn more about what they do](. AI, itâs everywhere you want to be: HubSpot introduced a new strategy that, you guessed it, integrates AI across its platform. [Meet HubSpot AI](. Change in pace: Arduino, known for creating microcontrollers for hobbyists, nabs $22 million in fresh funding to support expansion into enterprise. [Read more](. Donât you love it when dreams become reality?: In this case, LocalGlobe and Pronomos Capital back Itana to pave the way for Africaâs first digital free zone. [Find out what it will do](. Departed: Two senior executives quit SoftBank-backed Oyo amid public listing deliberation. [Get the scoop](. More layoffs: Roku made another round of job cuts, this time impacting over 300 people. [Read more](. Thatâs music to our ears: Duolingo adds both math and music lessons to its upcoming app lineup. [Itâs time to dust off that guitar](. No iPhone for you: Government officials in China reportedly canât use iPhones. [Find out why](. More for your Wednesday: [Apple says iPhone and iPad apps will show up on the visionOS App Store from the get-go]( [Blockchain tech needs a âChatGPT momentâ to scale enterprise adoption](Â (TC+) [API security startup Pynt raises $6M]( [GoPro Hero 12 Black: battery lifeâs the thing]( [Tech companies are finding their profitability groove](Â (TC+) [More top reads image] Image Credits: Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch Grab your pass to TC Disrupt 2023 Join 10,000 startup leaders in San Francisco at TechCrunch Disrupt, taking place September 19â21. Last-minute passes are still available. Save 15% with code DC. [Register now](! [TC Opinion: How can startups help close the EV charging gap?]( If the U.S. is going to reach its goal of making one car out of every seven a zero-emissions vehicle by 2030, we’ll need to multiply the existing number of charging stations by 20. “Given the wide gap in supply and demand of EV chargers, there are massive opportunities for startups focused on the space,” according to Margret Dupslaff, an investment associate at BMW iVentures. If you’d like to submit an opinion column to TechCrunch, [please read our new editorial guidelines]( [Read More]( [TC Opinion: How can startups help close the EV charging gap? image] Image Credits: ANDRZEJ WOJCICKI SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Getty Images [Hereâs why some investors are sitting out of YC Demo Day]( Y Combinator’s Summer 2023 cohort is taking part in Demo Days today and tomorrow, but seven investors Rebecca Szkutak interviewed said they’re taking a pass. “Demo Day is not really all that useful for pre-seed, seed investors at this point, as most of the companies are already funded,â said Amit Shah, general partner at Golden Ventures. “Itâs useful for the larger funds that want to track companies/founders. Most of the work pre-seed/seed firms have to do [is] before demo day.” [TechCrunch+]( is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack.[You can sign up here](. Use code âDCâ for a 15% discount on an annual subscription. [Read More]( [Hereâs why some investors are sitting out of YC Demo Day image] Image Credits: Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch [Read more stories on TechCrunch.com]( Newest Jobs from Crunchboard - [Systems Programmer Analyst at Delta Dental of South Dakota (Pierre, SD, USA)](
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