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TechCrunch Newsletter [TechCrunch logo]( [The Daily Crunch logo]( By [Christine Hall]( Wednesday, November 01, 2023 Today’s top story is a continuation of one we gave you in June where [YouTube was experimenting]( with limiting the use of ad blockers. Now Ivan writes that YouTube is making a global effort to get users to upgrade to an ad-free subscription or risk their video player being blocked. [Get the scoop](. Meanwhile, buy now, pay later is [getting some side-eye]( from U.S. regulators. However, Tabby’s latest monster round of $200 million, at a $1.5 billion valuation, shows the concept is still attractive to consumers. [So much so that the company reached profitability](. And Carly has a look at why Atlassian is urging customers to take “immediate action” to protect themselves against a data-loss security bug. [Here’s what happened](. [ image] Image Credits: Alexander Shatov / Unsplash More top reads Fifty-four days and counting: Does your favorite person work from home? Perhaps they might like one of these five gifts for the holidays.[Gifts for remote workers in 2023](. It’s an AI world, and we’re just living in it: Now that LinkedIn is approaching 1 billion users, it’s pulling out all the stops to retain them with some OpenAI-powered reading and writing tools. [See what’s new](. Don’t worry, WeWon’t: Be surprised, that is, if it turns out that [WeWork files for bankruptcy]( (TC+). If you need a refresher on what’s going on, [start here](. Scratching our heads: While some giant retailers stopped selling some banned China surveillance equipment, lawmakers are puzzled as to why Costco made the decision to continue selling it. [Get the scoop](. Math haters, listen up: We’ve got a Google update that will put a smile on your face. Google Search can now help you solve geometry, physics and calculus problems. [Here’s how](. Meanwhile, Google launches [generative AI tools]( for product imagery to U.S. advertisers. Once you go VC, you never go back: Authentication startup FusionAuth raises $65 million in its first outside round. [Learn what this cyber company does](. Yup, yup, yup: If Sam Bankman-Fried’s recent court appearance has you likening it to the [martians on Sesame Street](, you are not alone. Our team counted up the number of monosyllabic answers to report that [SBF said nothing and everything in his testimony, all at the same time](. (TC+) Also, prosecutors began their closing arguments today. [Here’s what they said](. (TC+) Better together: Plex becomes a social network with the public debut of “Discover Together.” [Learn more](. Developer’s dream: Big data serving engine Vespa, now with $31 million in investment from Blossom Capital, is ready to go at it alone since spinning out of Yahoo. [Here’s how it will do it](. Cutting corners: Procurement management software startup Oro Labs lands $34 million in investment to help organizations more easily acquire goods and services. 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