Slack’s CEO swipes right on Bumble to be dating app’s new CEO

TechCrunch Newsletter [TechCrunch logo]( [The Daily Crunch logo]( By [Christine Hall]( Monday, November 06, 2023 In today’s top story, Ron and Sarah tag-team news that Bumble’s CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd is stepping down from that role and Slack CEO Lidiane Jones is taking Herd’s place. Jones took the helm at Slack under a year ago, so we’ll be following what this now means for that company. [Get the scoop](. Meanwhile, Brian brings you two Apple product reviews and an update. We kick it off with the Apple 16-inch M3 Max MacBook Pro, which Brian called “[a desktop among laptops](.” Next is the Apple M3 iMac 24-inch, labeled as “[More power, same package](.” Finally, we learn that Apple is not planning a[27-inch iMac](. And now we know even more about Palo Alto Networks’ [acquisition of Talon Cyber Security](, thanks to Ingrid. [ image] Image Credits: Salesforce More top reads OpenAI goes to a developer conference: And the TechCrunch team was all over it. The top story here is that [OpenAI launches GPT-4 Turbo]( and a fine-tuning program for GPT-4. We’ve also got a number of other takes for you, including an API that lets [developers build “assistants” into their apps](, how [relying on OpenAI’s tech]( can burn a startup (TC+), an [App Store for AI]( and an update on how many [weekly active users]( ChatGPT has. Mozzarella, made by plants: Italians know their mozzarella. Now meet Dreamfarm, which is setting its sights on the perfect vegan mozzarella. [See how they make it](. Does the perfect try-on tech exist?: Zelig certainly thinks so. The startup, founded by luxury clothing distributors, has some virtual try-on tech that attracted a $100 million valuation. [Here’s what it does](. Grow with growers: 20VC expands its brand with another $5 million venture capital fund off-shoot, this time backed by growth experts. [Read more](. Now, that’s a healthy Series B: Lidl owner and Bosch Ventures co-lead a $500 million Series B into German AI start-up Aleph Alpha. [Yes, the company is in AI](. Putting some STEAM into STEM: Here are 20 of the best STEM toys to gift coders-in-training. [Arranged by age](. Time to get out the stretchy pants: Appetite wants to help you and your friends discover, plan and book a meal out. [Bon appétit](. Upgraded: How do you choose the right code-generating tools? Amazon only wants you to make one choice. [See what MongoDB-specific improvements]( the company made to its code-generating tool. No, not that Daytona: This Daytona doesn’t need to drive around in circles. It’s driving straight into an enterprise-grade GitHub Codespaces. [Read more](. Into the startup light: Data observability platform Kloudfuse emerges from stealth with $23 million. [Here’s what it does](. It’s Element-ary my dear: Matrix, a decentralized communication protocol, shifts to a less-permissive Affero General Public License. [Here’s why](. Putting the pieces together: Here are some of the best jigsaw puzzles to gift your favorite puzzler this year. [Don’t forget the card table](. Weekend warriors you may have missed: [Valued at $1B, Kai-Fu Lee’s LLM startup unveils open source model]( [Before you found a startup, think about your personal goals]( (TC+) [In Mamaearth, Peak XV finds its fourth 10x return since Sequoia separation]( [Will this former future unicorn be sold for parts?]( (TC+) [Deal Dive: AI’s not the only sector dodging the funding slowdown]( (TC+) [More top reads image] Image Credits: Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch [CDP build or buy: pick your own adventure]( Sponsored by [Customer.io]( [A customer data platform (CDP) is your key to unlocking personalized messaging. It simplifies data complexity, ensuring your journey to data activation is smooth. 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