Getir bags FreshDirect to beef up its grocery delivery presence in the US

TechCrunch Newsletter [TechCrunch logo]( [The Daily Crunch logo]( By [Christine Hall]( Wednesday, November 08, 2023 In today’s top story, there is additional consolidation in the grocery delivery industry. Ingrid reports that Turkish company Getir acquired New York–based FreshDirect. [Here’s the big picture](. Meanwhile, Mark has your look at what is being called [the world’s largest aircraft]( since the Hindenburg. And Kate has a look at Samsung’s answer to ChatGPT. [Meet Samsung Gauss](, a large language model that can generate text, code and images. [ image] Image Credits: Getir [Discover solutions that improve employee collaboration]( Sponsored by [T-Mobile for Business]( [In today’s business landscape, managing a hybrid workforce poses a unique set of challenges. Join us as we discuss how our solutions provide secure connectivity, enable real-time collaboration, and streamline workflows.]( [Watch Now]( More top reads More Meta: We have a trio of Meta stories for you. First, the social media giant joins with Hugging Face to launch a [startup accelerator that can spur adoption of open source AI models](. Then, a human rights group is pressing Meta to [compensate war victims]( amid claims Facebook inflamed the Tigray conflict. And finally, Meta will start requiring [disclosures for political ads]( manipulated with AI. No more Cruise-ing for now: Cruise recalls its entire fleet after one of its robotaxis ran over and dragged a pedestrian. [Read more](. The first cut is the deepest: Two India-based startups saw their valuations slashed. [Get the scoop](. For those who don’t want to be seen: Instagram is finally testing a feature to let you turn off read receipts for direct messages. [Here’s more](. Closing the door: Proptech startup Zeus Living, which was backed by Airbnb, reportedly shuts down. [Here’s what happened](. What Prime can get you: Prime members can now get a One Medical membership for $9 per month. [Learn about this new feature](. Become a Lego master: We have your look at the eight Lego sets you didn’t know you needed in 2023. [See the list](. More productive: Code-generating AI platform Tabnine nabs $25 million investment. [Read more](. An app to build all other apps: Sutro introduces AI-powered app creation with no coding required. [Here’s how](. Take a bite out of this: Apple reportedly will make some App Store policy changes in order to comply with the European Union’s Digital Market Act. [Here’s what that might include](. Feeling bookish: Spotify is releasing some 15 hours of monthly audiobook listening to Premium subscribers in the U.S. [Learn more](. Even more for your Wednesday: [Hugging Face has a two-person team developing ChatGPT-like AI models]( [Why Flip AI built a custom large language model to run its observability platform]( [GitHub teases Copilot enterprise plan that lets companies customize for their codebase]( [Google’s AI-powered search experience expands globally to 120+ countries and territories]( [Fakespot Chat, Mozilla’s first LLM, lets online shoppers research products via an AI chatbot]( [Read more stories on TechCrunch.com]( Newest Jobs from Crunchboard - [Systems Administrator I or II at City of Newport (Newport, OR, USA)]( - [AI Architect - Computing Services at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA, USA)]( - [Senior Product Designer at Murmuration (USA)]( - [Virtualization Engineer / Systems Administrator - Journey at Washington State Department of Natural Resources (Olympia, WA, USA)]( - [Enterprise Systems Integration Manager at Earthjustice (Anywhere)]( [See more jobs on CrunchBoard]( [Post your tech jobs]( and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $349 per month. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Youtube]( [Instagram]( [Flipboard]( [View this email online in your browser]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( | [Unsubscribe]( © 2023 Yahoo. All rights reserved. 110 5th St, San Francisco, CA 94103