{"id":624302,"date":"2023-04-01T09:49:33","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T14:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/01\/daily-crunch-citing-data-privacy-concerns-italy-temporarily-bans-chatgpt\/"},"modified":"2023-04-01T09:49:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T14:49:33","slug":"daily-crunch-citing-data-privacy-concerns-italy-temporarily-bans-chatgpt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/01\/daily-crunch-citing-data-privacy-concerns-italy-temporarily-bans-chatgpt\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Crunch: Citing data privacy concerns, Italy temporarily bans ChatGPT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\"><em>To get a roundup of TechCrunch\u2019s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/newsletters\/\"><em>subscribe here<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fri-yay Crunch!<\/p>\n<p>We are pretty excited about <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/30\/discover-the-disrupt-2023-fintech-stage\/\">Disrupt 2023 getting a whole stage dedicated to fintech<\/a>. And while we\u2019re talking about events\u2026There\u2019s just a few hours left <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/31\/24-hours-left-to-save-200-on-tc-early-stage-tickets\/\">to save $200 on TC Early Stage tickets<\/a> in Boston in a couple of weeks, so get yer tickets while you can!<\/p>\n<p>On that note, enjoy your weekend! \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristineMHall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christine<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/haje\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haje<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The TechCrunch Top 3<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/31\/chatgpt-blocked-italy\/\"><strong>Italy gives ChatGPT the boot<\/strong><\/a>: Italy\u2019s government has been on a blocking kick lately. A few days ago, we wrote about a <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/28\/italy-ban-cultivated-meat\/\">possible ban on cultivated meat<\/a>, and today Italy wants to block ChatGPT, citing data protection concerns. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/riptari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Natasha L<\/a> writes that the country\u2019s data protection authority is opening an investigation into whether OpenAI is breaching the European Union\u2019s General Data Protection Regulation.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/31\/groupon-which-has-lost-99-4-of-its-value-since-its-ipo-names-a-new-ceo-based-in-czech-republic\/\"><strong>Groupon gets its Czech book<\/strong><\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ingridlunden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ingrid<\/a> reports that Groupon has lost 99.4% of its value since its IPO and now has a new CEO who will run the business from the Czech Republic.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/31\/ambani-bats-for-cricket-glory-as-disney-scales-back\/\"><strong>Jio gets its game on<\/strong><\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/refsrc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manish<\/a> writes that Mukesh Ambani, CEO of India\u2019s streaming giant Jio, sees the Indian Premier League cricket tournament as \u201cthe perfect opportunity to revamp Jio\u2019s service adoption strategy even as the firm recognizes that cricket streaming will not turn a profit for several years.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Startups and VC<\/h2>\n<p>What do you do when you have a very successful and popular product (marijuana) that is legal in some places, but federally has been a Schedule 1 drug since 1970? Well, you can\u2019t rely on any national institutions as your business partners, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/haje\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haje<\/a> reports. One of the major places that shows up is in payments and payment processing; even after recreational cannabis became legal in 21 states and decriminalized in another dozen or so, cannabis has become largely a cash business. In a world that is increasingly cashless, that\u2019s a problem for both consumers and businesses. <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/30\/smoakland-credit-cards\/\">Smoakland is currently beta-testing a loophole that lets its customers pay by credit card<\/a>. The secret, it turns out, is crypto.<\/p>\n<p>Need some more to get you through the long bleak gap of \u201cless tech news\u201d known as the weekend? Don\u2019tcha worry fam, we gotchu:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Down in proverbial flames<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/breadfrom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aria<\/a> reports that Virgin Orbit burns up in <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/30\/virgin-orbit-burns-up-in-uncontrolled-descent\/\">uncontrolled descent<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Teaching an old browser new tricks: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/31\/artie-browser\/\">Artie sidesteps the app stores<\/a> by putting high-quality games in your browser, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/haje\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haje<\/a> reports.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pouring our hearts out<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/haje\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haje<\/a> reviewed a fancy-ass $700 coffee maker and concludes that <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/31\/xbloom-pour-over\/\">xBloom makes perfect pour-over so you don\u2019t have to<\/a>, before asking if you would want to.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Not worthless, but worth less<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/31\/us-investors-slash-byjus-and-swiggy-valuation\/\">U.S. investors slash Byju\u2019s and Swiggy valuation<\/a>, reports<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/refsrc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Manish<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>This meeting could have been a summary<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianidle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ivan<\/a> reports that Read\u2019s AI-powered summary feature<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/31\/reads-ai-powered-summary-feature-squeezes-a-meeting-into-a-two-minute-clip\/\"> squeezes a meeting into a two-minute clip<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Yeah, of course, YC\u2019s winter class is oozing with AI companies<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2521798\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2521798\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1365407901.jpg\" alt=\"AI, startups, hype\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\"  ><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2521798\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong> Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Just over one-third of the fledgling startups in Y Combinator\u2019s latest class say \u201cthat they are an AI company or use AI in some kind of way,\u201d reports Rebecca Szkutak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t blame the YC companies for leaning into AI,\u201d she writes. \u201cIf you saw VCs dumping dollars \u2014 in a tougher fundraising market, no less \u2014 into a technology like AI that you could implement into your own business, why wouldn\u2019t you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Three more from the TC+ team:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Okay, here\u2019s the game plan<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abracarioca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anna<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex<\/a> have <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/31\/venture-fundraising-european-startups-2023\/\">the lowdown on European startups looking to raise money in 2023<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/31\/crypto-q1-decline-analysis\/\"> Investors are unfazed by Q1 crypto funding decline<\/a>, writes<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacqmelinek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Jacquelyn<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>You\u2019re hired!<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/flyerone_vc\">Anastasiia Kuzmenko<\/a> shares <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/31\/3-recruiting-metrics-that-can-help-startups-make-more-data-driven-hiring-decisions\/\">three recruiting metrics that can help startups make more data-driven hiring decisions<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/techcrunchplus\/\"><em>TechCrunch+<\/em><\/a><em> is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack.<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/link.techcrunch.com\/click\/26685582.342535\/aHR0cHM6Ly90ZWNoY3J1bmNoLmNvbS9zdWJzY3JpYmUvP3V0bV9tZWRpdW09VENuZXdzbGV0dGVyJnRwY2M9VENkYWlseW5ld3NsZXR0ZXI\/6036d5494a049802a929497cBf82fd2bd\"><em> You can sign up here<\/em><\/a><em>. Use code \u201cDC\u201d for a 15% discount on an annual subscription!<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Big Tech Inc.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/30\/checkout-coms-new-president-is-bullish-on-us-expansion-says-she-welcomes-comparisons-to-stripe\/\">Checkout.com has a new president<\/a> who recently spoke with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bayareawriter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mary Ann<\/a> about being bullish on a U.S. expansion and how she \u201cwelcomes\u201d comparisons to Stripe. C\u00e9line Duf\u00e9tel says of the payments industry this year: \u201cNow more than ever amid the uncertain economic landscape, CFOs and heads of payments are narrowing in on the impact of payments on topline growth and profitability. Increasingly, business leaders are recognizing the measurable impact of high-performing payments systems in maximizing acceptance rates, minimizing costly fraud concerns, and reducing operational costs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And we have five more for you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What\u2019s going on with the TikTok ban?<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/31\/whats-going-on-with-the-tiktok-ban\/\">We\u2019re so glad you asked<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tayhatmaker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Taylor<\/a> gives you the play-by-play.<\/li>\n<li><strong>TV turned on its side<\/strong>: No, you aren\u2019t seeing your Hulu interface wrong. The streaming company changed some things around, including <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/31\/hulus-new-interface-with-a-revamped-sidebar-is-rolling-out-on-fire-tv-apple-tv-and-roku\/\">a revamped sidebar on the left<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianidle\"> Ivan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurenforristal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lauren<\/a> write.<\/li>\n<li><strong>You can\u2019t do that on social media<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/31\/france-moves-forward-with-influencer-bill-cracking-down-on-risky-products-and-more\/\"> The lower chamber of the French parliament passed an influencer bill cracking down on risky products<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/romaindillet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Romain<\/a> has more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Going public<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/30\/helbiz-stock-tumbles-on-reverse-split-rebrand-to-micromobility-com\/\"> Helbiz stock tumbles on reverse split<\/a>, but it\u2019s okay because they are rebranding to Micromobility.com,<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RebeccaBellan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Rebecca<\/a> writes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quite taxing<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/asilbwrites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amanda<\/a> played an <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/30\/anime-girl-tax-dating-sim-mschf\/\">anime dating sim that does your taxes for you<\/a> and has some notes.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/31\/daily-crunch-citing-data-privacy-concerns-italy-temporarily-bans-chatgpt\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Christine Hall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To get a roundup of TechCrunch\u2019s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. 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