Daily Crunch: Microsoft waives its waitlist and opens up its AI-powered Bing chatbot to all
Microsoft removes the waitlist for its GPT-4-powered Bing chat, making the chatbot available to everyone. The TechCrunch roundup also covers Apple’s reported experiments with generative AI for Siri, Parker’s new credit offering for e-commerce brands, Stripe’s $6.5 billion raise at a $50 billion valuation, and Via’s acquisition of Citymapper.
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‘BRB, storing my money in gold’: Founders scramble to figure out which banks are safe
Founders reassess where to keep their money after Silicon Valley Bank collapses. Top firms urge their portfolio managers to diversify assets, though the article notes that putting this advice into practice is difficult even after regulators guarantee depositors access to their cash. First Republic Bank and other regional competitors face stock volatility, with First Republic trading halted after a sharp share-price drop.
