Meta announces legs, Hulu increases prices and Microsoft adopts DALL-E 2
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most readLEGS: The company formerly known as Facebook held its Meta Connect conference this week, where it announced everything from a $1,500 VR headset to a work-focused partnership with Microsoft. Here's the complete roundup of all the news. The thing Zuckerberg seemed most excited for? Its metaverse is gaining legs.
Hulu's Price Rise: Another year, another Hulu's price hike. This week, the ad-supported plan went from $7 to $8 per month, while the ad-free plan went from $13 to $15 per month.
Microsoft x DALL-E: AI tools capable of generating new images from text prompts are starting to become mainstream, with Microsoft announcing this week that it will integrate DALL-E 2 into at least two of its applications.
OG App Gets KO'd: "OG App" promised to provide an ad-free and suggestion-free Instagram experience more like the old days. Unfortunately, he didn't have Instagram permission to do so. Instagram owner Meta quickly announced plans to take "all appropriate enforcement action" against the app, which has now been removed from Google Play and the iOS App Store.
Google's video call booths get real: Last year, Google announced Project Starline, an experimental and wild "video call booth" that uses 3D images, depth sensors and screens light-field to make a video chat feel more like an in-person conversation. Until now, Starline booth prototypes have been hidden exclusively in Google offices; they are now expanding it to include "the offices of various enterprise partners, including Salesforce, WeWork, T-Mobile and Hackensack Meridian Health".
audio tourBeen busy, not the kind of commute/work/housework that lets you listen to podcasts while you do things? Here's what you missed on TC's podcasts this week:
On Equity, Natasha and Alex caught up with the incredibly insightful Sarah Guo, who recently launched a $100 million early-stage venture capital firm after being an investor/partner at Greylock for nearly a decade. Darrell and Jordan were joined on Found by Attabotics founder Scott Gravelle, who explained how ant colonies inspired his approach to robotics. The Chain Reaction team explained why the SEC is investigating the company behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection and what it could mean for the crypto ecosystem. techcrunch+Here's what subscribers read the most behind the TC+ member paywall this week:
Supliful's Seed Deck: "This is one of the best decks I've ever seen, though it's ugly and full of errors," Haje writes in the latest installment of his popular Pitch Deck series Teardown.
Growth Hacking Is Really Just A Growth Test: More than 10 years after the term "growth hacking" was coined, what does it really mean today? Jonathan Martinez, growth marketing expert, shares his insights.
Hi friends! It's time for another edition of Week in Review, the newsletter where we quickly recap the most-read TechCrunch stories from the last seven days.
Want it in your inbox every Saturday morning? Register here.
most readLEGS: The company formerly known as Facebook held its Meta Connect conference this week, where it announced everything from a $1,500 VR headset to a work-focused partnership with Microsoft. Here's the complete roundup of all the news. The thing Zuckerberg seemed most excited for? Its metaverse is gaining legs.
Hulu's Price Rise: Another year, another Hulu's price hike. This week, the ad-supported plan went from $7 to $8 per month, while the ad-free plan went from $13 to $15 per month.
Microsoft x DALL-E: AI tools capable of generating new images from text prompts are starting to become mainstream, with Microsoft announcing this week that it will integrate DALL-E 2 into at least two of its applications.
OG App Gets KO'd: "OG App" promised to provide an ad-free and suggestion-free Instagram experience more like the old days. Unfortunately, he didn't have Instagram permission to do so. Instagram owner Meta quickly announced plans to take "all appropriate enforcement action" against the app, which has now been removed from Google Play and the iOS App Store.
Google's video call booths get real: Last year, Google announced Project Starline, an experimental and wild "video call booth" that uses 3D images, depth sensors and screens light-field to make a video chat feel more like an in-person conversation. Until now, Starline booth prototypes have been hidden exclusively in Google offices; they are now expanding it to include "the offices of various enterprise partners, including Salesforce, WeWork, T-Mobile and Hackensack Meridian Health".
audio tourBeen busy, not the kind of commute/work/housework that lets you listen to podcasts while you do things? Here's what you missed on TC's podcasts this week:
On Equity, Natasha and Alex caught up with the incredibly insightful Sarah Guo, who recently launched a $100 million early-stage venture capital firm after being an investor/partner at Greylock for nearly a decade. Darrell and Jordan were joined on Found by Attabotics founder Scott Gravelle, who explained how ant colonies inspired his approach to robotics. The Chain Reaction team explained why the SEC is investigating the company behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection and what it could mean for the crypto ecosystem. techcrunch+Here's what subscribers read the most behind the TC+ member paywall this week:
Supliful's Seed Deck: "This is one of the best decks I've ever seen, though it's ugly and full of errors," Haje writes in the latest installment of his popular Pitch Deck series Teardown.
Growth Hacking Is Really Just A Growth Test: More than 10 years after the term "growth hacking" was coined, what does it really mean today? Jonathan Martinez, growth marketing expert, shares his insights.
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