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Okay, the GPT-3 hype seems pretty reasonable

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I decided to push the system a bit by just telling it about a piece I need to write in light of today’s market action : Ha ha , I thought, that will kick it in the teeth and I, a biped of intelligent meat wrapped around some calcium sticks, will feel grossly superior to the computer player.

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Upworthy Type Headlines: To Like or Dislike?

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Upworthy, a site that focuses on curating social cause related videos and content has been receiving a lot of media attention for changing how bloggers write headlines. But is this a signal that people are growing weary of the “and you won’t believe what happened next” headlines? What about Facebook?

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Dry powder’s slow fuse, landing page basics, generative AI hype

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Young looks back at “five key failure points” that are common potholes on every founder’s path and shares tactical advice for addressing internal conflict, losing product-market fit and other stumbles. Based on historical data, the IPO market has opened up after 18 to 24 months, on average,” she found. When will IPOs return?

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A pivot, in this market?

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Haje is one of the reporters I quote most in this newsletter because all of his work fits the “startup must read” category — and his witty headlines don’t hurt, either. The venture capitalist was one of many at an AI confab last month, but he — and many others — has not yet made a new AI investment during the current hype cycle.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Holiday marketing tips, low-cost NFTs, SaaS sprawl study

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The holiday shopping season is coming: How are growth marketers preparing? With only three weeks left to the start of the holiday shopping season, Miranda Halpern checked in with several growth marketers to find out how they’re advising their clients to prepare for supply chain disruptions. Bring on the low-cost NFTs.

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Better.com’s public market debut was Miserable.com

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Better.com finally went public The biggest fintech news of the week centered around Better.com’s no good, very bad public market debut. But I’m not sure anyone expected it to be hovering at a share price that gave Better.com a market cap of just $19.14 To sum it up, digital mortgage lender Better.com made its public debut on August 24.

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Equity Monday: A global selloff to kick off Disrupt week

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Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. On the news front, the global stock market is taking a whacking. Cryptos are also off sharply in the last 24 hours, so there sems to be little refuge in today’s markets. I also tweet.

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