More top reads Nope, can't make me say it: Apple and Google avoid naming ChatGPT as their "app of the year," picking AllTrails and Imprint instead. We think it was deliberate. AWS re:Invent Day 2: Our team was there for the second day of keynote speeches, adding some new features to the roundup, including that Amazon finally releases its own AI-powered image generator. Take note: A new Mac app called Type is a bare-bones note-taking app that utilizes the command bar. See how it works. Driving force: South African startup GoMetro gets £9 million for its fleet management optimization software. Read more. What does your Spotify Wrapped say about you?: For me, I listen to way too many scary movie soundtracks. If you haven't yet checked out yours, Spotify Wrapped 2023 adds an AI DJ and Blend to its annual personalized insights. Meanwhile, the new Sound Town feature, which shows who around the world shares our listening habits, had us wondering what's up with Burlington, VT? Fund frenzy: Tola Capital, investing in AI-enabled enterprise software, closes its third — and largest — fund at $230 million. Get the scoop. Speaking of funds, we learned that the Fearless Fund grant program was already "at risk" before its lawsuit. Do you like travel and chatbots?: Layla takes in new capital as it leverages artificial intelligence and creator content to build a travel recommendation app. Where will you go? It's all Relativ-ity: Relativity Space CEO discusses why building a backlog isn't "worthless," but rather is the path to product market fit. Read more. Not just big, but Immensa: Immensa, an additive manufacturing and digital inventory platform operating in the Middle East, raises $20 million. Read how it boosts the energy sector. Generative AI keeps going and going: Together grabs a $102.5 million investment to grow its cloud for training generative AI. Here's how. Go go gadget smartphone: Squint brings in $13 million in a new round of funding, led by Sequoia, for augmented reality to interact with physical objects. See how it works. Cloudy with a chance of apps: DuploCloud lands $32 million to make provisioning cloud apps easier. Read more. Even more for your Wednesday: WSJ says the Goldman-Apple deal is dead. Apple says not yet Innovation or folly? The Cybertruck will test whether anyone still trusts Tesla Netflix gets a major win with GTA: The Trilogy coming to its mobile games roster Elon Musk is now taking applications for data to study X — but only EU researchers need apply… Discord expands its plans to sell custom avatars and other virtual items | 
