More top reads OpenAI goes to a developer conference: And the TechCrunch team was all over it. The top story here is that OpenAI launches GPT-4 Turbo and a fine-tuning program for GPT-4. We've also got a number of other takes for you, including an API that lets developers build "assistants" into their apps, how relying on OpenAI's tech can burn a startup (TC+), an App Store for AI and an update on how many weekly active users ChatGPT has. Mozzarella, made by plants: Italians know their mozzarella. Now meet Dreamfarm, which is setting its sights on the perfect vegan mozzarella. See how they make it. Does the perfect try-on tech exist?: Zelig certainly thinks so. The startup, founded by luxury clothing distributors, has some virtual try-on tech that attracted a $100 million valuation. Here's what it does. Grow with growers: 20VC expands its brand with another $5 million venture capital fund off-shoot, this time backed by growth experts. Read more. Now, that's a healthy Series B: Lidl owner and Bosch Ventures co-lead a $500 million Series B into German AI start-up Aleph Alpha. Yes, the company is in AI. Putting some STEAM into STEM: Here are 20 of the best STEM toys to gift coders-in-training. Arranged by age. Time to get out the stretchy pants: Appetite wants to help you and your friends discover, plan and book a meal out. Bon appétit. Upgraded: How do you choose the right code-generating tools? Amazon only wants you to make one choice. See what MongoDB-specific improvements the company made to its code-generating tool. No, not that Daytona: This Daytona doesn't need to drive around in circles. It's driving straight into an enterprise-grade GitHub Codespaces. Read more. Into the startup light: Data observability platform Kloudfuse emerges from stealth with $23 million. Here's what it does. It's Element-ary my dear: Matrix, a decentralized communication protocol, shifts to a less-permissive Affero General Public License. Here's why. Putting the pieces together: Here are some of the best jigsaw puzzles to gift your favorite puzzler this year. Don't forget the card table. Weekend warriors you may have missed: Valued at $1B, Kai-Fu Lee's LLM startup unveils open source model Before you found a startup, think about your personal goals (TC+) In Mamaearth, Peak XV finds its fourth 10x return since Sequoia separation Will this former future unicorn be sold for parts? (TC+) Deal Dive: AI's not the only sector dodging the funding slowdown (TC+) |