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Microsoft reportedly pulls back on its data center plans | TechCrunch

Fuse raises $6.6M to fix a payment problem for companies expanding to MENA | TechCrunch

Fintech Plaid raises $575M at a $6.1B valuation, says it will not go public in 2025 | TechCrunch

AI crawlers cause Wikimedia Commons bandwidth demands to surge 50% | TechCrunch

Exclusive: Fourier is making hydrogen electrolyzers inspired by data centers | TechCrunch

An accounting startup has turned tax preparations into a Pokémon Showdown game | TechCrunch

Exclusive: Who are climate conscious consumers? Not who you’d expect, says Northwind Climate | TechCrunch

Zelle is shutting down its app, but you probably don't need to worry | TechCrunch

Mark Cuban backs Skylight, a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky's underlying technology | TechCrunch

Roblox partners with Google on ads | TechCrunch

Sam Altman says that OpenAI's capacity issues will cause product delays | TechCrunch

Tinder’s new AI-powered game assesses your flirting skills | TechCrunch

Construct Capital raises $300M fund for defense and manufacturing tech | TechCrunch

ChatGPT's new image generator is really good at faking receipts | TechCrunch

Alphabet's AI drug discovery platform Isomorphic Labs raises $600M from Thrive | TechCrunch

OpenAI plans to release a new 'open' language model in the coming months | TechCrunch

Oracle under fire for its handling of separate security incidents | TechCrunch

Spark, Mayfield, and Kleiner Perkins pour another $75M into AI data center chipmaker Retym | TechCrunch

Blue Origin prepping second New Glenn launch in 'late spring' | TechCrunch