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- Don't worry about sharing: By now, we all know that Netflix doesn't want you to share accounts outside of the home, and the company now has a few rules and exceptions to prevent account sharing, including specifying where everyone is. Ivan says. Meanwhile, premium members of the streaming giant are getting additional benefits, including more devices to download and surround sound for over 700 titles. Lauren has so much more.
- Really Give ChatGPT Something : We teased it would be last month, but OpenAI has officially launched ChatGPT Plus starting at $20/month, Kyle wrote. Currently only available in the US, but there is a waiting list. OpenAI has also reportedly released a tool to detect AI-generated text.
- Land Value : In the Kristin Hall family, property valuation is a joy—we wait with bated breath to see if property taxes will run into the thousands or tens of thousands this year. According to Sam Altman's Hydrazine, ValueBase aims to obtain a property valuation by applying technology to a lengthy paper process and first valuing the land it occupies. Kony wrote about the company's $1.6 million seed round.
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Reminding us that the company's services sometimes rely on state governments, Pakistan "humiliated" the country's Wikipedia for not removing "offensive content" within 48 hours and warned that the site would be completely blocked from online use. According to Manish, the encyclopedia did not follow the guidelines. The country's telecommunications regulator said it contacted Wikipedia to block or remove certain "blasphemous" content by issuing a court order, but the online encyclopedia said it did not comply with the request and did not appear before authorities.
Now about something completely different:
Study Growth Marketing: What Metrics Really Matter?
In the final article of a five-part series, new marketer Jonathan Martinez talks about the key metrics he tracks at Coinbase and Uber, as well as the framework for securing and retaining profitable early adopters.
Tracking KPIs like lifetime value and customer acquisition cost is self-explanatory, so this article looks at the framework for determining which channels and customers are generating the most revenue.
"Find out why your product or service is sticky and you'll save tons of time," writes Martinez.
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Tesla is investing $1.5 billion in bitcoin in 2021, believing that the cryptocurrency will have a long life. Almost everyone is willing to accept bitcoin as payment for their car. Fast forward to today, and the company has not only stopped accepting bitcoin, but has begun selling its assets. Rebecca revealed that Tesla reported $204 million in Bitcoin losses in 2022. Meanwhile, asset recovery tool Coinbase saved Hajeh's piggy bank after he tried to get some of his coins back, she wrote.
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The Daily Crunch: Netflix's new sharing restrictions are forcing subscribers to choose their primary viewing location with Kristin Hall.