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To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hey, TechCrunchers, happy Friday. I hope this is your favorite time of day because Haje and I really enjoy bringing you the news of the day written by the fabulous people we are honored to call colleagues. If you were at TechCrunch Early Stage in Boston, we trust you had a good time. Haje is coming back from there, so it’s just me again today. Let’s dig in. —…

A massive shortage of semiconductors over the past two years wreaked havoc in many sectors. There weren't enough machines to make the chips, either. To fix the problem, firms announced billions of dollars of capital spending for new facilities. But before these have even come online, there's already a glut.Companies don't seem too perturbed, though, nor do investors. Some chip machinery maker stocks(1)are trading at heady valuations. They are finding comfort in the backlog of orders that will tide these firms through the…

NASA’s quest to return rocky samples from the surface of Mars to Earth in 2033 is already running up the bill, with the project needing a lot more money than what was allocated to the mission for 2023. Better Mobility & Cameras: NASA & Axiom's New Spacesuits | TechmodoDuring a recent hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Commerce, Justice and Science subcommittee, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson revealed that the Mars Sample Return mission needs an additional $250 million in the current fiscal year, plus…

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Happy Friday, our crunchiest of friends! Over the last few days, we’ve been telling you about all the cool stuff that’s happening at Disrupt. Well, guess what — we’re getting a hardware stage as well! Hardware gets its turn in the spotlight at Disrupt 2023…Exciting times! — Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 You Heardle-d it here: Christine thinks Heardle, the Wordle-like music…

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello, and welcome to your Friday. Did the week drag on, or did it go by quickly for you? Or maybe you had today off. No matter, I’m here to bring you all of today’s techy goodness. The lesson for today: “Don’t ever leak data.” Oh, and support our colleagues over at the Chain Reaction and Found podcasts: They were nominated for a Webby, so please support them with…

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Fri-yay Crunch! We are pretty excited about Disrupt 2023 getting a whole stage dedicated to fintech. And while we’re talking about events…There’s just a few hours left to save $200 on TC Early Stage tickets in Boston in a couple of weeks, so get yer tickets while you can! On that note, enjoy your weekend! — Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 Italy gives ChatGPT the boot: Italy’s…

Ubisoft Paris, the developer of the Just Dance series has reportedly suffered from crunch culture, a new report states. The report comes from NME, and includes an investigation into the French developer, with quotes from anonymous developers at Ubisoft.According to Ubisoft developers, the engine for Just Dance 2023 had to be changed 11 months before the game shipped. This caused tremendous difficulties internally as employees attempted to learn the new engine. A source said that certain team members were…

An investigation by NME has found that Ubisoft Paris – the studio behind Just Dance – has allegedly suffered from crunch culture, demanding management and disputes with Ubisoft headquarters. Last week, French union Solidaires Informatique’s Ubisoft Paris alleged that Just Dance 2023 burned out ten per cent of its developers, and involved monthly rates of sick leave. While Ubisoft declined to comment on the claims, a representative from Solidaires Informatique’s Ubisoft Paris branch alleged the statistics were an accurate…

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday said the prices of some food items in Nigeria increased in February. The increase in food prices came amid the uncertainties faced by Nigerians due to the scarcity of the redesigned Naira notes. The inflation rate rose to 21.91 per cent in February compared to 21.82 per cent in January. The February inflation rate showed an increase of 0.09 per cent points when compared to January’s headline inflation rate, NBS said in its inflation report. In recent months,…