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To get a roundup of TechCrunch\u2019s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, <\/em>subscribe here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n What up, Crunchers! Welcome back to Monday Crunch, where we sift through the seemingly never-ending string of gems posted on TechCrunch on Friday.<\/p>\n If you read nothing else today, read The Great Pretender<\/a> by Devin<\/a>. It\u2019s a great piece that looks into AI and how it (sometimes\/mostly\/theoretically) works: \u201cAll that matters is that these systems do not distinguish between something that is<\/em> correct and something that looks<\/em> correct. Once you understand that the AI considers these things more or less interchangeable, everything makes a lot more sense.\u201d<\/p>\n Oh, and this gave us a good giggle<\/a> over the weekend.<\/p>\n \u2014 Christine<\/a> and Haje<\/a><\/p>\n In a major blow to shared micromobility companies, Paris has voted to ban rental e-scooters<\/a> from its streets, Rebecca<\/a> reports. Many in the industry fear that the move in Paris, where free-floating scooters initially took off in 2018, will have ripple effects in other cities.<\/p>\n Connie<\/a> reports that, despite pressure, Andreessen Horowitz is courting Saudi money. Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz appeared onstage with WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann to talk about their firm\u2019s $350 million investment in Flow, Neumann\u2019s new residential real estate company. Their choice of venue was intentional: The conference was organized by a nonprofit backed by one of Saudi Arabia\u2019s largest sovereign funds<\/a>.<\/p>\n And we have five more for you:<\/p>\n Annual recurring revenue is a critical health metric for every subscription-based business. It\u2019s easy to calculate, but it\u2019s a hard number to budge, since ARR indicates how well a startup is doing in terms of product-market fit.<\/p>\n In his latest column, Sales Kiwi co-founder and TC+ contributor Jonathan Martinez shared five essential takeaways he learned along the way to leading his startup to $1 million ARR. Lesson one?<\/p>\n \u201cI never tested more than two paid channels at a time, which is how I was ultimately able to unlock acquisition for my team,\u201d writes Jonathan.<\/p>\n \u201cThis applies for all forms of growth, so if you\u2019re trying to unlock lifecycle marketing, don\u2019t also put efforts into unlocking four paid channels at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n Three more from the TC+ team:<\/p>\n TechCrunch+<\/em><\/a> is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack.<\/em> You can sign up here<\/em><\/a>. Use code \u201cDC\u201d for a 15% discount on an annual subscription!<\/em><\/p>\n Do you like to travel? How about the price, is that important to you? Google is testing some new search features for travel, including a \u201cprice guarantee\u201d tool for flights<\/a>. Aisha<\/a> writes there will be a little badge next to the price to indicate that Google doesn\u2019t think the price will go lower. If it does, Google will give you the difference.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Nintendo Systems, a joint venture between Nintendo and mobile games company DeNA<\/a> is a go, Lauren<\/a> reports. Nintendo Systems is meant to more easily deliver entertainment to consumers.<\/p>\n Wait! There\u2019s more:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nThe TechCrunch Top 3<\/h2>\n
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