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TechCrunch Hackers stole ‘significant’ amount of data from tech firm relied on by thousands of US hospitals and pharmacies

Edinburgh-based tech firm Craneware said customer data was stolen during a cyberattack. The company makes software that thousands...

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TechCabal South Africa wants every SIM card to become a trusted digital ID

South Africa is overhauling its SIM registration system to strengthen identity verification and curb digital fraud.

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TechCrunch Watch Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley discuss the future of surveillance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Flock Safety sits right at the center of the debate over where the line should be drawn between privacy and public safety. That’s...

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TechCrunch Hugging Face confirms breach affected internal datasets and credentials, urges users to take action

Hugging Face is urging users to rotate any access tokens stored on the platform and review account activity.

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TechCrunch StrictlyVC returns to New York City September 10 to celebrate a huge year for the city’s startup community

For the first time since 2024, StrictlyVC is coming back to New York City — and we're bringing the kind of access you’d expect fro...

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TechCabal South Sudan’s $50 e-visa fee threatens East African labour mobility

Under the revised charges, published on the country’s electronic visa portal on Monday, Somali and Burundian citizens will pay $10...

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TechCabal Nigeria’s central bank is rewriting the rules for fintech growth

Over the past decade, the playbook for Nigerian fintechs has been remarkably consistent: build payment products, acquire merchants...

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TechCabal GTBank Kenya begins search for new MD as Jubril Adeniji returns to Nigeria

His departure comes after a tenure in which GTBank Kenya sought to strengthen its balance sheet and reposition the business for gr...

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TechCabal The Next Wave: Why it rained at your favourite cloud kitchen

What FoodCourt got wrong, what Chicken Republic got right, and why cloud kitchens are harder than they look.

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TechCabal Morocco’s VOVE ID launches compliance readiness program for African startups

Startups operating in regulated or trust-sensitive sectors can now apply for VOVE ID's Compliance Infrastructure Program, designed...

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TechCabal 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – ‘M&A machine’

In today's edition: iOCO acquires another startup || Starlink goes live in Côte d'Ivoire || Kenya wants foreign gambling platforms...

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TechCrunch Netflix paid $587M for Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking startup

Netflix revealed that it paid $587 million in cash for InterPositive, a startup co-founded by Ben Affleck.

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TechCrunch What to watch for after Jensen Huang’s Japan visit

Jensen Huang left Tokyo with deals spanning Japan's entire tech ecosystem.

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TechCrunch Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAI’s hardware plans?

On the latest episode of Equity, we debate whether Apple's lawsuit will cast a shadow over OpenAi's much-discussed plans to get in...

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TechCrunch TechCrunch Mobility: The battle over robotaxi rules

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.

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TechCrunch ‘Odyssey’ director Christopher Nolan calls AI an obvious ‘Trojan horse’

"Everybody knows the Greeks are inside."

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TechCrunch Nonprofit Current AI is racing to build the World Wide Web of AI, free for all

Current AI, a nonprofit building AI that leaves no one culture behind, has made remarkable progress across devices, AI chat, and m...

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TechCrunch Kimi: Threat or menace?

Chinese company Moonshot AI released a new version of its Kimi model this week, prompting concern about "full AI communism."

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TechCrunch Waymo says San Francisco service has resumed after one-hour pause

This isn’t the first time power outages have caused issues for Waymo.

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TechCrunch All the EVs that were discontinued or killed off in the US this year

Th Honda Prologue will no longer be sold in the U.S., joining a growing list of EV models to exit the market this year.

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TechCrunch Federal employees can download TikTok on their work phones again

The Department of Justice says that federal employees can now download TikTok on their government devices.

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TechCrunch A 600-mile road trip (and data) proves EV charging doesn’t suck anymore

A recent road trip in an EV revealed just how much faster and more reliable DC Fast charging has become in the U.S.

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TechCabal GoCab deploys 100 electric vehicles in Abidjan as part of Yango’s fleet

GoCab, the mobility fintech that operates Yango's largest fleet in Côte d'Ivoire, has handed over 100 fully electric cars to drive...

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TechCabal Their parents lost fortunes. They’re buying Nigerian stocks anyway.

For the past year, Faramade, who earns a little over ₦800,000 ($578.42), has invested at least ₦200,000 ($144.61) monthly through...

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