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TechCrunch OpenAI is scared of open-weight models. Should the US be?

Talk of banning Chinese-made open-weight LLMs reveals the challenge of turning AI into a business.

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TechCrunch Natural raises $30M to reinvent payments for AI agents — and take on Stripe

The one-year-old startup aims to reinvent financial architecture for autonomous AI transactions.

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TechCrunch Judge pauses $110B Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

The lawsuit from the states alleges that the deal would harm movie theaters, basic cable distributors, and audiences.

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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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TechCrunch YouTube clarifies policies around AI slop and upsetting videos

YouTube has updated its monetization policies to more clearly define the kinds of AI-generated and low-quality videos that can’t e...

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TechCrunch Inference startup Infinity raises $15M from Touring Capital, OpenAI and Anthropic researchers

AI infrastructure company Infinity announced Monday a $15 million raise at a $100 million valuation from investors including Touri...

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TechCrunch Adobe camera app’s new feature will critique your photos using AI

Adobe's Project Indigo can now remove all kinds of backgrounds from photos you snap using the app.

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TechCrunch Hackers are exploiting recently patched WordPress bugs, putting millions of websites at risk

Two critical security flaws in WordPress’ software have given hackers the chance to remotely take over tens of millions of website...

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TechCabal Why Launch Africa keeps writing early-stage cheques despite market slowdown

Launch Africa has invested in 15 startups so far in 2026, with a focus on early-stage startups, as other investors slow down on fu...

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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 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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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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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 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 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 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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