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TechCabal Gates Foundation says Nigeria must build AI around real-world problems

At Moonshot, the Gates Foundation argued that Nigeria’s AI ambitions should be judged by the lives the technology improves.

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TechCabal Tap, pay, go: Mastercard and Interswitch bring Google Pay to Nigeria

Mastercard has partnered with Interswitch to bring Google Pay to eligible Mastercard cardholders in Nigeria, allowing customers to...

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TechCrunch 7 days until TechCrunch Founder Summit: Save up to $100 on your pass before doors open

In just 7 days, TechCrunch Founder Summit takes over Boston’s SoWa Power Station on November 4. Your chance to save up to $100 on...

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TechCrunch TikTok expands into restaurant guides with ‘Must Eat’ feature

The move puts TikTok in more direct competition with platforms like Yelp and Google.

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TechCrunch Amazon debuts the Alexa Photo Frame and Echo Time smart clock, plus other upgraded devices

Amazon's other new devices include an upgraded Echo Dot, an Echo Studio with visual intelligence features, and the Echo Show 16.

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TechCrunch Free Fire returns to India as Garena launches localized version four years after ban

Free Fire India was originally set to launch in September 2023, but Garena postponed its release.

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TechCrunch Kodiak lands first commercial deal to supply driverless trucks for public highways

The deal with DTL Transport puts it on a path to become an an asset-light tech supplier, rather than owner and operator.

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TechCrunch Meta has a new AI pet app called Waddle World

Meta launched a new app called Waddle World, which essentially looks like a Tamagotchi clone, but with AI.

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TechCabal 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Safaricom cleans house

In today's edition: FirstRand eyes banking in Kenya || Safaricom fires employees over fraud || Moniepoint’s restructuring || Criss...

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TechCrunch Jio shares surge 21% in market debut after blockbuster India IPO

Jio has debuted as India's second-most valuable listed company, behind its parent, Reliance Industries.

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TechCrunch VCs will make billions on Anthropic’s IPO, but Amazon is set to make much (much) more

Massive note conversions reveal the true extent of Amazon's ownership in Anthropic.

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TechCrunch Bank of America kindly asks that you don’t share your banking password with your AI assistant

The banking giant reminds customers that "you're responsible for activity" resulting from your AI agents' access.

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TechCrunch Parents sue OpenAI, alleging GPT-4o coached their daughter off seizure medication

A family is suing OpenAI, saying ChatGPT coached their daughter to quietly taper off her seizure medication and keep it from her d...

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TechCrunch The data center boom has an upside: innovation for the US grid

As the AI boom stresses the existing power grid, all sorts of new opportunities for grid modernization are also emerging as a resu...

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TechCrunch Guidewire buys Hyperexponential for $1.7B in cash

The deal, expected to close sometime next year, is to help bring AI agents to work alongside humans to underwrite, analyze, and pr...

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TechCrunch Who’s really in charge at Anthropic after the IPO?

Here's a clear explanation of Anthropic's incredibly complex governance structure.

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TechCrunch From 8VC to Benchmark, here’s what’s hiding in October SEC filings

A whole crop of venture capital firms are raising significant new funds.

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TechCrunch Discord is making its public communities more searchable, and people have concerns

In December, messages from Discord's public discoverable servers will begin appearing in search engine results.

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TechCrunch GM is embracing hybrids now

GM eschewed hybrids in favor of battery-electric vehicles. Now it's gearing up to offer hybrid versions of its SUVs.

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TechCrunch Re:Build, which spun out Slate Auto, raises $2.1B

The manufacturing accelerator bills itself as "America’s answer to Shenzhen."

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TechCrunch Disruptive raises $10B fund to make big bets on at least 10 companies

Disruptive has made headlines in recent years for pouring money into companies like chip startup Groq and the AI voice-generation...

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TechCrunch Google’s Genie 4 world model adds audio, more realistic worlds, and real-time steering

Genie 4 can maintain a consistent scene for up to two minutes, double Genie 3's limit, and offers better physics and more humanlik...

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TechCrunch US government says hackers are now exploiting critical PHP web bugs

The U.S. government cyber agency warns that hackers have figured out a way to exploit the popular PHP software, used in 70% of the...

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TechCrunch Ford Fathom will be the cheapest American EV capable of powering a house

Ford is rolling out two new chargers capable of powering a home or the grid — so-called V2X capability.

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