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TechCabal Grocery delivery startup GoLemon shuts down after failing to raise fresh capital

While the startup says individual grocery orders were profitable, it never generated enough volume to cover the fixed costs of run...

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TechCabal Toheeb Popoola found Photoshop by accident. It changed his life.

As his family's financial situation worsened, earning an income became just as important as pursuing a university education.

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TechCabal Nigeria tests investor appetite with sale of former telecom monopoly ntel

The process remains in its early stages. No investors have emerged yet, AMCON spokesperson Jude Nwauzor said.

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TechCrunch As AI content floods the internet, Pangram raises $9M to detect it

Pangram has raised $9 million to scale its AI detection software. The startup has also released a new AI text detection model, Pan...

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TechCrunch Fast Metals is treating waste with more waste to extract critical minerals

Aluminum production has saddled the world with billions of tons of caustic waste. One startup has a plan to clean it up and turn a...

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TechCrunch Spotify adds a running mode to its app

Running Mode will be available to Premium users on iOS in select countries

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TechCrunch DoorDash is building its own drone delivery business

DoorDash has received FAA approval to operate a commercial drone delivery service in the United States.

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TechCabal Kenyan companies must disclose when people interact with AI under new policy

The proposed Kenya Artificial Intelligence and Other Emerging Technologies Policy says individuals "are entitled to know when an A...

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TechCabal 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Crypto winter at Luno

In this edition: Layoffs at Luno || Airtel Money Kenya appoints acting MD || Sport powers DStv comeback || Kenya drafts labour pol...

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TechCrunch Cyera agrees to acquire Oasis Security for $1B to safeguard proliferating AI agents

The deal is Cyera's third acquisition this year.

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TechCrunch The robot NASA hired to lift a orbital telescope tumbled out of control

According to NASA, two of the three reaction wheels that control the spacecraft's alignment have failed, and there are problems wi...

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TechCrunch Ozlo’s Sleepbuds 2 build on Bose’s sleep earbud legacy

Ozlo’s first major update to its sleep earbuds introduces longer battery life, improved connectivity, enhanced audio, and new slee...

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TechCrunch Sam Altman is ready to decelerate

His change of position comes after "the first security incident that I have felt very viscerally."

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TechCrunch MCP startup Runlayer accuses Rippling of stealing its product idea

Runlayer is suing Rippling after Rippling evaluated the startup's MCP gateway product and then opted to build one itself.

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TechCrunch Bot-detection startup Spur nabs $200M from Insight

Spur Intelligence has raised a $200 million round from Insight Partners for its tech that can identify legit human traffic from bo...

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TechCrunch Waymo, robotaxi operators face fresh scrutiny over emergency response failures

Rep. Kevin Mullin (D-California ) has proposed a bill that would direct federal regulators to establish minimum national safety st...

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TechCrunch eBay reaches $56M settlement with e-commerce newsletter writers it terrorized in 2019

Ina and David Steiner inspired the ire of high-level eBay executives after occasionally criticizing the company in their newslette...

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TechCrunch These App Store hidden gems prove there’s still room for great software in the AI era

Despite predictions that AI agents could make traditional apps obsolete, developers are shipping new software faster than ever. Fr...

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TechCrunch Saudi prince buys 5% stake in Lucid Motors

The investment comes after speculation that Saudi Arabia may take Lucid Motors private -- which the EV maker has denied.

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TechCrunch HBO Max embraces vertical video with a new ‘Shorts’ feed

HBO Max, like other streaming platforms, is rethinking content discovery as large libraries are making it hard for viewers to find...

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TechCrunch PayPal leaves the door open to a higher takeover offer following earnings beat

After reporting better-than-expected Q2 results, PayPal said it remains focused on its AI-driven turnaround, but would consider a...

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TechCrunch Elon Musk’s X Money app is rolling out in the US

Users get an X Visa debit card, which they can immediately add to Apple Pay and use to make instant peer-to-peer transfers within...

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TechCrunch Data centers may face temporary power cuts to prevent blackouts on largest US grid

The decision arrives as the breakneck pace of data center construction has grid operators scrambling to generate power.

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TechCabal Africa no longer wants to import technology. It wants to write the rules

Over two days at the African Telecommunications Union's Conference of Plenipotentiaries, officials from across the continent argue...

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