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TechCabal PiggyVest helped Nigerians save and became more than a savings app

The hurdles PiggyVest had to scale to pay out $2.3 billion to its customers since it started a decade ago.

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TechCabal South Africa needs to build tech companies big enough to create their own exits

South Africa can build successful tech startups. The bigger challenge is creating the capital, governance and market pathways that...

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TechCrunch SpaceX alumni nab $100M to rethink shipping with autonomous freight trains

Parallel Systems raised $100 million to scale production of its autonomous electric rail vehicle, which can shuttle thousands of p...

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TechCrunch Bloom raises $3.6M to become the ‘Alibaba’ of American manufacturing

The Detroit startup has widened its scope beyond mobility to help drone and robotics companies find U.S.-based manufacturers, ship...

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TechCrunch Healthleap raises $38M for its AI that flags hospital patients who may need a closer look

The financing includes an $8M seed round co-led by Sequoia Capital and First Round Capital, and a $30 million Series A led by Humm...

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TechCrunch Tony Fadell on why the first wave of AI gadgets failed — and what comes next

The “father of the iPod” says the first generation of AI gadgets failed to solve real problems — and the next wave will need to ea...

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TechCabal Can code save onshore oil? Inside Heirs Energies’ $1.1 billion operational experiment

Heirs Energies combined real-time monitoring with security upgrades and field investment to revive OML 17, an oil asset plagued by...

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TechCabal Oppo F35: What to know about the new budget phone

Oppo launched the Oppo F35 in India on October 5, 2026, with sales starting on October 11.

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TechCrunch Spotify expands audiobooks to over 180 markets

Spotify will make 350,000 titles available in over 120 languages for this expansion.

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TechCabal 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Banks want their crypto cake

In today's edition: FNB’s crypto journey begins || Starlink pause in Kenya enters month three || Airtel Money eyes card market ||...

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TechCabal What prediction markets must fix to remove the “gambling” label

Prediction markets are entering Africa, promising to turn informed conviction into useful signals. But as money, sports and specul...

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TechCrunch Ex-Ramp engineers raise $20M for platform Melius after scrapping their first product

Instead of helping marketers manage and optimize ad spend, the company is focusing on building the tools that generate the creativ...

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TechCrunch How to find out if Amazon thinks you have ‘flat buttocks’

"I stumbled upon a page of assumptions that Amazon has made about me based on my purchases and I’m literally speechless," one shop...

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TechCrunch Apple is reportedly partnering with LG to launch a smart lock, thermostat, and doorbell

Apple appears poised to push into the smart home market with a slate of new devices and a key partner.

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TechCrunch Silicon Valley’s AI wunderkind launches Underdog, the most private Instinct/Muse competitor yet

Sigil Wen, backed by a Silicon Valley who's who, has built an on-device AI assistant that promises to be free, fully private, and...

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TechCrunch How AI decision models could change content moderation

On Tuesday, Musubi announced a lightweight decision model made for real-time moderation called PolicyLM-1.7B, released with open w...

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TechCrunch AI computing startup Lambda to raise $4B ahead of planned IPO

Nvidia-backed Lambda is raising up to $4 billion at a $14.5 billion pre-money valuation ahead of a planned 2027 IPO, led by Coatue...

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TechCrunch The next hurdle for AI agents: getting websites to let them in

Personal AI agents promise to shop, book flights, and make reservations for you. But deliberate blocks and anti-bot defenses are g...

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TechCabal The biggest AI security risk may already be inside your company

The corporate security perimeter now extends beyond networks and devices to employees and the AI tools they use.

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TechCrunch Learn all about scaling, fundraising, founder how-tos, and more at TechCrunch Founder Summit, November 4

There isn’t a single manual to read or prompt to give an LLM that can equip you with the skills and knowledge to build a company....

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TechCabal Glovo names Reni Onafeko as new Nigeria country managing director

Her appointment comes as Glovo continues to expand in Nigeria, which it says closed 2025 as its fastest-growing market globally.

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TechCabal Crypto accelerator Alliance invests $500,000 in Kenyan fintech Cloud9

The investment comes two months after Cloud9 acquired social commerce platform Chpter in an undisclosed all-stock deal, its second...

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TechCrunch Hark releases an AI personal assistant with a focus on privacy

The AI lab's personal assistant is an operating system from the future designed to compete with Muse, Dots, and Instinct.

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TechCrunch India’s JioHotstar takes partnership route for Middle East expansion

JioHotstar will be offered inside Starzplay rather than through a stand-alone service.

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