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TechCrunch SoundCloud acquires decentralized music platform Nina Protocol months after its shutdown

SoundCloud has acquired decentralized music platform Nina Protocol, months after the startup announced it would shut down. The dea...

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TechCrunch Monday.com lays off hundreds to focus on AI

The company said it is reducing its headcount by 20%, or about 630 staff, to "support a leaner, more focused operating model" as i...

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TechCabal M-KOPA reaches 10 million customers, six years after its first million

The company said on Wednesday that it now onboards about 10,000 customers daily as it scales its lending business beyond its Kenya...

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TechCrunch OpenAI’s AI spending spree has ballooned to $750B

OpenAI will spend the equivalent of Sweden's GDP on infrastructure through 2030.

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TechCrunch If you pay a hacker’s ransom, chances are that they’ll come back for more

The long-held understanding among security researchers and network defenders is that it's impossible to negotiate in good faith wi...

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TechCabal Everything announced at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked July 2026

Samsung just wrapped up its Galaxy Unpacked event in London. You get new foldable phones, new watches, new software, and a first l...

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TechCrunch Yope raises $12.3M to build a private social network without algorithms or ads

Yope, a fast-growing social app focused on private groups of friends and family, has raised $12.3 million in seed funding. Instead...

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TechCrunch Substack’s new tool tells you who’s been writing their newsletters with AI

Substack is giving readers a way to estimate how much of a newsletter was written by AI, signaling a broader shift toward transpar...

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TechCrunch Arcee, a US open source AI lab, says Chinese models are not inherently dangerous

As Chinese AI models grow in capability and popularity among U.S. companies, the arguing over what should be done about them has r...

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TechCrunch Google is making it easier to switch from iPhone to Android

The new feature lets users wirelessly transfer more data types from an iPhone without needing to download a separate app.

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TechCrunch Menlo Ventures’ Matt Murphy explains why Anthropic is winning (and it’s not the model)

Anthropic leaped to a $47 billion revenue run rate by May, compared to $9 billion in 2025. It’s the kind of growth that Menlo Vent...

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TechCrunch The browser wars aren’t about search anymore — here are the best alternatives to Chrome and Safari

We’ve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today aiming to challenge Chrome and Safari.

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TechCrunch Passionfroot raises $15M to expand its B2B creator marketplace to the US

Passionfroot, a German startup building a marketplace connecting B2B creators with brands, has raised $15M in a Series A round led...

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TechCrunch WhatsApp adds Apple CarPlay and Android Auto upgrades, iPad sign-ups, and more

WhatsApp on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto will let users hear and reply to messages, make calls, view their call history, and acc...

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TechCrunch Cascade raises $3.5M to help construction firms find and win projects

a16z Speedrun, Ada Ventures, and Snowball VC have invested in Cascade's $3.5 million seed round.

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TechCabal Audrey Chanakira believes the best technology begins with listening

The rabbit farming app she had built in three days was attracting users in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

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TechCabal MTN’s $9.1 million network push takes South Africa’s 5G race beyond metros

The move underscores a broader shift in South Africa's telecoms industry: the race to build the country's best 5G network is no lo...

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TechCabal Fusepay expands beyond payments with AI operating system for trade businesses

The launch comes eight months after Fusepay launched its digital payments platform in Seychelles, and raised $350,000 in pre-seed...

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TechCrunch Glow emerges from stealth at $1.2B valuation to challenge endpoint security in the AI era

Glow is targeting a new class of endpoint risks created by the rapid adoption of AI agents and developer tools inside enterprises.

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TechCabal Airtel Nigeria expands retail network as demand for digital services rises

The move comes as Nigeria's telecommunications sector continues to grow, with mobile subscriptions and data consumption increasing...

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TechCabal 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – BVNK once for stablecoins

In today's edition: LemFi, BVNK partner to use stablecoins for remittance || Shareholders agree on Nedbank-NCBA merger || Court se...

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TechCrunch Synthesia’s AI training platform is moving beyond videos into live coaching

Synthesia launched AI Roleplay Sessions, an interactive enterprise training platform where employees practice workplace conversati...

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TechCabal Norebase report finds Nigeria, Rwanda among Africa’s fastest incorporation markets

The findings arrive as African governments compete to attract founders and foreign investment by simplifying the mechanics of star...

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TechCrunch The Anthropic-Physical Intelligence rumor roiling AI Twitter

Anthropic and OpenAI's aggressive 2026 acquisition sprees set the stage for a weekend rumor.

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