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TechCrunch 5 days left to exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

The last day to apply for an exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 on Sept 18. Just 5 days left. Secure your spot on the Expo H...

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TechCrunch Hear how AI can engineer nature’s comeback at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Not long ago, bringing an extinct species back to life belonged to science fiction. Today, it’s the mission of a billion-dollar st...

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TechCrunch Superhuman acquires YC-backed notetaker Fathom as productivity platforms push for agentic work

Fathom said that it has over 400,000 monthly active users.

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TechCrunch Only at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: What happens when OpenAI ships your roadmap?

If you're building an AI company, the question isn't whether foundation models will continue to evolve. It's whether your company...

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TechCrunch Sources say Automattic’s board is out after failed attempt to oust CEO Matt Mullenweg

Automattic’s board is out, days after its members voted to put chief executive Matt Mullenweg on leave, sources tell TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch Waymo opens robotaxi service in Las Vegas

Las Vegas will be Waymo's 15th commercial robotaxi market.

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TechCrunch Microsoft’s new AI ‘code of conduct’ tells models not to hack systems or trick humans

The code of conduct lays out general principles that Microsoft AI models should uphold — supporting humans rather than replacing t...

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TechCrunch A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya is a startup offering fun music apps without any AI prompting

Former Spotify exec's company releases experimental "singles" that involves users in music making.

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TechCabal Bamboo, Cowrywise explain app disruptions as Dangote IPO demand surges

Monday’s disruption showed the gap between the demand the platforms expected and the traffic they ultimately had to absorb.

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TechCabal “$200k isn’t enough”: Madica’s Emmanuel Adegboye on the brutal reality of early-stage funding

Madica has invested at least $200,000 in over a dozen African startups but its head, Emmanuel Adegboye, has learnt that sometimes...

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TechCabal The 1.19% real return: Is investing ₦100,000 in Nigerian Treasury bills still worth it?

At the recent September 9 auction, total investor demand reached ₦2.64 trillion ($1.99 billion). The Debt Management Office (DMO)...

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TechCabal MTN controls 55% of Nigeria’s fibre market, but the overall sector remains tiny

MTN Nigeria has emerged as the dominant player in Nigeria’s fibre internet market, but its growing lead masks a bigger problem: fi...

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TechCabal South Africa’s GoTyme says instant payments don’t have to come with fees

PayShap, South Africa’s instant-payment rail, has been available to bank customers since 2023.

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TechCabal Kenyan startup Twiga Foods enters administration after years of financial pressure

The administration follows nearly three years of job cuts, financial pressure and multiple changes to Twiga’s business and corpora...

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TechCabal The stablecoin payment strategy Flutterwave built

Flutterwave appears to have made an early decision. It does not need to issue the dominant stablecoin, own or integrate the domina...

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TechCabal 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Kenya’s big bank theory

In today's edition: Uber defends UberX decision in SA || ‘Too important to fail’ || Bidvest suffers attack || Carrefour’s Kenya mo...

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TechCrunch Insight Partners’ Deven Parekh on why the firm is diversifying while everyone else bets the farm on OpenAI and Anthropic

Insight Partners' Devin Parekh opens up about losing Legora to General Catalyst, why he's fine holding stakes in rival AI labs, an...

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TechCrunch Larry Ellison cancels $7.5 billion sale of Oracle stock

Oracle had previously disclosed that Ellison planned to sell 50 million shares worth around $7.5 billion.

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TechCrunch The 9 buzziest startups from Y Combinator’s latest Demo Day, according to VCs

From floating reactors to brain chips: VCs picked their favorite YC startups from the summer batch.

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TechCrunch What’s behind the AI industry’s latest warnings of doom?

On Equity, we discussed the AI industry's latest debate about whether it poses an existential threat to humanity.

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TechCrunch Obama urges Democrats to have a ‘clear plan’ for AI safeguards

Obama recently said that Democrats need to make artificial intelligence one of their “central agendas” and “have a very clear plan...

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TechCabal Next Wave: The antifragile startup

A startup does not always know which part of its business will work best or which market will become difficult.

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TechCrunch TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft has entered the robotaxi chat

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation, and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in...

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TechCrunch Fusion power startups find new partners in the defense world

Fusion startups are inking defense-related deals, reigniting the relationship between fusion and national security that might have...

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