Luko’s acquisition won’t make everyone happy, but the insurtech will live on
Allianz Direct, a digital-first German subsidiary of the insurance giant, has acquired the French home insurance business of ailing insurtech Luko for €4.3 million (around $4.65 million). © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreFortnite and the Epic Games Store are coming to iOS in Europe
Four years after leaving iOS, Fortnite is coming back — but only European players will be dropping in this time. The endless beef between Epic Games and Apple over the company’s App Store fees took its most recent surprise turn on Thursday when the iPhone maker announced changes coming to
Read moreOpenAI responds to Congressional Black Caucus about lack of diversity on its board
OpenAI has been criticized for the lack of diversity on its board. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreGeneral purpose humanoid robots? Bill Gates is a believer
The robotics industry loves a good, healthy debate. Of late, one of the most intense ones centers around humanoid robots. It’s been a big topic for decades, of course, but the recent proliferation of startups like 1X and Figure — along with projects from more established companies like Tesla —
Read moreRetailers and Tech Experts Gather in Johannesburg to Prepare for the Future of African Retail
IT News Africa, a leading technology news platform, proudly announces the highly anticipated 6th Digital Retail Africa 2024. This annual event promises to converge retail industry luminaries, technology providers, and leaders to explore the vast potential of digital retail in the African market. As the retail landscape undergoes a significant
Read moreSolana Mobile still has a long way to go until it hits breakeven
If Solana Mobile’s devices have 100,000 users, Yakovenko views that user base as a stronger distribution channel for dApps than through traditional app stores like Google or Apple. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreSwift retaliation: Fans strike back after explicit deepfakes flood X
Nonconsensual deepfake porn of Taylor Swift went viral on X this week, with one post garnering more than 45 million views, 24,000 reposts and hundreds of thousands of likes before it was removed. The pop star has one of the world’s most dedicated, extremely online, and incomprehensibly massive fanbases. Now,
Read moreQuebec cybersecurity institute gets $1.3 million grant from Google
Google’s philanthropic arm is giving a $1.3 million grant to a Quebec agency for cybersecurity research. The company said today the funds from Google.org are going to the Multidisciplinary Institute for Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience (IMC2) to support research on the growing number of global cyber risks. IMC2 is a
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