Substack now allows podcasters to sync and distribute their episodes to Spotify
Substack announced on Thursday it’s introducing a few new features for podcasters on its platform. Most notably, the company is rolling out a Spotify integration that will allow podcasters on Substack to sync and distribute all of their free and paid episodes to Spotify’s streaming service. In addition, Substack is
Read moreHumane’s $699 Ai Pin is now available
Humane today announced the availability of its first product, the Ai Pin. The Bay Area-based hardware startup has been kicking around since 2017, a year after co-founders Bethany Bongiorno and Imran Chaudhri left Apple. Since then, the company has been well-funded, to the tune of $230 million, and focused on
Read moreHow PayJoy built a $300M business by letting the underserved use their smartphones as collateral for loans
Lerato Motloung is a mother of two who works in a supermarket in Johannesburg, South Africa. After her phone was stolen, Motloung had to go without a mobile phone for nine months because she could not afford a new one. Then, in February 2024, she saw a sign about PayJoy,
Read moreUber Teen Accounts in South Africa
Uber has announced the rollout of Uber Teen Accounts across South Africa, tailored to assist families on the move. Parents and guardians can now invite their adolescents (aged 13-17) to establish a dedicated Uber account, enabling them to independently request rides under parental supervision, with essential safety features integrated into
Read moreSeamless Cross-Border Transfers: Fintech Alliance
Mastercard and Equity Bank have announced a strategic collaboration, enabling Equity Bank customers to send money safely to 30 countries. This marks a significant milestone for cross-border financial transactions in Kenya. Remittances are vital in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a reported $53 billion flowing into the region in 2022. In Kenya,
Read moreGoogle’s Gradient backs Patlytics to help companies protect their intellectual property
Patlytics, an AI-powered patent analytics platform, wants to help enterprises, IP professionals, and law firms speed up their patent workflows from discovery, analytics, comparisons, and prosecution to litigation. The fledgling startup secured $4.5 million in seed funding, oversubscribed and closed in a few days, led by Google’s AI-focused VC arm, Gradient
Read moreAfrican super-app, hits 35 million monthly active users.
Ayoba is delighted to announce the attainment of a significant milestone, with our super-app now boasting 35 million monthly active users across the African continent as of December 2023. NEW TARGET MARKETS This remarkable growth can be attributed to heightened retention rates and organic adoption, fueled by an enhanced user
Read moreHumane’s Ai Pin considers life beyond the smartphone
Nothing lasts forever. Nowhere is the truism more apt than in consumer tech. This is a land inhabited by the eternally restless — always on the make for the next big thing. The smartphone has, by all accounts, had a good run. Seventeen years after the iPhone made its public
Read moreSimbian brings AI to existing security tools
Simbian is a cybersecurity platform that effectively controls other cybersecurity platforms as well as security apps and tooling. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreVoltpost wants to bring curbside charging to a lamppost near you
The New York City-based startup has been working on a product that retrofits existing street lampposts to enable EV charging. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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