Indian audio giant BoAt says it’s investigating suspected customer data breach
India's largest audio and wearables brand confirmed an investigation after alleged customers data was posted online. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreRetailer Introduces Premier Money Transfer Service
Pick n Pay has set a new standard in affordability and accessibility with its store-to-store Domestic Money Transfer service, priced at R8.00 per transaction. This stands as the most economical option for customers among retail stores. Image sourced from Guzzle Informal cash transactions are widespread in South Africa. This service
Read moreCould Congress actually pass a data privacy law?
Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Monday show, where we dig into the weekend and take a peek at the week that is to come. Now that we are finally past
Read moreElon Musk and Brazil are beefing over X
Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Brazil has opened an investigation into Elon Musk over a potential obstruction of justice after the X owner said he reactivated accounts on the social media platform Brazil had ordered the platform to block. The inquiry opened by Brazilian Supreme Court Justice
Read moreUS to award TSMC $6.6B in grants, $5B in loans to step up chip manufacturing in Arizona
TSMC is getting the grant under the CHIPS Act, in the latest step by the U.S. to reshore domestic chip manufacturing. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreVista Equity to take revenue optimization platform Model N private in $1.25B deal
Model N, a platform used by companies such as Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, and AMD to automate decisions related to pricing, incentives, and compliance, is going private in a $1.25 billion deal with private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. The acquisition underscores how PE firms continue to scoop up tech
Read moreUber Eats launches a TikTok-like video feed to boost discovery
Uber Eats is launching a TikTok-like short-form video feed to boost discovery and help restaurants showcase their dishes. The company’s Global Head of Product, Awaneesh Verma, told TechCrunch exclusively in an interview that the new feed is being tested in New York, San Francisco, and Toronto. The company plans to
Read moreShould product managers and innovative agile teams measure business value?
How to measure business value is a question many agile teams ask me, given how much rigor I ask them to put into estimating and capturing story points. Should product managers and product owners have an equivalent responsibility to define a business value metric, use the metric for prioritization, and
Read moreProfessional body for Public Cybersecurity?
At the 2024 Public Cybersecurity event in Midrand Convention Centre, South Africa, hosted by IT News Africa, it was emphasized that forming collaborations via a professional body is vital to combat cybercrime. IT News Africa spoke to four main Tech Service Providers that were participants at the forum. These include
Read moreCyber Security Today, April 8, 2024 – Crooks are hijacking Facebook pages to spread phoney AI applications
Crooks are hijacking Facebook pages to spread phoney AI applications. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday April, 8th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon with a roundup of the latest cybersecurity news. Cybercrooks are taking over poorly-protected Facebook profiles to spread links to fake artificial intelligence applications. That’s according to researchers
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