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Read moreSources: Mistral AI raising at a $6B valuation, SoftBank ‘not in’ but DST is
Paris-based Mistral AI, a startup working on open source Large Language Models — the building block for generative AI services — has been raising money at a $6 billion valuation, three times its valuation in December, to compete more keenly against the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic, TechCrunch has learned
Read moreGoogle I/O 2024: What to expect
You can expect plenty of AI, but probably not a lot of hardware. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreBumble says it’s looking to M&A to drive growth
Dating apps and other social friend-finders are being put on notice: Dating app giant Bumble is looking to make more acquisitions. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreBlackboard founder transforms Zoom add-on designed for teachers into business tool
When Class founder Michael Chasen was in college, he and a buddy came up with the idea for Blackboard, an online classroom organizational tool. His original company was acquired for $1.64 billion in 2011. Chasen later developed Class, a Zoom add-on, during the pandemic to help teachers make better use
Read moreGroww joins the first wave of Indian startups moving domiciles back home from US
Groww, an Indian investment app, has become one of the first startups from the country to shift its domicile back home. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreMTN Uganda Releases Q1 Unaudited Results
MTN Uganda, as well as the related JSE SENS announces its Q1 unaudited results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Key highlights are: Mobile subscribers grew by 12.0% to 19.9 million Active data subscribers increased by 27.6% to 8.6 million Active fintech users increased by 13.6% to 12.4 million
Read morePetersen Takes Charge: Reshaping the Energy Industry
First Battery, renowned for automotive battery excellence, appoints Shane Petersen as Director of Sales and Marketing. With 93 years of history in powering vehicles across South Africa, First Battery embraces a future of energy liberation under Petersen’s leadership. His extensive experience across mobility, energy, and multinational enterprises positions him to
Read moreTikTok will automatically label AI-generated content created on platforms like DALL·E 3
TikTok is starting to automatically label AI-generated content that was made on other platforms, the company announced on Thursday. With this change, if a creator posts content on TikTok that was created with a service like OpenAI’s DALL·E 3, it will automatically have an “AI-generated” label attached to it to
Read moreAMEX, O3 Capital Endow First Business Credit Card in Nigeria
O3 Capital- O3, a prominent Nigerian fintech and the nation’s inaugural non-bank credit card issuer, has disclosed a partnership with AMEX- American Express to introduce four new American Express credit cards. These include the O3 American Express Green Card tailored for consumers, the O3 American Express Gold Card also designated
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