AI at the Forefront: Lenovo South Africa Unveils New Range
Lenovo South Africa is pleased to unveil its latest AI-driven commercial range, which exemplifies the company’s objective of “Smarter Technology for All.” The Lenovo Aura Edition highlights Lenovo’s ambition to incorporate advanced AI into its product offerings. Combining individualized user experiences, sustainable design, and cutting-edge technology Key Pillars of Lenovo’s
Read morePhlair’s carbon sucking technology could lower direct air capture’s costs
The startup is taking a different approach to removing carbon dioxide from the air than most of its competitors. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreCentral Bank of Nigeria’s New Appointments at Keystone Bank
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced reorganizing Keystone Bank Limited’s board of directors, which is a key step toward improving the bank’s operations and governance. A statement released by the financial institution on Wednesday stated that to fortify Keystone Bank Limited’s operations for long-term commercial growth, the Central
Read moreIndia weighs easing market share limits for UPI payment operators
The governing body overseeing India's popular UPI payments rail is considering increasing its proposed market share cap for operators like Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read morePalmer Luckey returns to headsets as Anduril partners with Microsoft on U.S. military tech
Palmer Luckey, the Hawaiian-shirt wearing founder who sold Oculus VR for $2 billion before co-founding the military tech company Anduril, is back in the headset business — in a sense. Anduril will soon embed its software into the Integrated Visual Augmentation System headset developed by Microsoft for the U.S. military
Read moreCEO of self-driving startup Motional is stepping down
Motional, the autonomous vehicle startup backed by Hyundai, is shaking up its leadership ranks. Karl Iagnemma, an early pioneer in the autonomous vehicle industry whose startup Nutonomy lies at the foundation of Motional, is stepping down as president and CEO. Iagnemma will move over to a senior strategy advisor role,
Read moreCraig Newmark pledges $100M to fight hacking by foreign governments
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark plans to donate $100 million to further strengthen U.S. cybersecurity, addressing what he sees as a growing threat from foreign governments, he tells the WSJ. Half the funds will focus on protecting power grids and other infrastructure from cyberattacks; half will be earmarked to educate people
Read moreBluesky addresses trust and safety concerns around abuse, spam, and more
The company is in various stages of developing and piloting a range of initiatives focused on dealing with bad actors, harassment, spam, fake accounts, video safety, and more. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreFal.ai, which hosts media-generating AI models, raises $23M from a16z and others
Fal.ai, a dev-focused platform for AI-generated audio, video, and images, today revealed that it’s raised $23 million in funding from investors including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Black Forest Labs co-founder Robin Rombach, and Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas. It’s a two-round deal. $14 million of Fal’s total came from a Series A
Read moreBill requiring AM radio in new cars gets closer to law
A House committee overwhelmingly voted to approve a bill that would require new cars to be built with AM radio at no additional cost to the owner. The AM for Every Vehicle Act will now head to the House floor for final approval. If successful, it’ll go to the president’s
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