FedNow may finally be live, but will it be too costly for businesses to adopt?
Welcome to The Interchange! If you want this in your inbox, sign up here. It was an event-filled week in the fintech world, what with FedNow launching, the former CEO of fintech Bolt — and the company itself — being subpoenaed by the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission and much more.
Read moreThe Potential of IoT Tech in Energy Crisis Management in South Africa
The Internet of Things (IoT) technology functions as a bridge between the physical and digital world, enabling faster, decentralized, and real-time feedback. The growing adoption of 5G networks worldwide is particularly driving the need for such capabilities, especially for organizations promoting digitalization. While the advantages of IoT technology in enhancing
Read more7 Smart Business Travel Planning Tips and Tricks
A lot goes into planning the perfect business trip. From booking flights and finding hotels to managing expenses and schedules, it’s not always a walk in the park. Yet, work trips can have a tremendous impact on your team and your business. So, how can you make the process less
Read moreAn AI-generated ‘South Park’ episode, Microsoft’s security woes, and Tesla’s first Cybertruck build
Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular roundup of the past week in tech. Too busy to check the headlines this week? Don’t sweat it. That’s why WiR exists — we’ll get you caught up to speed. This edition of WiR features pieces about a fake AI-generated
Read moreGoogle, Microsoft and others agree to voluntary AI safety action
Seven major American artificial intelligence companies including Google and Microsoft have promised that new AI systems will go through outside testing before they are publicly released, and that they will clearly label AI-generated content, U.S. President Joe Biden announced Friday. “These commitments, which the companies will implement immediately, underscore three
Read moreReining in API sprawl
W elcome to the TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where it gets its name. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. Today I’m looking at a recent acquisition that shows the drive toward more resilient APIs. Also this week,
Read moreWhy testing isn’t just about writing unit tests
When testing is done properly it will reduce defects, and improve the design and quality of the overall codebase.If you mention testing to anyone with a basic understanding of software engineering, they’re likely to think about unit testing. This was certainly true of a podcast I was listening to the
Read moreDeal Dive: Futureverse is a metaverse company that might actually get it
Startups that look to improve an industry’s outdated infrastructure are definitely welcome in sectors like financial services and healthcare. But why would a company build infrastructure for an industry that seems to have hit its prime and zoomed past it in record time? That was my question when I saw
Read moreThis week in robotics: Chinese startups net a series of fundraising successes
Before we dive into this week’s biggest news within the robotics space, there’s an announcement of our own to highlight. We’ll be hosting a number of robotics industry experts at our very first Hardware Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. The stage kicks off on day three of Disrupt on September
Read moreThis week in AI: Companies voluntarily submit to AI guidelines — for now
Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. This week in AI, we
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