Two more weeks to go: Connect with Meta, Dropbox, J.P. Morgan, and HP at Disrupt
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Read moreLast-minute Expo+ 2-for-1 passes available for TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
Time is ticking! Just two weeks until the doors to TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 open. To ensure no one misses this highly anticipated event, we’re offering Expo+ 2-for-1 passes for the final days leading up to Disrupt 2024. Bring a friend, colleague, or family member to Moscone West in San Francisco
Read moreCasio confirms customer data compromised in ransomware attack
A ransomware and extortion racket called Underground has claimed responsibility for the breach on its dark web leak site, which TechCrunch has seen. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreFinancial Services Platform Unveils Mobile Wallet for Malawi
The financial services platform Mukuru has announced the launch of the Mukuru Wallet, a new mobile wallet in Malawi. This move aligns with the business’s unwavering commitment to Malawi and responds to the growing demand for a digital store of value among cash-dependent citizens who have grown to trust Mukuru.
Read morePeanut, a social network for women, adds a pregnancy tracking tool
Peanut, a social networking app for women, is launching a new feature to help users track their pregnancies. The new Peanut Track tool leverages seven years of data from questions asked on the social network and uses AI to anticipate questions that women have during different stages of their pregnancy.
Read moreAerleum plans to turn CO2 directly into fuel for cargo ships and, eventually, airplanes
To cut direct air capture's costs, the startup has developed a material that, in a two-step process, absorbs carbon dioxide and transforms it into another compound. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreAdobe invites you to ’embrace the tech’ with Firefly’s new video generator
Adobe launched video generation capabilities for its Firefly AI platform ahead of its Adobe MAX event on Monday. Starting today, users can test out Firefly’s video generator for the first time on Adobe’s website, or try out its new AI-powered video feature, Generative Extend, in the Premiere Pro beta app.
Read moreAfter selling his last AI startup to Meta, Beyond Presence’s founder nabs $3.1M to build realistic avatars
Computer vision applications are getting a huge boost from advances in smartphones combined with AI that helps fill in the gaps of what everyday devices cannot see. Using these tools, a startup out of Munich called Beyond Presence believes it holds the keys to what is coming next: Hyper-realistic avatars
Read moreHow We Redesigned “Drive” With Help From Gen AI
How Isaac Sacolick and team rebrand, redesign, and replatform his 700 post blog with tech assistance from Gen AI like ChatGPT and autimation like Zapier and Quickbase. They enhance the information architecture, establish the StarCIO Digital Trailblazer Community, and launch "Drive," the redesigned blog for digital transformation leaders.
Read moreM-PESA Global Services: Simplifying Cross-Border Transactions
Safaricom has expanded its M-PESA Global service to Ethiopia, allowing consumers to conduct mobile money transfers from Kenya to Ethiopia. M-PESA Kenya and M-PESA Ethiopia are partnering to improve mobile money use and penetration in Ethiopia, aiming to boost local economies and create job opportunities. This move is part of
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