Zeepay secures equity investment for expansion.
Ghanaian fintech company Zeepay Ghana Ltd announced that pan-African investment firms Africa50, Oikocredit, Injaro, Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund, and I&P have completed an equity investment in the company. The investment will fuel Zeepay’s expansion across Africa and the Caribbean. Zeepay, a rapidly expanding payment infrastructure company operating in over 20
Read moreTruecaller launches a web client for its Android users
Truecaller has launched a web version of its eponymous caller ID application that brings a range of features including SMS and chat mirroring, call notifications, and number search functionality to the desktop. Initially, the web version, called Truecaller for Web, will only be made available to Android users in India,
Read moreClimbing the GenAI decision tree
In this sponsored episode, Ben and Ryan are joined by Ria Cheruvu, an AI evangelist at Intel, to discuss the different approaches to incorporating AI models into organizations.
Read moreProxima Fusion raises $21M to build on its ‘stellarator’ approach to nuclear fusion
Munich-based Proxima has raised €20 million ($21.7M) in a seed round to begin building its first generation of fusion power plants. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreCambium is building a recycled wood supply chain
The global demand for wood could grow by 54% between 2010 and 2050, according to a study by the World Resources Institute. While some building materials like steel get consistently recycled back into the supply chain, wood does not. Cambium hopes to fix that. Cambium looks to build the supply
Read moreTrue Anomaly CEO finds the silver lining in the startup’s anomalous first mission
True Anomaly‘s first mission didn’t go as planned by any stretch of the imagination, but the space and defense startup’s CEO, Even Rogers, said he doesn’t consider it a failure. Providing new details on what went right and wrong, he explained how they’re turning this anomaly into a “success story.”
Read morePoe introduces a price-per-message revenue model for AI bot creators
Bot creators now have a new way to make money with Poe, the Quora-owned AI chatbot platform. On Monday, the company introduced a revenue model that allows creators to set a per-message price for their bots so they can make money whenever a user messages them. The addition follows an
Read moreFaraday Future faked early sales, lawsuits claim
Two internal whistleblowers at Faraday Future claim the troubled EV company has been lying about some of the few sales it has announced to date. They also claim founder Jia Yueting has “weaponized” the EV startup’s HR department to retaliate against anyone who speaks up about these alleged misrepresentations. The
Read moreTesla risks losing its lead without an inexpensive EV
Given flagging sales of the company’s existing product line, a mass-market electric vehicle would be a welcome shot in the arm. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreMessenger now lets you create shared albums, send HD photos and share larger files
Meta announced on Tuesday it’s rolling out the ability for Messenger users to create shared albums in chats, send photos in high-definition, and share larger files up to 100MB in size. With these new features, Messenger is targeting people who tend to create shared albums or share HD images via
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