Herconomy: Nigeria’s First Women – Empowering Bank
According to Women’s World Banking, Nigeria has a significant and underbanked market, relying on a population consisting primarily of self-employed and economically active women with limited economic opportunities. Their research indicates a substantial gender gap in financial inclusion within the country, with only 35% of women and 55% of men
Read moreTrying to close a Series B in 2023? Read this first.
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Read more3 security risks of generative AI you should watch out for!
There has been a lot of recent hype surrounding generative AI, and rightfully so, considering how easily these tools can produce visual and written works. With the right prompts, AI tools can now generate passable content and designs within seconds. However, little do we know about the cybersecurity risks associated
Read moreUnlocking the Power of Hybrid Cloud Observability: Join the Webinar on July 6th
Register Now to Discover the Benefits of Hybrid Cloud Observability Organizations worldwide are increasingly adopting hybrid cloud environments to capitalize on the advantages offered by public and private clouds. However, effectively managing and optimizing these complex infrastructures can present unique challenges without comprehensive visibility and control. That’s where hybrid cloud
Read moreTesla delivers record EVs amid federal tax credits, price cuts
Tesla has topped Wall Street delivery estimates in the second quarter of 2023 as the automaker’s many price cuts and the Biden administration’s federal electric vehicle tax credits take effect. The Elon Musk-owned EV-maker reported record global production of 479,000 units and record deliveries of 466,140. That’s up 10% from
Read moreLucid scores a win, Bird’s founder leaves the nest and Zoox robotaxis roll out in Vegas
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Read more15 investors talk about their investment cadence in H1 2023
As part of our ongoing coverage of VC performance in the first half of 2023, TechCrunch+ surveyed 15 investors about their investment cadence and their plans for the second half of the year. As expected, it appears a good mix of investors wrote checks at the rate they’d aimed for,
Read moreFintech M&A gets a big boost with Visa-Pismo deal
It was a very busy week in the world of fintech, which certainly kept us on our toes. We covered a couple of notable M&A deals (including one of the biggest of the year so far), a different kind of financial services startup aimed at undocumented immigrants, Brex’s official recommitment
Read moreThe Attention Economy with Walter Flaat, Chief Data Officer, Dentsu Canada and Bookstores Come Back with James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble
Two great interview shows for you this weekend: The Attention Economy – A study by Dentsu Canada and interview with Walter Flaat, Chief Data Officer In 2015 Time Magazine published a story with the headline “You Now Have A Shorter Attention Span Than A Goldfish.” Supposedly this was based on
Read moreThe entire story of Twitter under Elon Musk
Image: Laura Normand / The Verge Forget Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company — Elon Musk is now the owner of Twitter. Elon Musk owns Twitter, and his new big idea is charging people to read more than a few hundred tweets per day. Verified Twitter Blue subscribers can
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