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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. The start of a new season is always a good time to revisit past predictions and look for
Read MoreA Call for Innovation in South Africa’s Taxi Industry
Being a taxi owner in South Africa is no longer a profitable business. Contrary to popular opinion, the taxi industry is still the most reliable and preferred mode of transport for 60% of commuters. The reason for this preference stems from the simple fact that a taxi goes to more
Read MoreDeal Dive: Caraway shows what else digital health can do
Access to healthcare has long been an issue in the U.S., but the sheer magnitude of the problem became apparent during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Numerous digital health startups stepped in to address the plethora of issues, and for a few quarters, VCs flocked to back them.
Read MoreRevolutionizing South Africa’s Finances with Open Banking
Open Banking is seen as a financial revolution that empowers consumers by securely sharing data between banks, institutions, and third parties. It streamlines transactions, eliminates manual document presentation, and reduces compliance time. Since its introduction in the UK in 2018, Open Banking has been globally adopted, although it is not a
Read MoreUnlock the Fun: Roblox Vouchers now in Rands
Roblox, the popular online gaming platform is bringing exciting news to South African gamers. Roblox – Launched in 2006, is an online gaming platform that allows users to play a wide variety of games created by other players or build and publish their own games. In a move that aims to
Read MoreHow will AI reshape the hospitality industry?
According to AI author, Mo Gawdat (former Chief Business Officer of Google), “We know that with enough computer power and intelligence, the most complex of all encryptions can be decoded.” In today’s rapidly evolving world, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in various industries has become essential for businesses to
Read MoreDell Technologies launches full APEX suite in South Africa
Dell Technologies has announced the availability of Dell APEX Data Storage Services in the country. Powered by Intel hardware, Dell’s APEX as-a-Service hyperconverged, storage, and data protection solutions deliver cutting-edge enterprise storage capabilities. A recent survey conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group has shown that 54% of organizations prefer a consumption-based
Read MoreThis week in AI: Big tech bets billions on machine learning tools
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 the last week’s stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. If it wasn’t
Read MoreHow one software engineer is turning Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse story into a musical
Mauricio Costa, a software engineer and music composer living in Atlanta, is creating a musical comedy out of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, called “The Valley.” Perhaps the wounds are still fresh, but Costa told TechCrunch while reading articles about the bank’s demise and trying to understand what was going
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