Ed-Tech Startup Widens Educational Opportunities in Kenya
Craydel, a Kenyan EdTech startup, has successfully raised $1 million in a pre-seed funding round. The company’s platform offers a valuable resource for comparing colleges, course options, and tuition fees. With the latest funding, Craydel aims to enhance its search and recommendation technology and expand its online resources, revolutionizing the
Read MoreApple purges predatory lending apps in India following scrutiny
Apple removed several predatory lending apps from the App Store in India this week, days after users and media questioned the legitimacy of those services. Pocket Kash, White Kash, Golden Kash, and OK Rupee are among the apps that Apple pulled from the store this week. The apps offered fast-track
Read MoreNew Device To Improve Women’s Reproductive Healthcare
FlexiGyn, A newly developed battery-powered, portable handheld device is set to transform the way gynaecologists diagnose and treat women’s uterine problems. This innovative device aims to replace anesthetics and other expensive equipment typically used in the process, improving women’s access to reproductive healthcare, especially in remote areas. Revolutionizing Traditional Hysteroscopy
Read MoreIndonesian aquaculture startup eFishery nets $200M at unicorn valuation
After reports that it is raising new funding, Indonesian aquaculture startup eFishery announced today that it has netted $200 million in a Series D. The company, which makes a smart feeding system for fisheries, says this makes it the first startup in the global aquaculture industry to pass a $1
Read MoreThreads doesn’t deserve my FOMO, but here we are
Be still, my heart. No matter how much FOMO you feel, do not burden me with another social network. Yet, resisting the latest fad app is proving tougher than I thought. Meta (a.k.a. Facebook) is being uncharacteristically smooth in its launch strategy for Threads, the millionth Twitter clone and current
Read MoreEU’s competition unit takes a deeper look at Amazon’s iRobot acquisition
Amazon’s planned acquisition of iRobot is now under in-depth antitrust scrutiny in the European Union. The $1.7BN deal for the ecommerce behemoth to pick up the robot vacuum maker, announced just under a year ago, was cleared by competition regulators in the UK last month. But EU regulators are now
Read MoreHashtag Trending Jul.7- Meta’s Threads ruffles some feathers at Twitter; OpenAI announces “Superalignment”, looks to hire a dream team; Google scientists claim a significant leap in quantum computing
It turns out that Threads may be ruffling some feathers at Twitter, OpenAI is looking to hire for its new A team, only A stands for alignment. And Google hits a new milestone to advance quantum computing. These and more top tech news stories on Hashtag Trending. I’m your
Read MoreFrom Sims to supercycle? (Ep. 587)
VerseProp founder and CEO Joel Coren and founding partner and COO William Polisano join Ben to talk about digital real estate’s gaming roots, where the value of virtual properties comes from, and why they think digital real estate is on the cusp of a supercycle. Episode notes: VerseProp is a
Read MoreRobotaxi haters in San Francisco are disabling the AVs with traffic cones
A decentralized group of safe streets activists in San Francisco realized they can disable Cruise and Waymo robotaxis by placing a traffic cone on a vehicle’s hood, and they’re encouraging others to do it, too. The “Week of Cone,” as the group is calling the now-viral prank on Twitter and
Read MoreTesla to provide more info on its driver alert system amid Autopilot probe
U.S. regulators have requested more information from Tesla to assist in their ongoing investigation into 830,000 Tesla vehicles that include Autopilot, the automaker’s advanced driver assistance system. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) sent Tesla a letter on July 3 seeking updated responses to questions it had asked in
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