Ogilvy South Africa Named Vodacom’s Integrated Lead Agency
As of August 1, 2024, Vodacom South Africa will be providing through-the-line marketing services through Ogilvy South Africa as its new integrated lead agency. Commenting on this appointment, Andisa Ntsubane, Managing Executive of Brand, Marketing, and Communications at Vodacom, said, “Aligned with our operational cadence, we periodically review our agency
Read MoreBangladeshi police agents accused of selling citizens’ personal information on Telegram
Two senior police officials in Bangladesh are accused of collecting and selling citizens' personal information to criminals on Telegram. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreCarta’s valuation to be cut by billions in an upcoming secondary sale
Carta, a once-high-flying Silicon Valley startup that loudly backed away from one of its businesses earlier this year, is working on a secondary sale that would value the company at $2 billion, TechCrunch has learned. Carta is working with the investment bank Jeffries on the sale and initially hoped to
Read MoreApple might reveal a new ‘Passwords’ app next week
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images Apple is planning to introduce a new app called Passwords to help users manage their login information, according to a report from Bloomberg. The company will reportedly introduce the device at its Worldwide Developers Conference event next week.
Read MoreBoeing’s Starliner overcomes leaks and engine trouble to dock with ‘the big city in the sky’
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has successfully delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station, a key milestone in the aerospace giant’s quest to certify the capsule for regular crewed missions. Starliner safely docked at 10:34 AM Pacific Time. After taking some time to equalize pressure between Starliner and the station, the
Read MoreRivian’s path to survival is now remarkably clear
Rivian needs to sell its new revamped vehicles at a profit in order to sustain itself long enough to get to the cheaper mass market R2 SUV on the road. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreTesla CEO Elon Musk could leave if $56 billion pay package not approved, shareholders warned
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Grzegorz Wajda, Getty Images Tesla board chair Robyn Denholm is calling on the company’s shareholders to approve Elon Musk’s massive $56 billion pay package or risk driving the billionaire CEO to greener pastures. On June 13th, Tesla shareholders will decide
Read MoreMeta rolls out Meta Verified for WhatsApp Business users in Brazil, India, Indonesia and Colombia
Meta launched its Meta Verified program today along with other features, such as the ability to call large businesses and custom messages. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreMeta adds AI-powered features to WhatsApp Business app
Last year, during the Q3 2023 earnings call, Mark Zuckerberg talked about leveraging AI to have business accounts respond to customers for purchase and support queries. Today, Meta announced AI-powered features for WhatsApp Business apps, such as helping with the creation of click-to-WhatsApp ads and generating responses to frequent customer
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