Rivian receives the next $1B from Volkswagen as sales struggles continue
Rivian sales ticked back up in Q2 but were down 23% from the same quarter last year. The company has been dealing with affordability issues made worse by Trump's tariffs and trade wars.
Read MoreFoxconn tells hundreds of Chinese staff to return from its Indian iPhone factories
Foxconn ordered over 300 Chinese employees to return home from its factories in India, per Bloomberg.
Read MoreKnowBe4 Report Finds Mismatch Between Perception & Reality in Cybersecurity
KnowBe4, the cybersecurity platform that comprehensively addresses human risk management, today released its new report, “Africa Human Risk Management Report 2025.” The report reveals a mismatch between employer perceptions and employee experience of organizational cybersecurity in key African industries, with potentially costly consequences. The report captures insights from cybersecurity… Source
Read MoreQantas hack results in theft of 6 million passengers’ personal data
Qantas, the largest airline in Australia, confirmed the theft of 6 million customers' personal information.
Read MoreDanaher Corporation Appoints New Chief Technology and AI Officer
Danaher Corporation, a global life sciences and diagnostics innovator, announces the appointment of Stumouncepe as Chief Technology and AI Officer, effective October 1, 2025. This appointment marks a pivotal step in Danaher’s digital transformation and its ambition to lead the next era of innovation in life sciences and diagnostics. Under
Read MoreAfrica’s Pragmatic Approach to AI and How Can Data Centers Enable It
As with all things in life, there’s initial fanfare, which eventually tapers into a more realistic, even somewhat sobering outlook. It’s human nature, after all, and unsurprisingly, the global conversation around AI has moved from exuberant hype to practical implementation and differentiation. In Africa, the current AI momentum is not
Read MorePwC Introduces AI Operating Systems to Power Scalable AI Workflows
PwC has launched Agent OS, designed for enterprise organizations to streamline next-generation AI workflows and orchestrate complex, multi-agent business processes at scale. PwC’s Agent OS is an enterprise AI command center that seamlessly connects and scales intelligent agents into business-ready workflows, up to 10 times faster than traditional methods. Enterprise
Read MoreFigma moves closer to a blockbuster IPO that could raise $1.5B
The financials are impressive and founder CEO Dylan Field already cashed out $20 million worth of shares last year.
Read MoreRoad to Battlefield: Central Eurasia’s gateway to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield
Historic regional competition launches to showcase Central Eurasia’s rising startup ecosystem on Silicon Valley’s biggest stage. For the first time in its history, Central Eurasia will have a direct pathway to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield through the launch of “Road to Battlefield,” a groundbreaking regional competition that promises to put the
Read MoreX is piloting a program that lets AI chatbots generate Community Notes
The social platform X will pilot a feature that allows AI chatbots to generate Community Notes, a Twitter-era feature that Elon Musk has expanded under his ownership of the service now called X.
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