WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multi-service messaging app Beeper for $125M
The deal, which was for $125 million according to sources close to the matter, is Automattic's second acquisition of a cross-platform messaging solution. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreRevolutionizing Business Travel: New Bolt Business Coupons
Bolt introduces Bolt Business Coupons, a new feature aimed at empowering businesses in South Africa. These coupons allow companies to share or fully cover the cost of a single ride for their employees and clients, thereby enhancing convenience and efficiency in business travel. As part of the Bolt Business platform,
Read MoreX adds support for passkeys globally on iOS
X, formerly Twitter, is rolling out support for passkeys, a new and more secure login method compared with traditional passwords, to all iOS users globally. The option had first debuted in January, but only for iOS users in the U.S. In an update to the X @Safety account on Monday,
Read MorePan-African VC Verod-Kepple closes its first fund at $60M
Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) plans to back up to 21 growth-stage companies across the continent after closing its first fund at $60 million. The pan-African VC hit the milestone following fresh backing from Nigeria’s SCM Capital formerly Sterling Capital Markets Limited, Taiyo Holdings and C2C Global Education Japan. The fresh
Read MoreDimension Data embraces the future as NTT DATA
NTT DATA LOGO As Dimension Data gets set to rebrand to NTT DATA, new opportunities for its clients, people and the business come to light. Founded more than 40 years ago, and after listing on the JSE in 1987, Dimension Data has entrenched itself an award-winning IT giant within South
Read MoreTech-Driven Education: American Tower & ProFuturo Collabo
American Tower and ProFuturo, the technology-enabled education innovation program of Fundación Telefónica and Fundación “la Caixa,” have announced their partnership to further transform children’s education through technology. The joint project will be focusing on enhancing education through technology in schools in Kenya. This strategic collaboration aims to effectively address the
Read MoreMetalab goes from quietly building the internet to investing in it
With Metalab Ventures, the venture arm will play the role of a long-term value investor, essentially “putting our money where our mouth is,” CEO Luke Des Cotes said. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreLucid Motors ekes out a new delivery record as it searches for more EV buyers
Lucid Motors delivered more EVs in the first quarter of 2024 than it has in any other quarter, though it set the record by a very slim margin. The Saudi-backed, California-based electric vehicle company said Tuesday morning that it shipped 1,967 luxury sedans in the quarter. That’s just a few
Read MoreSymbolica hopes to head off the AI arms race by betting on symbolic models
In February, Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google‘s DeepMind AI research lab, warned that throwing increasing amounts of compute at the types of AI algorithms in wide use today could lead to diminishing returns. Getting to the “next level” of AI, as it were, Hassabis said, will instead require fundamental
Read MoreGlobal telco offers digital career courses
Orange Digital Center partners with Coursera to launch a free high-level certification training program. The initiative targets youth in Africa and the Middle East. This initiative aims to equip them with vital digital skills, accessible at their own pace. Through its 16 centers across the region, Orange Digital Center (ODC)
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