Singaporean investment app Syfe pulls in $27M to hasten growth in Asia Pacific
The Asia Pacific region has long been an important market for wealth management firms with the plethora of developing economies and a burgeoning retail investment market. But there’s still a huge market to capture: About 40% to 45% of personal financial assets in the region are held in cash and
Read MoreMath’s base 32 versus Linux’s base 32
The convention in math for writing numbers in bases larger than 10 is to insert capital letters after 9, starting with A. So, for example, the digits in base 12 are 0, 1, 2, …, 9, A, and B. So if you’re familiar with math but not Linux, and you
Read MoreTwitch rolls out video stories to challenge Instagram
After launching photo and text stories last year, Twitch is now introducing video stories. Streamers can now film 60-second videos in the Twitch mobile app or upload a video from their camera roll. Twitch sees the new feature as a way for streamers to take viewers with them when they’re
Read MoreCalifornia AI bill SB 1047 aims to prevent AI disasters, but Silicon Valley warns it will cause one
SB 1047 has drawn the ire of Silicon Valley players large and small, including venture capitalists, big tech trade groups, researchers and startup founders. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreFlipboard users can now follow anyone in the fediverse, including those on Threads
With the update, any Flipboard user can follow user profiles from any other federated service. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreSage Geosystems wants to solve the data center energy crisis by storing pressurized water deep underground
The startup is proposing to use wells stretching thousands of feet as batteries, storing water under pressure to generate electricity later. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MorePayZen secures $23M Series B, $200M debt facility to grow its “care now, pay later” product
PayZen aims to make healthcare more affordable by enabling patients to pay their bills in interest and fee-free instalments over time. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MorePartnership to Boost Mobile Connectivity, Digital Inclusion
Following the recent announcement that IHS Holding Limited (“IHS Towers” or the “Company”) and MTN Group (JSE: MTN) renew and extend communications infrastructure deals in Nigeria, as well as complete the renewal of all contracts across IHS Towers-MTN markets recently, the companies say that with the commercial relationship now firmly
Read MoreEU warns X over illegal content risks. Musk replies with Tropic Thunder insult meme
How is the European Union's bid to get Elon Musk to follow its rules going? Judging by the memes, not well. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreWhy this AI startup is betting on voice-enabled bots to scale AI adoption in India
Sarvam's voice-enabled AI agents can be deployed on WhatsApp, within an app, and can even work with traditional voice calls. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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