Twitter ban in Nigeria to be lifted if platform sets up a local office and pays taxes, president says – TechCrunch
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari announced on Friday that the ban on Twitter would be lifted, but only if the social …
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Tech giants brace for impact in India as new recurring payments directive goes into effect – TechCrunch
Apple, Sony, Google, Zoom, PayPal and several other tech companies as well as scores of banks have cautioned customers and …
Facebook Messenger releases cross-app group chats, further integrating with Instagram – TechCrunch
Facebook Messenger is releasing a bundle of products this morning — most notably, including cross-app group chats. Last year, the …
Facebook-backed 2Africa set to be the longest subsea cable upon completion – TechCrunch
Facebook announced on Tuesday that its 2Africa cable would now extend to over 45,000 kilometers with the addition of nine …
Google introduces a new way to search that combines images and text into one query – TechCrunch
Earlier this year, at Google’s I/O annual developer conference, the company introduced a new A.I. milestone called Multitask Unified Model, …
Hedvig banks $45M to expand its millennial-focused insurance service in Europe – TechCrunch
Millennial consumers are emerging as a key demographic in the insurance market, and today a Swedish startup that’s building a …
The new era of education is high-tech and high-touch – TechCrunch
Jack Lynch is an edtech veteran and CEO of HMH, a learning technology company. We’ve heard a lot about the …
Burro raises $10.9M for autonomous produce field transport – TechCrunch
Burro first crossed our path during our 2020 robotics event, when the agtech company competed in our pitch off. The …
Indian food delivery giant Swiggy in talks to raise funds at over $10 billion valuation – TechCrunch
Indian food delivery startup Swiggy is in talks to raise over $500 million in a new financing round that could …
New Age Meats bites into $25M for cultured meat product line development – TechCrunch
Berkeley-based cultured meat company New Age Meats announced Monday it raised $25 million in Series A funding that will enable …