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TechCabal Onafriq shuts down its Nigerian agent banking business after five years

Baxi was one of Onafriq's large bets on Nigeria's offline payments economy, built around the idea that a vast network of agents co...

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TechCrunch Veritas expands its anti-counterfeit chip to jewelry, trophies, and fragrance bottles

Counterfeiters are getting better at replicating brands' marks and passing off dupes, known as "superfakes," as genuine items. A s...

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TechCrunch Mark Wahlberg on using AI in film ‘the right way’ and being open to an AI clone carrying on his legacy

Actor and angel investor Mark Wahlberg says he's OK with using AI in filmmaking, provided it's used "to enhance what you're doing....

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TechCabal The hurdles facing contactless payment adoption across Nigeria

Nigeria has the technology for contactless payment, yet it remains underused as consumers stick with cash, cards, and transfers.

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TechCabal Therapy now, payment later: Mytherapist.ng introduces financing, expands in-person sessions

The offering is part of a relaunch the company calls Mytherapist.ng 2.0, which also introduces in-person sessions at Café One, a c...

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TechCrunch Replit’s CEO says the future of work is the ‘self-driving company’

Replit CEO Amjad Masad envisions a future of “self-driving companies,” where AI agents handle day-to-day tasks and people focus on...

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TechCabal Isaac Sesi: The Ghanaian engineer learning that invention is only half the battle

Isaac Sesi spoke to TechCabal on his journey building tools to help farmers reduce post-harvest losses, improve soil health, and i...

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TechCabal Vuyani Jarana: How a boy fascinated by radios became a champion of rural connectivity

As the youngest child in a household without a breadwinner, he felt responsible for helping support his family.

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TechCabal South Africa’s digital jobs drive faces a $152 million funding test

The estimate raises a central question about why resources that could be mobilised from existing funds are not reaching more young...

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TechCabal Andrew Milne, the fintech founder who helped bring credit to small businesses, dies at 54

“Andy was an energetic and resilient leader,” Kuunda said in a statement. “He was much loved and deeply respected by everyone who...

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TechCabal Africa’s jobs problem is bigger than unemployment

With more than a third of employed Africans living in working poverty and 84.4% working informally, having a job does not necessar...

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TechCabal 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Egypt makes room for MNT-Halan

IPO fever for MNT-Halan || Ethiopia keys into PAPSS’s vision || South Africa is rethinking AI policy || Who secured the bag? 💰

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TechCrunch Even Benchmark thinks AI is eroding the venture pact against backing rivals

Benchmark says the Valley’s rule against backing rivals is getting harder to keep.

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TechCrunch Tesla reveals SpaceX-powered Roadster that flies and falls with style

The new car used thrusters to leap over a Cybercab, Cybertruck, Tesla Semi, Model Y, and Model 3 at a demo in Texas.

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TechCrunch When it came to Cal AI’s viral success, a small army of influencers paid off

The company generated over $30 million in revenue in two years and was acquired by MyFitnessPal for an undisclosed amount of money...

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TechCrunch And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2026 is: Intero Biosystems

Intero Biosystems beat out 199 other Startup Battlefield companies to take home the $100,000 grand prize at TechCrunch Disrupt 202...

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TechCrunch Amazon devices chief Panos Panay sees a future where AI devices replace the need to use apps

Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, Amazon devices chief Panos Panay described a future where ambient AI devices work in the backgroun...

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TechCrunch Bluesky wants to make it easier to buy, sell, and fundraise on the network

The executives argued that advertising isn’t the only path to monetization, and that there are alternative models that are feasibl...

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TechCrunch Anthropic is letting METR researchers look under the hood with employee-level access

METR will publish its own assessments of Anthropic’s risks, incidents, and practices, and the frontier AI model maker has given up...

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TechCrunch Amazon devices chief Panos Panay on the importance of failure and bouncing back from it

Panay said that it's possible to recover and learn from all sorts of failures, even catastrophic ones, when building products.

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TechCrunch Meta launches an open-weight AI model that runs on Macs

Meta and Apple have teamed up for the launch of the social media giant's newest model, Muse Spark Open, which will run locally on...

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TechCrunch SK Hynix bargains for chip equipment exports to its China facility in return for building a factory in US

SK Hynix’s Solidigm is reportedly seeking U.S. approval to send more chipmaking equipment to China as it weighs building a new NAN...

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TechCabal Malatsi wants South Africa’s AI policy back on track after false start

South Africa’s AI policy review raises fresh questions about accountability, safeguards and the government’s plans to regulate art...

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TechCrunch Last chance to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Founder Summit pass: Early booking ends October 16

Savings of up to $200 end October 16 for TechCrunch Founder Summit. These savings for Founder and Investor Passes vanish after Fri...

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