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TechCrunch Prismm helps banks keep inherited money in-house

With Prismm, account holders can give designated family members access to their accounts and documents ahead of time.

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TechCrunch Electric vehicle sales in the US are showing signs of life

The electric vehicle market in the U.S. has been growing for the last three consecutive quarters.

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TechCrunch TimeTeller puts our internal clocks at the center of personalized medicine

German startup TimeTeller has developed a saliva test kit to help anyone understand their circadian rhythm; it aims to reduce side...

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TechCrunch Ambrosia Energy will build a 10 GWh factory in Texas to make batteries for off-grid data centers

Startup Ambrosia Energy will build a massive factory to crank out batteries to augment solar panels, creating a round-the-clock cl...

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TechCrunch Hiyd is a health tracker that attaches to the watch you already wear

Former Apple engineers figured out how to get a biometric sensor to attach to your watch without any magnets or adhesives.

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TechCrunch YouTube Music launches new labels as AI-generated music floods streaming platforms

The label will appear on the player page and include songs entirely generated by AI or partially, such as AI involved in compositi...

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TechCrunch Ambani’s Jio seeks to raise $3.2B in what could be India’s biggest IPO

Jio plans to use most of its IPO proceeds to repay debt as it expands beyond telecom.

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TechCrunch Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gunshots’ — its website says different

Langley’s comments come amid mounting scrutiny of Flock from privacy advocates, including the ACLU, and members of the public who...

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TechCrunch Colossal Biosciences announces new AI platform to help accelerate de-extinction efforts

Colossal announced a new AI platform to help accelerate its de-extinction efforts and Peter Diamandis has launched a new fund to b...

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TechCrunch Flock CEO: We haven’t ‘fired’ any police departments as customers

Flock CEO Garrett Langley said that the surveillance company has not canceled contracts of any police department or law enforcemen...

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TechCabal Nigeria’s identity agency says its database is locally hosted and managed by staff

NIMC says Nigeria’s national identity database is hosted locally and managed by its employees. But as more agencies connect to the...

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TechCabal Why Emmanuel Obiechina ditched dedicated apps to build a bank inside your DMs

Building Y-Queue took Emmanuel Obiechina and his co-founders just three weeks. Convincing people to use it proved to be an entirel...

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TechCrunch NTangible bets it can predict how athletes will perform under pressure

NTangible is building an analytics platform for collegiate sports organizations and other clubs to measure an athlete's "clutch" f...

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TechCrunch Save 50% on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket and join the last 2 days in San Francisco’s Moscone West

Get a 50% discount on the last two days of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, October 14-15, in San Francisco. Register now and join the res...

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TechCrunch Deezer will soon let you filter out AI-generated music

Deezer said that the new toggle will be rolled out by the end of the year.

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TechCrunch Scimplify raises $25M to challenge China’s grip on critical materials with AI

Scimplify's annualized revenue run rate has tripled to $200 million as it eyes U.S. expansion.

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TechCrunch Floqer’s AI agents research sales prospects so teams don’t have to

The problem Floqer is trying to solve is familiar to anyone who has worked in sales or revenue operations.

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TechCrunch Zenzap raises $44M for its AI chat app that aims to replace WhatsApp in the workplace

Zenzap is used by organizations including Starbucks and Taco Bell.

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TechCrunch Netflix to lay off 1,000 staff amid intensifying competition for user attention

Netflix said most of the cuts would affect its product, tech, legal, and human resources departments.

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TechCrunch TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Day 2

Day 2 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, full of all themes across AI, as well as an investor-only session, more roundtables, Side Events...

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TechCabal iPhone Duo pre-order opens Friday, October 16: What you should know

Apple's first foldable iPhone starts at $1,999 in the US, and the first buyers get their phones on Friday, October 23.

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TechCabal OPay’s $1.28 lending problem in Nigeria

Every $10 (₦13,329.7) borrowed from OPay generated $2.55 (₦3,399.07) in loan-financing revenue in H1 2026. The figure includes lat...

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TechCabal The fierce fintech race for financial loyalty in South Africa goes beyond payments

South Africa’s fintechs are moving beyond customer acquisition to capture everyday spending, build lasting financial relationships...

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TechCabal Cascador and Sterling launch $200 million fund to derisk startup loans

Cascador and Sterling Bank have set up a $200 million fund to help Nigerian startups get bank loans by sharing the risk of borrowe...

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