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TechCabal Dangote is testing the market Nigerian startups need to exit

If Dangote can bring substantial retail and institutional money into a Nigerian public offering, it could provide something founde...

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TechCabal 39 years in tech, one hard lesson: Lungi Sangqu on why buying software won’t fix broken processes

Lungi Sangqu reflects on four decades of technology, digital transformation and leadership, arguing that successful innovation sta...

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TechCrunch TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Clay’s Kareem Amin on the rise of the GTM engineer

Clay Co-founder and CEO Kareem Amin joins the AI Stage to discuss the rise of GTM engineer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register fo...

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TechCabal 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Meta’s ad-verse ruling

In today's edition: Meta appeals Nigerian privacy ruling || MTN clears another IHS hurdle || South Africa drops OTT investigation...

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TechCabal MTN’s IHS Towers takeover advances as regulator demands fair access

The conditions address the deal’s central tension: MTN will own the tower infrastructure while continuing to compete with other mo...

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TechCrunch The founder’s guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Everything you need to know

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is built around one question: How do you build an enduring company in the AI era? Our programming and spea...

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TechCrunch Robotaxi operators will face fines for blocking first responders

A new California law places new rules on autonomous vehicles operators.

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TechCrunch Lyft is paying $272.5M to settle lawsuit over how it classified drivers

Today, gig economy drivers are classified as contractors. This settlement clears up a lingering lawsuit from 2020 when that was st...

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TechCrunch Kevin Mandia’s new ‘agent swarm’ security startup Armadin raises $255.5M at $2.5B valuation

Kevin Mandia, best known as the founder of Mandiant, has a new startup that is using agent swarms to test and protect enterprises.

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TechCrunch Musk’s AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela’s president

President Trump reportedly asked for Grok's opinion before invading Venezuela and capturing Nicolás Maduro.

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TechCrunch Opus 5.5 loves to tell you ‘this matters’ (and other AI writing tells)

Opus 5.5’s biggest tell is the word “dependable,” which pops up 23 times more often than in human samples.

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TechCrunch This startup wants to turn idle car inventory into rental revenue

When Igor Dobrianskyi looks at a car dealership lot, he doesn't see rows of cars — he sees millions of dollars just sitting there,...

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TechCrunch ChatGPT can now virtually try on clothes for you

OpenAI is rolling out new shopping features for ChatGPT that let users virtually try on clothing and accessories using their own p...

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TechCrunch OpenAI cuts ties with 3 safety researchers, WSJ reports

OpenAI has parted ways with three safety researchers after an internal investigation found they mishandled sensitive company infor...

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TechCrunch World’s first enhanced geothermal power plant completed in just 23 months

Fervo Energy completed its first power plant in less than two years. The next phases promise to connect to the grid even quicker.

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TechCrunch Google thinks SpaceX’s Starship has to launch 1,800 times before space data centers get off the ground

Google launched its first advanced chip into orbit to pave the way for space data centers.

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TechCabal Safaricom taps Pesapal’s 30,000 POS terminals to take M-PESA contactless

The partnership lets Safaricom put M-PESA on thousands of existing checkout terminals without building its own POS network.

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TechCrunch This startup wants to turn idle user car inventory into rental revenue

When Igor Dobrianskyi looks at a car dealership lot, he doesn't see rows of cars — he sees millions of dollars just sitting there,...

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TechCrunch Amazon releases its own Jev clone as decision models flood the web

Amazon Web Services' Strand Labs has released the latest Jevalike decision model, Strands Decider 2B.

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TechCrunch Shopify debuts Canvas, a way to build online stores by chatting with AI

Shopify’s new Canvas site builder lets merchants create and customize their online stores by chatting with its AI agent Sidekick,...

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TechCrunch California governor vetoes bill banning use of ‘pervert glasses’ to secretly record people

The California state bill would have penalized people who secretly recorded people in public with wearables equipped with cameras...

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TechCrunch One year later, Tesla and Musk still don’t have a good definition of ‘abundance’

The CEO promised to get more specific about his vision. But the details are still absent.

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TechCrunch Brian Chesky interview: AI agents need their own operating system

Brian Chesky on making Airbnb agent-friendly, the state of consumer AI, and why the world needs an AI-native operating system.

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TechCabal Pan-African fintech Kora adds stablecoins to its payment infrastructure

For payment companies, stablecoins offer a potential alternative to move dollar-denominated value between markets.

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