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LinkedIn’s rolling out a new feature that lets you schedule posts for later

November 24, 2022

LinkedIn is rolling out a new feature that allows users to schedule posts to send at a later time. The Microsoft-owned social network has seemingly been testing the new feature for several months already, according to at least one online report dating back to August, but it seems that it’s now ramping up the rollout, according […]

LinkedIn’s rolling out a new feature that lets you schedule posts for later by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Pivo powers up Nigerian freight carriers with a bespoke digital bank, gets $2M seed funding

November 24, 2022

Most small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in supply chains across different sectors in Africa execute orders in days but receive invoices after several weeks and sometimes months. It’s such an inefficient way of doing business that ultimately leads to cash-flow problems — and on top of that are fragmented payment collection and tracking processes. Recently, […]

Pivo powers up Nigerian freight carriers with a bespoke digital bank, gets $2M seed funding by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

We could run out of data to train AI language programs 

November 24, 2022
Large language models are one of the hottest areas of AI research right now, with companies racing to release programs like GPT-3 that can write impressively coherent articles and even computer code. But there’s a problem looming on the horizon, according to a team of AI forecasters: we might run out of data to train…

Tesla extends FSD access to “anyone in North America who requests it”

November 24, 2022

Tesla is extending its “full self-driving” (FSD) beta software “to anyone in North America who requests it from the car screen,” according to CEO Elon Musk who tweeted out the news late Wednesday evening. The rollout of FSD across the continent comes as Tesla is potentially facing a criminal investigation from the U.S. Department of […]

Tesla extends FSD access to “anyone in North America who requests it” by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Atoa helps UK merchants cut down on card processing fees

November 24, 2022

Visa and Mastercard payments are convenient for customers, but can cost merchants high processing fees. Atoa Payments wants to provide a cheaper alternative that is still easy for customers to use. The London-based fintech announced today that it has raised $2.2 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Leo Capital and Passion Capital, […]

Atoa helps UK merchants cut down on card processing fees by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

Consumer finance app Djamo eyes Francophone Africa expansion, backed by new $14M round

November 24, 2022

Last February, Djamo announced that it got accepted into Y Combinator, the first from Ivory Coast. Months later, the two-year-old fintech has raised $14 million in funding from the famed accelerator, as well as from three lead investors — Enza Capital, Oikocredit and Partech Africa — and other participating investors, including Janngo Capital, P1 Ventures, […]

Consumer finance app Djamo eyes Francophone Africa expansion, backed by new $14M round by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

Female Invest acquires sustainability-focused investment platform Gaia Investments

November 24, 2022

When Female Invest launched in 2019, it did so with the goal of creating a community where women who wanted to invest in the stock market, but weren’t sure where to start, could gain the knowledge and confidence to take the plunge. Now, its users will be able to do so all within the Female […]

Female Invest acquires sustainability-focused investment platform Gaia Investments by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch

Amazon is working on a TV series about FTX drama with Russo Brothers

November 24, 2022

The FTX drama is not over yet — and Amazon wants a piece of it. The company is partnering with Russo Brothers, best known for Marvel movies, to make a show on the spectacular collapse of the giant cryptocurrency empire. Amazon has partnered with the duo’s production house AGBO to make the show, which will […]

Amazon is working on a TV series about FTX drama with Russo Brothers by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch