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British startup Satellite Vu has raised £12.7 million ($15.8 million) to develop what it calls “the world’s thermometer”: a satellite constellation capable of monitoring thermal emissions around the world. The Series A-2 round was led by Molten Ventures, with participation from Seraphim Space, A/O Proptech, Lockheed Martin, Ridgeline Ventures, Earth Sciences Foundation, and Stellar Ventures. […]

Thermal imaging startup Satellite Vu closes $15.8 million ahead of first launch by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Apple is planning to release a new feature that turns locked iPhones into smart home displays with iOS 17, according to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The interface will reportedly display information such as calendar appointments, the weather and notifications in the style of a smart home display when the phone is locked […]

iOS 17 will turn locked iPhones into smart home-style displays, report says by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Q1 2023 marks the first quarter Jumia’s new management implemented its strategy after riding out the blueprint of previous management in Q4 2022. The result? Jumia is seeing its losses decrease significantly: adjusted EBITDA loss dropped 51% year-over-year to $27 million, on track to meet the company’s end-of-year target of $100-120 million in adjusted losses. […]

Jumia reaches lowest losses in four years under new management by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

Google’s Sundar Pichai has agreed to work with lawmakers in Europe on what’s being referred to as an “AI Pact” — seemingly a stop-gap set of voluntary rules or standards while formal regulations for applying AI are still being worked on. Pichai was meeting with Thierry Breton, the European Union’s internal market commissioner, who put […]

Google to work with Europe on stop-gap ‘AI Pact’ by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

As brands and financial services firms navigate the crypto world, Mastercard sees opportunity for blockchains to grow with greater safety.

Mastercard sees ‘a lot of promise’ in blockchain tech if safety and simplicity are prioritized by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch