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Reddit says it will update its newly revised API terms to carve out an exception for accessibility apps, which allow users, including people who are blind or visually impaired, a way to browse and use Reddit. The carve-out comes after Reddit announced new API terms that would put most third-party app developers out of business, […]

Reddit makes an exception for accessibility apps under new API terms by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Millions of personal injury cases are settled in the U.S. every year, as few go to trial — but the vast majority are kept under wraps. This leaves lawyers guessing what they should propose as a settlement price, oftentimes resulting in victims being undercompensated. It’s what led Rami Karabibar to launch EvenUp, a startup that […]

EvenUp wants to automate personal injury settlements — to a point by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Lens Protocol, a web3 product aimed at creating a decentralized social networking ecosystem, has raised $15 million, its team told TechCrunch exclusively. The protocol is being built by Aave, a web3 technology firm, that allows users to lend and borrow crypto tokens from one another, among other things (Aave has raised a known $49 million […]

Aave’s Lens Protocol raises $15M to build the decentralized social web by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

Green Coffee is a consolidated arabica coffee farming company, headquartered in the U.S., with operations in Colombia that span 9,000 acres across 14 farms.

Green Coffee Co. percolates on $25M to expand in Colombia, launch alcoholic beverages by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

Make way for another forum on AI safety. The UK government has announced it will convene a “global” AI summit this fall with the aim of agreeing “safety measures to evaluate and monitor the most significant risks from AI”, as its PR puts it. There’s no word on who will attend as yet — but […]

UK’s AI safety summit gets thumbs up from tech giants by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Haul247, a Nigerian end-to-end logistics platform connecting businesses to haulage and warehousing assets, has raised a $3 million seed round. Gender-lens investing fund Alitheia Capital provided the equity capital, with Investment One contributing $1 million in debt financing. The logistics startup allows small businesses and large companies to book trucks and warehouses across multiple African […]

Nigeria’s Haul247 wants to be Africa’s “Airbnb for trucks and warehouses” by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch