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InstaDeep’s acquisition is a classic case of an African startup gone global 

January 31, 2023

This January, Germany’s largest vaccine maker BioNTech announced that it had agreed to acquire Tunisian-born and London-headquartered AI startup InstaDeep for up to £562 million, including a performance-tied £200 million tranche investment. InstaDeep’s deal — subject to regulatory approval and expected to close in the first half of this year — is quite intriguing, for […]

InstaDeep’s acquisition is a classic case of an African startup gone global  by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

Entocycle grabs $5 million for its insect breeding technology

January 31, 2023

Even if insects don’t sound appealing to you, black soldier flies could play an essential role in the food chain in the coming years. In particular, these flies’ larvae can become an important source of proteins for livestock and fish. That’s why Entocycle is raising another $5 million in a Series A funding round led […]

Entocycle grabs $5 million for its insect breeding technology by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Put a (smart) ring on it: Monavo on why its health wearable will put women first

January 31, 2023

Monavo Heath turned heads at CES with an Ouroubouros-esque smart ring designed for women. In the crowded field of fitness wearables, where the mainstream heavy hitter of the Apple Watch heads up a very long tail of typically less pricey and/or more specialist activity tracking bracelets and bands all keen to claim their own patch […]

Put a (smart) ring on it: Monavo on why its health wearable will put women first by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

AV company Aurora hires president ahead of commercial launch

January 31, 2023

Aurora Innovation said Monday it has hired Ossa Fisher as president as the autonomous vehicle company prepares to commercially launch its self-driving trucks business next year. The company said Fisher, who was most recently president and chief operating officer of education tech company Istation, will be based in Dallas. Aurora is headquartered in Pittsburgh and […]

AV company Aurora hires president ahead of commercial launch by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Amid growing competition, Paramount+ and Showtime are combining in the U.S.

January 30, 2023

Nearly a year after ViacomCBS announced its rebrand to become Paramount, the company is now making a major change to its portfolio with today’s news that it will be fully integrating Showtime into Paramount+ — the streamer known in previous years as CBS All Access. The integration will include both streaming and linear platforms, the company […]

Amid growing competition, Paramount+ and Showtime are combining in the U.S. by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Rewind’s new app lets you ‘time travel’ through music from decades past

January 30, 2023

A new app called Rewind wants to make it easier for music fans to explore the top songs of decades past. Hoping to cater to consumer demand for nostalgic music experiences, Rewind allows users to “time travel” through the music charts from 1960 through 2010 to learn about how older songs have influenced today’s hits. […]

Rewind’s new app lets you ‘time travel’ through music from decades past by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Instagram’s text update Notes feature is expanding to Europe and Japan

January 30, 2023

Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced today that the social network is launching its text update Notes feature across Europe and Japan. Notes are short posts of up to 60 characters that include just text and emojis, and appear above your profile photo. Prior to this expansion, Notes was already accessible everywhere Instagram is available beyond […]

Instagram’s text update Notes feature is expanding to Europe and Japan by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch