Australia has confirmed an incoming legislative change will significant strengthen its online privacy laws following a spate of data breaches in recent weeks — such as the Optus telco breach last month. “Unfortunately, significant privacy breaches in recent weeks have shown existing safeguards are inadequate. It’s not enough for a penalty for a major data […]
Australia to toughen privacy laws with huge hike in penalties for breaches by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Access to funding and lack of support systems are some of the greatest challenges faced by startup founders in sub-Saharan Africa. And while venture capital and founder support programs within the continent are growing, a lot still remains to be done to meet the financing, technology and social capital needs of the especially marginalized groups […]
Global VC Flourish launches Madica, an Africa-focused program to back pre-seed stage startups by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch
Tech giants are increasingly looking for tech talent in Africa, where the number of developers reached 716,000 last year, up 3.8% from 2020.
Africa’s tech talent accelerators attract students, VC funding as Big Tech comes calling by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch
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Brex lands Coinbase as new software customer by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Global app spending reached $65 billion in the first half of 2022, up only slightly from the $64.4 billion during the same period in 2021, as hypergrowth fueled by […]
This Week in Apps: Kanye to buy Parler, TikTok’s adult-only streams, BeReal’s B round by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
A new startup wants to help online media outlets make money by making it easier for consumers to access paywalled content without being locked in to multiple subscriptions. Demoing as part of the Battlefield 200 cohort at TC Disrupt this week, Zette is trying to achieve something that others before have tried. Since the dawn […]
How Zette plans to let people access paywalled news with a single monthly subscription by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
Cloud cost optimization startups have found a friendly ear in enterprise clients looking to cut costs. Should younger startups follow suit?
5 cloud investors illustrate the various paths ahead for startups by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch