The kingdom of Eswatini is considering the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), joining the growing list of African countries exploring the viability of an e-currency. The Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) said it has appointed German technology group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) to research and explore the possibilities of a digital Lilangeni (the country’s […]
Eswatini’s central bank mulls issuance of a digital currency by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch
Nexta, an Egyptian startup that plans to launch its banking app in the coming months, has secured a $5 million investment from eFinance Group, a state-owned provider of digital payments solutions. This news follows the $2 million pre-seed round Nexta announced this March, which Egyptian early-stage VC Disruptech led. Last year, Nexta obtained a provisional […]
Egypt’s Nexta to launch “next-gen banking” app with fresh $5M by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
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Daily Crunch: AI content developer Jasper now valued at $1.5B following capital infusion by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
E-liza Dolls, a Berkeley-based startup, is aiming to challenge the gender gap in STEM by helping young girls learn to code using dolls. The company, which exhibited as part of the Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt, builds dolls that include programmable computers that girls can code through an app. The startup was founded in 2021 […]
Meet E-liza Dolls, the startup that’s building dolls to help young girls learn to code by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
Chri Besenbruch, CEO of Deep Render, sees many problems with the way video compression standards are developed today. He thinks they aren’t advancing quickly enough, bemoans the fact that they’re plagued with legal uncertainty and decries their reliance on specialized hardware for acceleration. “The codec development process is broken,” Besenbruch said in an interview with […]
Deep Render believes AI holds the key to more efficient video compression by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
At TechCrunch Disrupt, Netflix VP of Gaming Mike Verdu dropped two bits of news about the streaming giant’s foray into games. Verdu said that Netflix is “seriously exploring a cloud gaming offering.” The company will also open a new gaming studio in Southern California. “It’s a value add. We’re not asking you to subscribe as […]
Netflix to expand into cloud gaming, opens new studio in Southern California by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
The multi-decade rise in healthcare costs isn’t expected to reverse course any time soon. In search of a fix, Adun Akanni and TJ Ademiluyi co-founded Alaffia Health in 2020, one of the startups participating in the TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield 200. The healthtech company uses machine learning to try to identify fraud, waste and abuse in […]
Alaffia Health taps AI to detect errors in hospital bills by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
For many people who live with depression, medication is an important part of managing the condition. But knowing which will work for you can be a difficult months-long process. Circular Genomics claims its new form of genetic testing can identify which medications will work for a patient in a fraction of that time. As some […]
Circular Genomics uses RNA to stop depression meds being a guessing game by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch