The U.S. government said it is banning telecommunications and video surveillance equipment from several prominent Chinese brands in an effort to protect the nation’s communications network. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously on Friday to expand its ban on the sale and import of Chinese technology from firms that pose an “unacceptable risk to […]
US government bans Huawei, ZTE, and Hikvision tech over ‘unacceptable’ spying fears by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
French startup Deepomatic has raised a $10.5 million (€10 million) Series B funding round. While the founding round is relatively small, the startup has managed to convince some large-scale clients to use its visual automation platform. For instance, telecom companies use Deepomatic on the field to check that tasks have been completed successfully. EnBW New […]
Deepomatic wants to build the AI-based computer vision companion for field workers by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
Ejara, a Cameroonian fintech offering an investment app that allows users to buy crypto and save through decentralized wallets, has raised $8 million in Series A investment. London-based venture capital firm Anthemis co-led the growth round alongside crypto-focused fund Dragonfly Capital. Anthemis is a follow-on investor in Ejara, having also led the fintech’s $2 million […]
Cameroonian crypto and savings platform Ejara raises $8M, led by Anthemis and Dragonfly by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
Search any major Chinese city on Twitter, and you will see a cascade of spam tweets showing porn, escort services, and gambling content that are published every few seconds, making it impossible to get any legitimate results. There has been a “significant uptick” in these tweets over the last three days, according to a China-focused […]
Great Wall of porn obscures China protest news on Twitter by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch
To tap into the massive amount of heat the Earth generates, enhanced geothermal startups are focused on advanced drilling techniques.
Meet 5 startups working to harness the Earth’s heat to save the planet by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch
Many folks building or investing in blockchain-based assets and protocols have kept their chins up amid a series of crises. But what do the numbers tell us?
Has the FTX mess iced venture interest in crypto? by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
Running data on Kubernetes isn’t always easy, but the good news is that it’s well worth the hard work.
How to run data on Kubernetes: 6 starting principles by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch