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The Download: future grids, and bad boy bots
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Before we embark on our usual programming we’re thrilled to share that The Download won Best Technology Newsletter at this year’s Publisher Newsletter Awards! Thank you to all of you for reading, subscribing,…
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Another AV company hits the skids, Scout Motors picks a home and Tesla’s tepid investor day
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Another AV company hits the skids, Scout Motors picks a home and Tesla’s tepid investor day by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
Open banking startup Abound nabs $601M to supercharge its AI-based consumer lending platform
After a slow start in the UK and Europe, open banking is catching on with fintechs, who are using APIs to access banking data and rails and using them as an alternative to traditional credit networks to build products. Now, a UK-based consumer lending service called Abound is doubling down on its ambitions in the […]
Open banking startup Abound nabs $601M to supercharge its AI-based consumer lending platform by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
Inside the government agency shaping the future of energy
The US government had a hand in creating some of the most iconic inventions of the last century, from personal computers to modern GPS. Now, it’s making a similar push for energy. The agency behind those breakthroughs was the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA. Founded in 1958 as part of the Department of…
Nigerian B2B e-commerce startup Alerzo cuts 15% of full-time staff in second round of layoffs
Alerzo, a Nigerian B2B e-commerce platform that digitizes commerce and payments processes between FMCG suppliers and informal retailers, has laid off 15% of its full-time workforce, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. This is the company’s second round of layoffs in seven months. As a first-party e-commerce business, Alerzo had a headcount of more than 2,000 […]
Nigerian B2B e-commerce startup Alerzo cuts 15% of full-time staff in second round of layoffs by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
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Alleged security breach leaves millions of dollars missing from Flutterwave accounts
Last month, Flutterwave, Africa’s largest startup by private valuation, was involved in a hack that resulted in over ₦2.9 billion (~$4.2 million) missing from its accounts, according to local tech publication Techpoint Africa. According to the documents seen by the publication and reviewed by TechCrunch, unknown actors transferred the funds across 28 accounts in 63 transactions […]
Alleged security breach leaves millions of dollars missing from Flutterwave accounts by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
Tesla slashes prices for Model S and Model Y in US
Tesla has cut the prices of its Model S sedan and Model X SUV in the U.S., according to the company’s website. This is the second time this year that Tesla has slashed prices, and it might be a bid to boost sales before the end of the quarter. The Model S all-wheel drive is […]
Tesla slashes prices for Model S and Model Y in US by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
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