April 11, 2025

Why the climate promises of AI sound a lot like carbon offsets 

The International Energy Agency states in a new report that AI could eventually reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, possibly by much more than the boom in energy-guzzling data center development pushes them up. The finding echoes a point that prominent figures in the AI sector have made as well to justify, at least implicitly, the gigawatts’ worth…

Vedantu acquires majority stake in Deeksha for $40 million in offline push

October 13, 2022

Indian edtech Vedantu has acquired a majority stake in education chain Deeksha for $40 million, the latest in local online learning platforms’ growing attempts at tapping opportunities in the offline market. The Bengaluru-headquartered Vedantu, which became a unicorn last year, said it will integrate its technology into offline centers of Deeksha as part of the […]

Vedantu acquires majority stake in Deeksha for $40 million in offline push by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

MoKo, Kenya’s home furniture startup, raises $6.5M

October 13, 2022

Kenya has the largest and most thriving furniture industry in East Africa, but the sector’s potential is hindered by several challenges among them production inefficiencies and quality concerns, forcing most major retailers to settle on imports. MoKo Home + Living, a Kenya-based home furniture manufacturer and omnichannel retailer, saw this gap and over several years […]

MoKo, Kenya’s home furniture startup, raises $6.5M by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

The messy morality of letting AI make life-and-death decisions

October 13, 2022
In a workshop in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Philip Nitschke—“Dr. Death” or “the Elon Musk of assisted suicide” to some—is overseeing the last few rounds of testing on his new Sarco machine before shipping it to Switzerland, where he says its first user is waiting.  This is the third prototype that Nitschke’s nonprofit, Exit International, has…

Zen Educate, a marketplace that matches schools with teachers, raises $21M to fuel U.S. expansion

October 13, 2022

Zen Educate, an online marketplace that algorithmically matches schools with the best available teachers, has raised £19.3 million ($21 million) in a Series A extension round of funding. Founded out of London in 2017, Zen Educate is setting out to supplant the traditional approach to recruiting teachers, a system that typically involves third-party agencies and […]

Zen Educate, a marketplace that matches schools with teachers, raises $21M to fuel U.S. expansion by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Open finance startup Ayoconnect’s APIs enable financial inclusion in Southeast Asia

October 13, 2022

Focused on Southeast Asia, Ayoconnect’s APIs make it faster for businesses to launch new financial services, instead of needing to build their own tech infrastructure. It is also licensed by Indonesia’s central bank, enabling it to offer more services. The open finance startup announced today it has closed a $13 million Series B extension round […]

Open finance startup Ayoconnect’s APIs enable financial inclusion in Southeast Asia by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

Truth Social debuts in the Google Play Store

October 13, 2022

Though it’s been available for the iPhone for months, Truth Social is now listed in Google’s app marketplace for the first time. Axios first reported Wednesday that Truth Social, former President Trump’s social network, cleared the necessary hurdles to get approval from Google. The app became available on Android shortly after and is now live […]

Truth Social debuts in the Google Play Store by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

An ‘ambitious’ new D&D game is on the way from Invoke Studios, formerly Tuque Games

October 13, 2022

There’s a new D&D video game on the way from the Montreal studio formerly known as Tuque Games. Wizards of the Coast, which publishes Dungeons & Dragons, has relaunched the Canadian game developer as Invoke Studios — a revamped company with a focus on crafting big games out of the considerable source material that comes […]

An ‘ambitious’ new D&D game is on the way from Invoke Studios, formerly Tuque Games by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

Resonance is a new $150 million VC fund based in Paris

October 13, 2022

There’s a new VC fund in town — at least if you live in Paris. Meet Resonance, a new $150 million fund (€150 million) backed 100% by Otium Capital. You may already be familiar with Otium Capital. It is Pierre-Edouard Stérin’s family office. Back in 2003, Stérin co-founded Smartbox Group, the company behind many popular […]

Resonance is a new $150 million VC fund based in Paris by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Pillow wants to make crypto saving and investing easy for new users

October 13, 2022

Pillow aspires to be an all-in-one platform that helps even newbie users save, spend and invest in crypto currency. The Singapore-based startup announced it has raised $18 million in Series A financing co-led by Accel and Quona Capital, with participation from Elevation Capital and Jump Capital. The app currently has more than 75,000 users in […]

Pillow wants to make crypto saving and investing easy for new users by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch