Monthly Archives: February 2025

Gozem nets $30M to expand vehicle financing, digital banking in Francophone Africa

Since its launch in 2018 as a ride-hailing service in Togo, Gozem has steadily expanded across French-speaking West Africa, integrating a wide range of services as it sought to become a super-app. The company now offers ride-hailing, commerce, vehicle financing, … Continue reading

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Hackers publish sensitive patient data allegedly stolen from Australian IVF provider Genea

Genea gets a court injunction after ransomware gang Termite claims to have leaked patient information © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Alibaba makes AI video generation model free to use globally

Open-source AI tech has been thrown into the spotlight since Chinese firm DeepSeek rattled global markets in January.

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Modi wants Tesla to build cars in India. Making the plan work may not be easy

Tesla is reportedly recruiting and scouting showroom locations in the country, following a meeting between Prime Minister Modi and Elon Musk earlier this month. 

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You Don’t Need to Know Excel Formulas Since This AI Creates Charts for You

When you have Columns AI’s auto-generation features, you might never have to manually create charts or graphs again.

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Tesla shares slump after European sales fall

Shares in the US electric carmaker dropped after European sales halved in January.

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ElevenLabs now lets authors create and publish audiobooks on its own platform

Voice AI company ElevenLabs is now letting authors publish AI-generated audiobooks on its own Reader app, TechCrunch has learned and the company confirmed. The announcement comes days after the company partnered with Spotify for AI-narrated audiobooks. ElevenLabs, which raised a … Continue reading

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German startup wins accolade for its fusion reactor design

Proxima Fusion, a two-year-old, German nuclear fusion startup, has published plans for a working fusion power plant in a peer-reviewed journal, in what is being touted as a step-change in the race to generate limitless energy. Today’s nuclear fission reactors create … Continue reading

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Register now: Applications open for the world’s top fintech companies of 2025 list

For the third year in a row, CNBC is working with market research firm Statista to list the world’s top financial technology companies.

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Super Micro files financials just ahead of Nasdaq deadline and says it’s ‘regained compliance,’ stock pops 22%

Super Micro Computer filed its annual report for the year that ended June 30, meeting a deadline to stay listed on Nasdaq.

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