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Ventures Platform, one of Africa’s most active early-stage investors, has raised another $64 million

The Lagos-based firm and one of Africa’s most active early-stage investors is targeting a final close of $75 million for its second fund.

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Discord’s Family Center update now lets parents monitor weekly purchases

Discord has rolled out updates to its Family Center, giving guardians more insights into their teens’ usage patterns, including purchases, top interactions, and time spent. The goal is to help parents monitor whether their teen is spending excessive time or … Continue reading

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Blue Origin plans second launch of New Glenn mega-rocket on November 9

Blue Origin’s first New Glenn launch in January mostly went well, and now the long-delayed second mission is finally ready for takeoff.

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Lucid Motors’ chief engineer leaves after 10 years

Eric Bach, who was once the director of engineering at Tesla, is out amid a larger executive shakeup at the company.

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Cluely’s Roy Lee hints that viral hype is not enough

Lee declined to share Cluely’s financial metrics just four months after boasting how quickly the startup is growing.

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Apple nears deal to pay Google $1B annually to power new Siri, report says

Apple is turning to Google’s technology to help revamp Siri and power a slate of upcoming features for the voice assistant.

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Pinterest CEO touts open source AI: ‘tremendous performance’ with reduced costs

Pinterest CEO Bill Ready says open source AI is offering cost savings to the company, particularly in visual search.

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Lina Khan to co-chair NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team

Khan’s appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.

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Millions to receive free electricity in 2026 thanks to Australia’s solar boom

Australia now has so much solar power that the government will require utilities to sell customers free electricity for three hours per day.

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Google makes it easier to access AI Mode in Chrome on iOS and Android

Users will now be able to access AI Mode via a new dedicated shortcut button under the search bar when opening a “New Tab” page in Chrome.

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