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Microsoft and OpenAI have launched a $2 million fund to combat the growing risks of AI and deepfakes in elections. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

When Itai Ben-Zaken’s first startup failed in 2018, the former BCG consultant and Wharton MBA spent months trying to understand what he could have done differently during the five years he ran the company. After analyzing most of his major … Continue reading →

Amazon’s highly awaited entry into Africa has come to fruition, with the tech giant announcing the launch of its e-commerce marketplace in South Africa on Tuesday. The e-commerce giant revealed in a statement that its localized platform, Amazon.co.za, will provide … Continue reading →

Egyptian fintech Swypex launches all-in-one financial platform for businesses, following $4M seed investment led by Accel. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

India’s Election Commission is urging political parties to refrain from using deepfakes and misinformation amid the country’s ongoing general elections. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

If you’re an electricity nerd, chances are you’ve already spent quite a few hours looking at Electricity Maps and its mesmerizing export flow animations. This open-source data visualization project has been around since 2016. But companies like Google and Samsung … Continue reading →

Whether you love or hate celebrity culture, the Met Gala is an event. Those less jaded among us get to see all of the biggest stars take their boldest fashion risks of the year — unlike an award show, it’s … Continue reading →

Boeing’s Starliner launch tonight has been postponed “out of an abundance of caution” scarcely two hours before the historic liftoff. The scrub is reportedly due to an issue with the oxygen relief valve on the Atlas V rocket’s upper stage. … Continue reading →

Wayve, a U.K.-born startup developing a self-learning rather than rule-based system for autonomous driving, has closed $1.05 billion in Series C funding led by SoftBank Group. This is the U.K.’s largest AI fundraise ever and sits among the top 20 … Continue reading →

It’s the most chronically online rap battle the world has ever seen. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.