Visa has joined African fintech Moniepoint as a new investor. The business banking and payments platform…
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Some shareholders of a16z-backed Divvy Homes may not see a dime from $1B sale
The $1 billion acquisition of rent-to-own startup Divvy Homes, which was announced Wednesday, is expected to…
What PowerSchool isn’t saying about its ‘massive’ student data breach
It’s only January, but the recent hack of U.S. edtech giant PowerSchool has the potential to…
Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg sanctioned by judge for allegedly deleting emails
A Delaware judge has sanctioned Sheryl Sandberg, Meta’s former COO and board member, for allegedly deleting…
Funding to fintechs continues to decline, but at a slower pace
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at just how much fintech startups raised in…
Karmen secures $9.4 million for its revenue-based financing products
French startup Karmen has secured a small funding round so that it can improve its instant…
US safety regulators expand Ford hands-free driving tech investigation
A U.S. federal safety regulator has “upgraded” its investigation into Ford’s hands-free advanced driver assistance system…
Blinkit signals costly battle ahead in Indian quick commerce market
Zomato’s quick-commerce business, Blinkit, is accelerating its expansion in India, but it expects losses to continue…
From recruiting for Palantir to landing a plane on Highway 85: meet defense tech’s wildest power broker
In 2023, defense tech recruiter Peterson Conway VIII pulled up to the offices of nuclear fusion…
AI isn’t very good at history, new paper finds
AI might excel at certain tasks like coding or generating a podcast. But it struggles to…