​Africa’s largest fintech company, Flutterwave, has acquired Nigerian open banking startup Mono in an all-stock deal valued between $25 million and $40 million, according to people familiar with the transaction. The acquisition brings together two of Africa’s leading fintech infrastructure companies. Flutterwave operates one of the continent’s widest payments networks, while Mono, often described as […]  

​Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp have raised new funding for a social media app that helps users “plan with intention.”  

​DoorDash seems to have confirmed a viral story about a driver using an AI-generated photo to lie about making a delivery.  

​France and Malaysia have joined India in condemning Grok for creating sexualized deepfakes of women and minors.  

​Plaud is going after the likes of Granola to launch a desktop app that records online meetings  

​Subtle’s new $199 earbuds will also let you dictate in any app on desktop or phone  

​Jeff Bezos led the way. The Amazon founder sold 25 million shares for $5.7 billion in June and July, right around the time he was getting hitched to Lauren Sanchez in Venice.  

​A new tool should make it easier for California residents to limit data brokers’ ability to store and sell their personal information.  

​Ilya Lichtenstein, who pled guilty to money laundering charges tied to his role in the massive hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex, has apparently been released early from prison.  

​India’s IT ministry has given X 72 hours to submit an action-taken report.