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February 19, 2025

Kuda and CEO face allegations of sex discrimination and unfair dismissal from former executive, per filing

[[{“value”:” An employment tribunal case has placed Kuda Technologies, one of Africa’s fastest-growing digital banks, under scrutiny over allegations of workplace discrimination, harassment, and wrongful dismissal. Rosemary Hewat, Kuda’s former Group Chief People Officer (CPO), filed a complaint accusing the company and its CEO, Babatunde Ogundeyi, of sex discrimination, victimization, and unfair dismissal. According to the […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

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February 19, 2025

Pokémon Go maker Niantic is reportedly selling its games division

[[{“value”:” Niantic, the company behind the popular augmented reality game Pokémon Go, is looking to sell its game development business, Bloomberg reported. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]

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February 18, 2025

Humane’s AI Pin is dead

[[{“value”:” Humane announced on Tuesday that it has been acquired by HP. The hardware startup is immediately discontinuing sales of its $699 AI Pins. Humane told customers who had already purchased an AI Pin that their devices will stop functioning before the end of the month, at 12 PM PST on February 28, 2025, according to […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

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February 18, 2025

Trump admin reverses hydropower layoffs that sparked grid stability fears

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February 18, 2025

Google Play Books purchases on iOS now skirt the App Store’s commission

[[{“value”:” Google has gained permission to sell its e-books and audiobooks directly to customers through its iOS app, Google Play Books. While iOS apps today can offer access to content previously purchased elsewhere, like e-books bought via a website, developers have to request a specific exception to link their iOS app’s users to the company’s own […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

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February 18, 2025

Duolingo ‘killed’ its mascot with a Cybertruck, and it’s going weirdly well

[[{“value”:” Duolingo’s mascot, Duo the owl, is dead. Okay, Duo isn’t really dead (we think), but the language learning app committed so hard to this bit that its CEO, Luis von Ahn, read a eulogy for this beloved green bird on TikTok. As any fiction author could probably tell you, killing everyone’s favorite character is not […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

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February 18, 2025

Elon Musk staffer created a DOGE AI assistant for making government “less dumb”

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February 18, 2025

Apple purges apps without contact info from EU app store, as DSA deadline hits

[[{“value”:” A change requiring app developers to disclose their address, phone number, and email information to consumers has gone live on the App Store within the European Union. Apple on Tuesday announced it has removed any EU apps that haven’t yet complied with the Digital Services Act (DSA), a regulation that had added a requirement in […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

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February 18, 2025

Safe Superintelligence, Ilya Sutskever’s AI startup, is reportedly close to raising roughly $1B

[[{“value”:” Safe Superintelligence, an AI startup founded by former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, could be close to raising more than $1 billion at a $30 billion valuation — a higher valuation than reported just weeks ago. Bloomberg reports that VC firm Greenoaks Capital Partners is leading the deal and pledging to invest half a billion […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

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February 18, 2025

Amazon, Microsoft, and Exxon want to make scandal-plagued carbon markets more trustworthy

[[{“value”:” A task force, organized by the Bipartisan Policy Center think tank, is hoping to improve credibility of voluntary carbon markets. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]

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