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TechCrunch OpenAI is building AI agents for everything. Will everyone use them?

Inside the frontier lab’s push to bring AI agents from software engineers to the masses.

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TechCabal 84 M&A deals worth $11.4 billion in disclosed value recorded so far in 2026

Mergers and acquisitions have doubled in Africa's digital economy, reaching 84 deals worth an estimated $11.4 billion in disclosed...

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TechCabal MTN gets Nigerian approval for IHS deal with 30% sell-down condition

The approval comes with a condition that MTN must sell down up to 30% of its stake in the Nigerian component of IHS at market pric...

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TechCrunch Brake problems in GM EVs draw greater federal scrutiny

In one crash, the driver of a 2024 Blazer EV said they had to "deliberately steer the vehicle into a concrete curb" to slow it dow...

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TechCrunch Hugging Face reportedly in talks to be acquired for $13B

Hugging Face has reportedly been fielding acquisition offers that would value the company at around $13B. But with the founders' f...

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TechCrunch US nutrition startup Berry Street merges with India’s Healthify as GLP-1 trends upwards

Berry Street founder Noah Kotlove and Healthify founder Tushar Vashisht will act as co-CEOs of the new entity.

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TechCabal Africa’s data sovereignty push is reshaping the AI race, and AWS wants in

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is betting that it can resolve that tension, giving African organisations access to AI and global cloud...

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TechCabal Askya wants to build ‘tech Dangotes’ starting with 10 African AI startups

Askya is opening applications for a six-week programme for African AI startups, with a minimum commitment of $200,000 to at least...

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TechCabal MTN is finding its next growth engine outside South Africa

The group’s service revenue grew 17.5% in constant-currency terms to R115.3 billion ($7.21 billion) in the first half of 2026, but...

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TechCabal Kenya’s crypto party is over. Now comes the compliance bill.

Kenya’s rules could therefore create new winners and losers. Virtual asset businesses will be racing to meet the November 4 deadli...

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TechCabal 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Cell C, plan C

In today's edition: Cell C in talks with Starlink, Amazon Leo || SA’s Gauteng wants to know who gig drivers are || IN Groupe eyes...

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TechCabal The Next Wave: Are Kenyan startups not bootstrapping enough?

The hunger is not entirely gone from Kenya, but it will only return when the market stops paying founders to ignore it.

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TechCrunch Who’s behind the new ‘stealth model’ Ox Alpha?

A mysterious new AI model called Ox Alpha has driven certain corners of the internet into a frenzy of speculation.

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TechCrunch Uber faces fine of nearly $1B over automated driver suspensions

The Dutch Data Protection Authority is fining Uber €825 million in the second-largest penalty issued under Europe’s GDPR.

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TechCrunch Linkdaze’s smart calendar is built to run a household, not just track a schedule

Linkdaze's smart digital calendar stands out for not putting its features behind a paywall, including an AI meal planner tool.

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TechCrunch Flock CEO calls for ‘compromise’ as surveillance company faces growing backlash

Flock Safety faces a growing public outcry over concerns that its surveillance technology could be misused.

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TechCrunch Is it legal to train AI models on copyrighted books? It’s complicated

Most published authors have, without their knowledge or consent, contributed to the development of the same AI tools that threaten...

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TechCrunch TechCrunch Mobility: The custom chip driving Waymo’s robotaxi ambitions

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

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TechCrunch Two years after launch, Walmart’s Flipkart is closing in on India’s quick-commerce leaders

Flipkart's quick-commerce venture is delivering 1.1 million to 1.2 million orders a day, nearly triple its November volume.

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TechCrunch Harvard’s $699 startup bootcamp offers AI avatars of its instructors

In the HBS Foundry program, AI avatars provide feedback during practice pitches and board meetings.

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TechCrunch Will the DOJ’s investigation into a16z spook other VCs?

On the latest episode of Equity, we wonder why the DOJ is investigating startup board seats.

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TechCrunch Inherent, founded by DeepMind alumni, says its AI ‘teammate’ just outperformed Anthropic and OpenAI at replicating research

Built by DeepMind alumni, British AI lab Inherent released Faraday, an AI agent whose ability to replicate scientific papers could...

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TechCabal What to expect from the Samsung Galaxy event on August 27

Samsung says the event will bring the core Galaxy S26 experience, from camera to AI, to a wider audience.

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TechCabal Samsung Galaxy S26 FE: Release date, price and specs

Samsung is set to unveil a new Galaxy S26 series device on August 27, 2026, and everything points to this being the Galaxy S26 FE.

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