Microsoft and Uber alumni raise $3 million for Munify, backed by YC, the neobank of the Egyptian diaspora
Khalid Ashmawy remembers the first time he took money home while studying in Europe. He had just received a monthly scholarship as a master’s student in Stuttgart, and wanted to send some of it back to his family in Cairo. It was usually a slow and expensive process, he recalled. For example, a $400 wire […]
Billionaire Ambani taps Google and meta for building the Indian AI backbone
Mukesh Ambani, India’s wealthiest person and chairman of Reliance Industry, has announced an ambitious plan to build an AI backbone through its new subsidiary, starting with a strategic partnership with Google Cloud and Meta. At its 48th Annual Meeting on Friday, Ambani launched a new venture called Reliance Intelligence, a subsidiary of Reliance Industry. The […]
Vocal images use AI to help people communicate better
With 4 million app downloads, Estonia-based startup vocal image aims to help people improve their voice and communication skills with AI-powered coaching. But of the 160,000 active users, CEO Nick Lahoika may be the one who will most embody that mission. Lajoika was born in Belarus and never spoke English until he moved to Estonia, […]
Trump administration deals are structured to prevent Intel from selling casting units
The Trump administration appears to be intended to manage Intel’s ability to make key business decisions around its flounder casting business unit. At the Deutsche Bank meeting on Thursday, Intel’s CFO David Zinsner shared new details about the company’s recent deal with the Trump administration, which gave the US government a 10% stake, according to […]
Humanity users face new choices – opt out or share your chat for AI training
Humanity is making major changes to the way user data is processed, so all Claude users will need to decide by September 28th whether they want to use it to train their AI models. When asked what prompted the move, the company led us to a blog post about policy changes, but we formed some […]
Ai or not, Will Smith’s crowd video is fresh shrink
Will Smith posted a video on social media showing a sea of fans cheering for him during his recent tour of Europe. “My favorite part of the tour is seeing you nearby,” the caption says. “Thank you for meeting me too.” Among these thousands of deep crowds, some fans have held signs of support for […]
Threads test how to share long format text on the platform
Threads is testing a new feature that makes it easy to share long format text on social networks. Meta checked with TechCrunch on Thursday. This feature allows users to attach blocks of text to their posts instead of creating a thread for several different posts when they try to share more detailed ideas or ideas. […]
“Cheatproof” tutor and teaching assistant Mathgpt.ai expands to over 50 institutions
As AI becomes more common in the classroom, students will use it to complete their assignments and become uncertain about how teachers will deal with it. Last year, an AI platform called Mathgpt.ai aimed to provide university students with “preventing seduction” private tutors and provide educational assistants to professors. Following the success of pilot programs […]
No Code Website Builder Framers reach a $20 billion valuation
Framer, an uncoded website builder claiming over half a million active users each month, has reached a $2 billion valuation after raising a $100 million Series D funding round led by existing investors Meritech and Atomico. This double unicorn milestone comes at a time of website builder hype, including direct competitors such as Figma, Squarespace […]
Mark Cuba’s war with America’s $5 trillion healthcare machine: “They can’t respond quickly”
Billionaire entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuba thinks the American healthcare industry is broken, and he hasn’t written a word about it. “No one looks at the financial side of healthcare and says, ‘This should work,’” Cuban said in an episode of this week’s Equity Podcast. “When you go to the doctor and get a prescription… […]