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These new data sources are creating high-impact tools for investors – TechCrunch

More posts by this contributor These new data sources are creating high-impact tools for investors Finding free money for your…

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Goldman leads $30M Twiga raise, China grows tech influence, Jumia weathers lockup-expiry – TechCrunch

Kenya’s Twiga Foods raised a total of $30 million in October from lenders and investors led by Goldman Sachs. This…

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IBM brings Cloud Foundry and Red Hat OpenShift together – TechCrunch

At the Cloud Foundry Summit in The Hague, IBM today showcased its Cloud Foundry Enterprise Environment on Red Hat’s OpenShift…

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Google launches ‘Live View’ AR walking directions for Google Maps – TechCrunch

Google is launching a beta of its augmented reality walking directions feature for Google Maps, with a broader launch that…

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Google brings release channels and Windows Container support to its Kubernetes Engine – TechCrunch

At KubeCon + CloudNativeCon, the bi-annual gathering of cloud-native computing boffins, Google today announced that it now offers three release…

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Alpha, the geek-friendly streaming service from Nerdist and Geek & Sundry, is shutting down – TechCrunch

Another overly niche streaming service is closing up shop. On Friday, Alpha – a geek-friendly streaming service that focused on…

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Meet Alchemist Accelerator’s latest demo day cohort – TechCrunch

An IoT-enabled lab for cannabis farmers, a system for catching drones mid-flight, and the Internet of Cows are a few…

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Safaricom rolls out Bonga social networking platform to augment M-Pesa – TechCrunch

More posts by this contributor Business solutions firm Africa’s Talking closes $8.6M round led by IFC Uber and Taxify are…

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Instagram launches an alpha testing program on iOS and Android

Are you an early adopter? Okay, but are you a really early adopter who likes to test new, experimental things…