Jumia, the dominant e-commerce company in sub-Saharan Africa, is expanding the small business loan program it launched earlier this year …
Watch Startup Battlefield Africa live right here
Here we are in Nairobi, Kenya. For the first time, TechCrunch is hosting a conference in Africa. We have an …
Alibaba Group will invest $15B into a new global research and development program
Alibaba Group announced today that it plans to invest more than $15 billion over the next three years into a …
Twitter says it may “refine” its policies after reversing position on Blackburn campaign ad
For the second time in less than three weeks, Twitter has said it will look at its policies following controversy …
Facebook seriously needs its own Bitmoji
Your Facebook profile used to be the online version of “you”. But over the past year, Bitmoji has usurped Facebook …
Former NEA investor Sheel Tyle is reportedly raising his own, $100 million fund
Sheel Tyle used to co-lead the seed-investing practice at New Enterprise Associates. Now he’s raising his own, $100 million fund, …
Home improvement startup Houzz partners with Indian media company Times Bridge
Houzz is expanding its presence in India by partnering with Times Bridge, the investment arm of The Times Group. As a …
A messed up Google Home Mini recorded a tech reporter 24/7
The idea of inviting an always-on recording device into our bedrooms would have once seemed beyond creepy, but now most …
A batch of SNES Classic Editions goes on sale tomorrow
If you’ve had bad luck so far in trying to nab an SNES Classic Edition, you’ll have a fresh chance …
Four behavioral economics strategies for improving consumer financial health
Kristen Berman Contributor Kristen Berman is a co-founder of Duke’s Common Cents Lab with Professor Dan Ariely. Common Cents is …