2019: A hell of a year for marketers with chat and voice bots

More bots with the gift of the gab — and no this isn’t Futurama...


Startups Weekly: Is Y Combinator’s latest cohort too big?

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Facebook picks up retail computer vision outfit GrokStyle

If you've ever seen a lamp or chair that you liked and wished you could just...


How to prepare for an investment apocalypse

Unlike 2000 and 2008, everyone in the startup world is expecting a crash to come...


Extend Fertility banks $15M Series A to help women freeze their eggs

Regal Healthcare Capital Partners backs Extend Fertility with $15 million to...


Africa Roundup: Zimbabwe’s net blackout, Partech’s $143M fund, Andela’s $100M raise, Flutterwave’s pivot

A high court in Zimbabwe ended the government’s restrictions on internet...


Fabula AI is using social spread to spot ‘fake news’

UK startup Fabula AI reckons it’s devised a way for artificial...


How students are founding, funding and joining startups

Young founders who want to start companies while still in school have an...


Ritual raises $25M for its subscription-based women’s daily vitamin

Ritual is backed by Norwest Venture Partners, Forerunner Ventures and Founders...


Starting with data centers, Carbon Relay is slashing energy costs and emissions using AI

Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn International is backing Carbon Relay, a...