Final 2 days to claim your exhibit table at Disrupt 2025

[ad_1] TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 takes place October 27-29 in San Francisco’s Moscone West, and exhibit space is nearly full. With less than two days left to secure your table, now is the time to step in before a competitor takes your place. Showcase your brand to 10,000 founders, investors, media, …

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Jack & Jill raises $50 million to bring conversational AI to job-hunting

[ad_1] Between infinitely scrolling job boards and the puzzling rise of fake applicants using AI to apply en masse, job-searching has quickly become one of the most bewildering experiences the internet has to offer. Listings are posted and re-posted across different platforms as applications go unanswered, creating a spam-like flood …

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India’s Kuku snags $85M as mobile content wars intensify

[ad_1] Kuku, an Indian storytelling platform backed by Google, has raised $85 million in fresh funding as it aims to scale its audio and video content offerings amid intensifying competition in the South Asian nation’s mobile-first content market. The Series C round, led by Granite Asia (formerly GGV Capital), values …

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Asia stocks rise as traders weigh China-US row, rate cut hopes

[ad_1] US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent proposed a longer pause in China-US tariffs as they look to resolve their rare earths row. Photo: Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFPSource: AFP Asian equities edged up Thursday as investors weighed the latest volleys in the China-US trade war and expectations that the Federal Reserve …

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Seoul weighs approval for Google, Apple high-resolution map requests

[ad_1] South Korea is nearing a decision on whether to allow Google and Apple to export high-resolution geographic map data to servers outside the country. The detailed maps, which use a 1:5,000 scale, would show streets, buildings, and alleyways in far greater detail than currently available on these platforms. However, …

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Tinubu Exposes Where Nigerian Terrorists Get Funding, Calls for Global Sanction

[ad_1] President Tinubu calls for the recognition of mineral theft and illegal mining in Africa as international crimes threatening peace and development He says proceeds from stolen resources fund insecurity, arms proliferation, and economic instability across West Africa The Nigerian leader urges ECOWAS nations to strengthen anti-corruption frameworks and intelligence …

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This Thiel-backed venture allows doping in its own sports

[ad_1] Backed by Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital, the Enhanced Games aims to disrupt the Olympics with a competition that allows athletes to dope. Launching in Las Vegas in May 2026, the games promise $1 million bounties for breaking world records and lean on a business model …

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Central Banker Report Cards 2025: United By Uncertainty

[ad_1] Central banks brace for 2026 inflation risks, but lack consensus on how to tackle them. The single word that best captures the state of the global economy across every continent is uncertainty. Business leaders feel it acutely, but nowhere is it more pressing than in the deliberations of central …

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