Consolidation in Africa as classifieds player Jiji acquires their main competitor OLX
As we saw from our recent TechCrunch Battlefield in Africa last year, the continent is producing bigger and bigger tech players, and one can see this...
Guillermo del Toro and Cornelia Funke Are Writing a New Pan’s Labyrinth Novel
As much as Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth is a fantasy/horror film about a young girl dealing with the psychological trauma of living through war, it’s...
Cannabis banking reform is smart, necessary and politically viable
Aaron Smith Contributor Aaron Smith is co-founder and executive director of the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA). Pressure is steadily mounting on U.S. lawmakers to implement...
Take a walk through Kakadu on Google Street View
In Australia’s Top End, you will find the country’s largest national park: Kakadu National Park. Covering almost 20,000 square kilometers (about half the size of Switzerland)...
Elon Musk is still Tesla CEO — for now
Elon Musk will remain chief executive of his electric car company after appearing in federal court Thursday. The title was on the line after he locked...
Turing-winning AI researcher warns against secretive research and fake ‘self-regulation’
Yoshua Bengio, who last month won the prestigious Turing award, alongside Geoffrey Hinton and Yann LeCun, for his work on AI, is worried about what the...
UK Readies Crackdown on Social Networks for Enabling Terrorism, Child Abuse, and Self-Harm
The British government is preparing to publish its plans to clamp down on social networks that distribute and promote harmful content. According to a leaked document,...
‘Warrior’ brings Bruce Lee lore to Cinemax in a triumphant series premiere
The following article is spoiler-free. Proceed with reckless abandon! Cinemax’s new series Warrior is a victory in nearly every sense of the word. Not only is...
Heartbreaking New Observations Suggest Gorillas May Grieve for Their Dead
Wild gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda exhibit a variety of behaviors around dead individuals, according to new research. Behaviors such as grooming,...
Snapchat: Hi, Hello, I’m Still Here. Please Stay.
In a bid to remain relevant, Snap Inc. has launched a slew of new products for its Snapchat app, including an augmented reality (AR) developer platform...
