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"speakable-summary" dir="ltr">Whe studying computer science at the University of Chicago, Devshi Mehrotra and Leslie Jones-Dove were inspired to bud tech that centered on the needs of communities historically marginalized by law enforcement. They ended up reaching out to local public defenders, who

The White House is launching a training program that promises to prepare 20,000 people for a range of jobs across climate tech and ecosystem restoration. The new American Climate Corps would teach skills related to heat pump and solar panel installation, building insulation, and forest and coastlin

Capsule, a startup that’s been putting AI to use in video editing, is releasing its product to the public, after three years in development. The company’s enterprise-focused AI editor aims not to replace the humans involved in video editing, but to help content and marketing teams produ

Ayobami Oyaleke and Olamide Akinola grew up in Nigeria dreaming of launching a tech startup. Today they are living that dream with Mainstack, a no-code website-building tool for small business owners that includes a twist: a tool that makes it easy to accept cross-border payments. Mainstack is also

Your pitch deck is your pièce de résistance when you're trying to convey a ton of information about your startup to a would-be investor in as few slides as you can. Sixteen, in fact, seems to be more or less the right number. From time to time, I see founders trying to get a little bit too cl

Airbnb is trying to crack down on fake listings by verifying all listings in its top five markets — the U.S., Canada, Australia, the U.K. and France. The company is trying to crack down on fake listings through this program by asking hosts to submit information such as photos with GPS data. The c

Sophie Alcorn, attorney, author and founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley, California, is an award-winning Certified Specialist Attorney in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. Sophie is passionate about transcending borders, expanding oppor

Africa's agricultural sector has a significant social and economic impact, per McKinsey. The percentage of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa exceeds 60%, while agriculture accounts for approximately 23% of the region's gross domestic product. But despite the apparent opportunity in

FlexPay Technologies is a Kenyan fintech out to enable consumers to afford products that would have otherwise been out of reach for them. The startup allows customers to shop at partner merchants, reserve products and pay over a period of time, at no added cost. It initially partnered with a Kenyan

Utsav Somani, who helped AngelList launch in India and oversaw its local operations for five years, is gearing up to find more ways to help founders. On Wednesday, the entrepreneur said he had raised $2 million for his new venture, called Offline, that will aim to bring the top Indian startup found

Shaquille O'Neal, 15-time NBA All-Star, four-time NBA champion and three-time NBA Finals MVP, took the stage at technewss Disrupt to talk about his passion for investing in edtech and backing projects that aim to change people's lives. He discussed how he got into investing, the road to de

Satellites depend on radio frequency spectrum to communicate with each other and with ground stations on Earth, but spectrum is a finite resource that's prone to interference — an issue that's only gotten worse as more satellites are launched into orbit. Satellite operators have becom

Data loss prevention (DLP) has emerged as a foundational strategy for businesses looking to prevent workers from inadvertently (or advertently) sharing sensitive data outside the confines of the company network. At its core, DLP is about solving the “people problem” — humans are o

The idea of bringing AI into the classroom doesn't sit well with everyone, but the team behind Nolej believes that generative AI can supercharge learning — all while keeping teachers front and center. Nolej AI is an AI-powered tool that lets educators quickly generate interactive learning mod