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Why CIOs back API governance to avoid tech sprawl

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Most companies have transitioned to become more software-centric, and with this transformation, application programming interfaces (APIs) have proliferated. But APIs do more than support next-generation technologies — they already serve a foundational purpose within most enterprises.

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TrueBiz aims to help financial services providers onboard business customers faster, avoid fraud

TechCrunch

Due diligence was a big topic in 2022 for a variety of reasons. But due diligence doesn’t just apply to investors pouring money into startups, or companies acquiring other companies. We do this by automating the review of a business’s online and offline footprint,” Hakimian told TechCrunch in an interview. “We

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Bosch picks up Five.ai after the self-driving startup pivoted to B2B and then put itself up for sale

TechCrunch

Today, Bosch announced that it would be acquiring Five.ai , the autonomous driving startup that started with big ambitions to build and operate its own fleet of robotaxis but ultimately pivoted to focusing on technology development as a B2B play. Scale matters in building automated driving technology.

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YC-backed Namibian startup JABU gets $3.2M for its B2B e-commerce and retail play

TechCrunch

One of the earliest in the space, Nigerian B2B e-commerce platform TradeDepot , raised a combined $110 million in debt and equity. Due to the pandemic, Akinin’s construction company embarked on a COVID relief program to donate food supplies in Namibia. Then, he stumbled on the country’s B2B e-commerce retail opportunity. “We

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Daily Crunch: App Store reviews and social media depict user backlash against Snapchat’s new AI chatbot

TechCrunch

Sarah writes that the social media giant is seeing a spike in one-star reviews, which include calling for its removal. Go on, another handful for ya: They just want to stay involvo : Frederic reports that Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in driver monitoring startup CorrActions. Big Tech Inc. You can sign up here. Kirsten has more.

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Surging homegrown talent and VC spark Italy’s tech renaissance

TechCrunch

As Italy reinstates many COVID-19 restrictions, the country’s tech ecosystem is watching and waiting to see what the wider effects of the emergency will be. Italy’s ecosystem for tech venture capital and startups has been in development for years and has made decent strides in the last decade.

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Kenyan tech-enabled logistics platform Amitruck raises $4 million, embarks on Uganda, Tanzania expansion

TechCrunch

The shipping business in Africa has for years been inefficient and costly due to the traditional ways of managing operations – traditional in the sense that a shipper has to physically look for a transporter, sometimes through a middle-man, and often, once goods are delivered, the trucks almost always make the return trip empty.