Tech Market & VC
Tech Market & VC news — Saturday 17 October 2026
14 stories from 4 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
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Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns
TechCrunch
A Meta spokesperson insisted that the updated terms did not reflect a change in the way Meta crawls the web.
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TikTok permanently bans ‘Musk’ documentary advertising account
TechCrunch
A four-hour documentary about Elon Musk continues to meet resistance from social media platforms.
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Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings
TechCrunch
The composition of Anthropic’s workforce and the type of work getting done have changed significantly in the past year.
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Ember’s new temperature-controlled mug makes my nightly tea ritual even better
TechCrunch
The biggest change about Ember's new mug is that you no longer have to open the app to adjust your drink’s temperature.
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Cracking the Nigerian syllabus: How Ex-UNILAG students engineered an exam cheat-code
TechCabal (Africa)
“Federal university lecturers rarely repeat exam questions verbatim; what they repeat are core topics.” When Dare Adeola and Olamide Onigbanjo set out to build UniBeta at the University of Lagos, they made the quintessential early-stage…
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Why an Ethiopian nurse swapped her scrubs for software
TechCabal (Africa)
In a hospital emergency ward, a three-hour delay searching for prescribed medication is not an inconvenience—it can be fatal. In 2020, while working in an Ethiopian public emergency room, nurse and social worker Beamlak Alemayehu watched…
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JAMB’s Canadian ambition: A $20 ticket to a system parents fought to leave
TechCabal (Africa)
Nigeria’s Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) wants to administer its university entrance exam inside the Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa by 2027. The goal? To internationalise Nigerian universities by making it easier for…
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ixigo Q2 profit at Rs 63 Cr on robust show in hotel booking biz
YourStory (India)
ixigo (Le Travenues Technology Limited) has reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 63.42 crore for the September quarter, aided by the partial sale of stake in Freshbus, an intercity electric bus operator and smart mobility startup, and…
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Why companies may be liable for AI errors
Fast Company Tech
Artificial intelligence has moved quickly from a novelty on the job to a common workplace tool. Gallup found that 52% of U.S. employees and 68% of professional services workers were using AI by February 2026. Thomson Reuters similarly…
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Yes, you should be backing up your iPhone every day. Here’s how
Fast Company Tech
Despite the wealth of critical personal data our iPhones hold, many people don’t back up their devices regularly. Usually, this is because the amount of data they’d need to back up in iCloud would vastly exceed their available iCloud…
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Don’t use Kindle to find your next great read—use this free app instead
Fast Company Tech
Reading is great. Finding something to read is annoying. We all know the saying “don’t judge a book by its cover,” but what else are you supposed to judge a book by? Whether you’re walking through a bookstore or library or scrolling…
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Apple’s HomeView has a Google problem
Fast Company Tech
As someone who’s kept a smart display on the kitchen counter for the last eight years, I should be among the target audience for Apple HomeView. My Lenovo Smart Display is one of the best gadgets I’ve ever owned, mainly because it’s always…
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Mark Wahlberg wants to take on the longevity-startup crowd with an affordable gym concept
TechCrunch
Mark Wahlberg, who once sank money into a gym chain that got kicked off the NYSE, is now building his own, and he promises you’ll get a cold plunge, a blood panel and a protein muffin without needing a trust fund.
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India’s massive AI opportunity; Women entrepreneurs in this year’s Mann Ki Baat
YourStory (India)
Dear Reader, The high-stakes game for India’s satellite internet is on. Reliance Industries has officially responded to Elon Musk’s sharp critiques of India’s satellite communications landscape. Breaking its silence, the conglomerate…