Tag: Productivity

Contxto

From SoftBank exit to World Bank backing: Brazil's Alice secures $40M Series D

Brazilian healthtech company Alice has  closed a $40 million Series D funding round as of October 19, 2026. The latest round was led by the International […]
October 23rd, 2026
TechSauce

Toys Are Regulated More Than Superintelligence? Jack Clark on Governing AI at the IMF-World Bank 2026

I think it’s worse than you describe. I think it’s Formula 1 at night without maybe brakes in the cars. Those were the words of Jack […]
October 20th, 2026
TechSauce

Anthropic's Jack Clark Says the World Has Less Than a Decade to Prepare for AI

For more than six decades, the Per Jacobsson Foundation Lecture has belonged to the people who steer the global economy, from central bank governors and finance […]
October 18th, 2026
TechSauce

Small AI Can Create More and Better Jobs by Reaching Everyone

The most useful AI for emerging economies may not be the biggest model in the world. It may be a tool that helps a nurse assess […]
October 17th, 2026
TechSauce

Salary Hero Raises US$7.6 Million Series A and Launches in Malaysia to Scale Financial Well-Being Across Southeast Asia

Series A & Financing: Salary Hero has raised US$7.6 million in Series A equity funding led by Cento Ventures, alongside an expanded credit facility with regional […]
October 15th, 2026
Korea Tech Today

South Korea’s AI Factories Are Delivering Productivity Gains. Can Those Results Scale Across Manufacturing?

South Korea’s early manufacturing AI projects have reported productivity gains of 30.1% and a 15.5% reduction in defect rates. Scaling these results across an industry where […]
October 10th, 2026
TechCabal

Why CBN rate cuts don’t mean more SME lending

This is Follow the Money, our weekly series that unpacks the earnings, business, and scaling strategies of African fintechs, financial institutions, companies, and governments. A new edition […]
September 28th, 2026
Novobrief

A new report examines what happens when AI becomes a workplace coach

For years, the promise of workplace AI has been relatively straightforward: automate repetitive tasks, improve productivity and give employees more time for higher-value work. The next […]
September 23rd, 2026
TechCabal

Biochar Industrial Group raises $1.5m to turn Africa’s agricultural waste into carbon credits

Biochar Industrial Group (BIG), a climate-tech startup founded by Releaf Earth executives, has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding to turn agricultural waste from African food […]
September 17th, 2026
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