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Communication software startup Channels takes on event management with text workflow

TechCrunch

The company’s customer list boasts names like Marriott Hotels, and it announced a $520,000 seed round, led by Sahra Growth Capital, to give it nearly $570,000 in total funding. Marriott became a customer after one of its employees saw the Channels platform was being tested at an event.

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Egypt’s YFS gets $7M to scale its on-demand logistics and delivery business across MENA

TechCrunch

In its largest and fastest-growing economy, Egypt, many platforms operate in different segments of e-commerce and logistics while serving businesses and customers. Here’s how the platform works in a nutshell. YFS will be deploying the new funding to expand its presence in cities across Egypt and the MENA region.

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Tabby raises $58M at $660M valuation as PayPal Ventures makes first investment in the GCC

TechCrunch

According to a statement shared by the Dubai-based company, the funding will be used to expand Tabby’s product line into a plethora of consumer financial services and support the company’s growing operations that now include Egypt. Dubai-based buy now, pay later platform tabby raises $50M at $300M valuation.

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Egyptian health and wellness platform Esaal raises $1.7M to scale across MENA

TechCrunch

Esaal, one such platform that has witnessed immense growth in the last two years, is announcing a $1.7 million seed investment from A15; this brings its total funding raised from the VC firm to $3 million since its launch in 2018. Esaal has enlisted over 350 consultants on its platform.

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Netflix is building a global audience by empowering Arab creatives

Fast Company Tech

Last springs Honeymoonish , an Arab-language rom-com from Kuwait, trended in the top 10 film list of 73 countries, amassing more than 22 million views. As the streaming platform has invested in stories told in Arabic, it has given Arab-led projects global reach by dubbing them in multiple languages.

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ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

TechCrunch

However, it is unclear whether OpenAI is developing an in-house tuning tool that is meant to complement platforms like Scale AI or serve a different purpose altogether. May 3, 2023 Hackers are using ChatGPT lures to spread malware on Facebook Meta said in a report on May 3 that malware posing as ChatGPT was on the rise across its platforms.

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Platforms successfully stopped a lame COVID conspiracy video from going viral

The Verge

One of the more hopeful developments at tech platforms this year has been their investment in removing misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic. A piece of anti-vaccination agitprop catchily titled “Plandemic” racked up millions of views before it was spotted and taken down by the platforms in May.

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