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

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Sarah writes that the social media giant is seeing a spike in one-star reviews, which include calling for its removal. TechCrunch+ is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack. Maybe it also has something to do with Twitter giving a gold check mark to a fake Disney account. You can sign up here.

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Nigeria’s AltSchool raises $1M pre-seed to build an alternative school for Africans

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Participants in its program would need to have a high school certificate and be computer literate, the company specified on its website. . When students apply to the program, they are provided with a home study kit in preparation for an assessment test. SoftBank sinks $200M into Andela, propels company into unicorn territory.

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Daily Crunch: B2B marketplace Sokowatch raises $125M Series B, rebrands as ‘Wasoko’

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TechCrunch+ is our membership program, which helps founders and startup teams get ahead. Social giant Meta is rolling out some parental controls for its virtual reality products , which feels late but welcome. As my company continues to grow, I’m considering coming to the U.S. with my family and purchasing a home. Intrepid in India.

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Glow Labs raises seed round to help NFT creators reward their loyal customers

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That’s part of why Bryant led Harlem Capital’s investment into Glow Labs, a white-label software that allows companies and creators to build their own loyalty rewards programs on the blockchain, he said. But Glow Labs differs from Try Your Best and other, similar platforms because of its B2B focus, according to Russo.

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Newtopia closes first fund of $50M to invest in LatAm startups

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The group has already invested in startups in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina, including Aleph (B2B SaaS for e-commerce), Apperto (social commerce), Choiz (healthtech), Exactly (DeFi), Elevva (e-commerce brands), Inipay (fintech), Leef (sustainability), Wibson (e-privacy) and Yerbo (wellness).

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Meet the Black Female Founders from TC Include at TC Sessions: Justice 2021

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Don’t miss your chance to meet some founders currently participating in TechCrunch’s Include program. This collaborative program also includes prominent VC organizations like Kleiner Perkins, Salesforce Ventures and Initialized Capital to develop lasting mentorships with the TC Include founder cohort. Founded by Denise Umubyeyi.

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Litnerd streams live actors into the classroom to help kids better connect with reading

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Litnerd programs are built as four one-hour, once-a-week sessions. Litnerd shifts the concept from B2C to B2B; whereas TinyBroadway’s customer was the parent looking to fill their own kid’s schedule, Litnerd dramatically expands its audience (and hopefully deepens its impact as a result) by working with schools.

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