Month: September 2021
Zip acquisition of Payflex means Africa is ripe for BNPL disruption
Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Zip this week acquired South Africa-based BNPL player Payflex for an undisclosed amount. It’s a piece of news that once again highlights the hype around BNPL services and the quest for global dominance
Read MoreISIS supporter shot dead by New Zealand police after shoppers stabbed in ‘terrorist attack’ – CNN
ISIS supporter shot dead by New Zealand police after shoppers stabbed in ‘terrorist attack’ CNN New Zealand police kill ‘terrorist’ after he stabs 6 people CNBC NZ shooting: PM Jacinda Ardern says ‘violent extremist’ under surveillance at time of attack Guardian News Auckland
Read MoreThe Retreat from Afghanistan Has Made America’s Allies Nervous. None More So Than Taiwan
On Sept. 1, Afghans woke up to a nation without an American presence for the first time in two decades—a situation that most have never known, given that the median age of the nation is just 18 years. As Taliban
Read MoreNew Zealand: 6 injured in ‘ISIS-inspired’ stabbing spree, attacker shot dead
PM Jacinda Ardern says ‘despicable’ attack, in which Sri Lankan national stabbed shoppers at a supermarket, was carried out by a ‘violent extremist’ on terror watchlist
Read MoreNew Zealand Police Kill ‘Terrorist’ After He Stabs 6 People
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the man was a Sri Lankan national who was inspired by the Islamic State group and described the incident as a terror attack. (Image credit: Alex Burton/AP)
Read MoreNew Zealand Police Kill ‘Terrorist’ After He Stabs 6 People
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the man was a Sri Lankan national who was inspired by the Islamic State group and described the incident as a terror attack. (Image credit: Alex Burton/AP)
Read MoreFor VCs, the game right now is musical chairs
In many ways, there has never been a better time to be a venture capitalist. Nearly everyone in the industry is raking in money, either through long-awaited exits or because more capital flooding into the industry has meant more money
Read MoreNew Zealand Police Kill Man Who Stabbed 6 Shoppers in ‘Terrorist’ Attack
(WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — New Zealand authorities said Friday they shot and killed a violent extremist after he entered a supermarket and stabbed and injured six shoppers. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the incident as a terror attack. She said
Read MoreDemocrats rush to find strategy to counter Texas abortion law – The Guardian
Democrats rush to find strategy to counter Texas abortion law The Guardian John Roberts has lost control of the Supreme Court CNN Pelosi pledges Roe v. Wade bill after Supreme Court allows Texas abortion law to go into effect Fox News Opinion |
Read MoreChinese Regulators Ban ‘Effeminate’ Men From TV as Part of Sweeping Entertainment Reforms
(BEIJING) — China’s government banned effeminate men on TV and told broadcasters Thursday to promote “revolutionary culture,” broadening a campaign to tighten control over business and society and enforce official morality. President Xi Jinping has called for a “national rejuvenation,”
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