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Riyadh-headquartered buy now pay later platform Tabby has acquired the Saudi mobile wallet Tweeq, it announced in a statement today. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. It is the first acquisition by Dubai-born fintech that was valued at $1.5 billion in its last financing round in 2023. The move would allow the ...
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PayPay and Alipay+ announced an extended partnership at the Singapore FinTech Festival 2024, to increasing merchant coverage across Japan. PayPay, Japan’s leading QR payment operator, and AliPay+, Ant International’s mobile payment method that helps merchants reach shoppers in Asia, will now connect over three million local merchants to the global payment ecosystem. The extended partnership... Read more » Read more ›
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"Challengers" screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes breaks down his latest film with director Luca Guadagnino, which adapts William S. Burroughs' "Queer." Read more ›
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Qualcomm's interest in acquiring Intel is cooling due to the complexity of the deal, Intel's debt, and regulatory hurdles. However, according to Bloomberg, Qualcomm may still explore acquiring certain divisions of Intel to expand into markets like PCs and networking. Tom's Hardware reports: [T]he proposed acquisition faced significant obstacles, including Intel's $50 billion debt, dropping CPU market share, and its struggling semiconductor manufacturing unit, an area where Qualcomm lacks expertise.... Read more ›
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"With DOGE coming out, people are absolutely looking to drive more economies of scale and more efficiency," Workday's CEO said on Tuesday. Read more ›
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Mike Manalac has worked in the tech hubs of San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and now Chicago. Here are his thoughts on each place and why one stood out. Read more ›
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Yesterday, we saw a 10-second clip on Reddit showing the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra with its flat design and slightly rounded corners. Now, we are looking at more images of the Galaxy S25 Ultra coming from the same source via Reddit user GamingMK and Android Authority. The images show us the bottom of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, having a USB-C port flanked by an S-Pen slot, speaker, microphone, and... Read more ›
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Back in February, ZTE announced its first flip-foldable – the ZTE Libero Flip. That device then made its way to the global market as the nubia Flip, and we now have our first look at its successor – the nubia Flip 2 (NX732J), which appeared in certification listing on China’s TENAA agency. nubia Flip 2 (NX732J) Flip 2 will offer a redesigned look with a substantially larger 3-inch AMOLED cover... Read more ›
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The CDC lowered the age for the pneumonia vaccination from 65 to 50 and recommended an extra COVID shot to some people. Here's everything to know. Read more ›
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The US gave Ukraine permission to hit Russia with long-range missiles, as it had long wanted. But the delay meant Russia was able to prepare. Read more ›
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Daring Capital, a UK impact investor network, has invested €1.2 million in purpose-driven startups during its first year. Launched in August 2023 by Jem Stein, the company has prioritised support for female founders, who received 95% of the capital, and 76% to Black and Racially minoritised founders. The investment aims to back overlooked entrepreneurs building ... Read more ›
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"You don't have to keep a human being alive, which means you can be a lot faster and you can move a lot more quickly," Andreessen told Joe Rogan. Read more ›
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Some federal workers are worried, some are optimistic, and most are considering their other career options, said 10 who spoke with BI. Read more ›
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Thara Moise was criticized by her boss for her unusual out-of-office emails. She believes her creativity was being stifled. Read more ›
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Nintendo's Switch might be nipping at its heels, but PlayStation 2 continues to hold the record as the best-selling console of all time - with Sony now confirming the machine has shifted a whopping 160m units since launching all the way back in March 2000. Read more Read more ›
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AI labs racing to surpass human intelligence have become the subject of reports that challenges are getting between their models and their mission. Read more ›
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Get your holiday reading (and gifting) in order with early Black Friday deals on books. Find Gregory Maguire's "Wicked" for just $10 at Walmart. Read more ›
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Select customers can get a Hulu plan for $0.99 per month for 12 months, just by signing up. Get more details on this and other great deals below. Read more ›
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Talabat, the leading food and grocery delivery platform in the region, launched its IPO earlier this month on the Dubai Financial Market and announced its price range of AED 1.5 to 1.6 per share on Tuesday. The company will offer 3.49 billion shares, representing 15 percent of its total share capital, which implies a valuation ... Read more ›
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Jada, the Saudi fund of funds, by Public Investment Fund, has invested in the second fund of Seedra Ventures, a local fund manager that invests in startups across the Middle East & North Africa. The fund completed its first close in the second quarter earlier this year. The size of the commitment by Jada was ... Read more ›
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Dubai-based digital gift card marketplace YOUGotaGift has been acquired by Giftee, a Japanese digital gifting platform. The deal, which was announced earlier this month, closed on Friday with Giftee acquiring a 91% stake for $28.1 million, valuing the company at $30.9 million. The remaining 9% stake is held by YouGotaGift’s CEO and founder Husain Makiya, ... Read more ›
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