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Aug 14, 2023 • 5min
Mastercard to purchase a minority stake in MTN’s $5.2B fintech business
Mastercard has agreed to purchase a minority stake in the fintech division of MTN Group, Africa’s largest cellphone provider, which it values at $5.2 billion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 14, 2023 • 4min
Electric aircraft makers Wisk and Archer end bitter legal dispute, agree to work together
Electric aircraft rivals Wisk and Archer Aviation have settled their trade secret legal dispute more than two years after the lawsuit was originally filed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 11, 2023 • 6min
Cruise and Waymo win robotaxi expansions in San Francisco
In a win for the autonomous vehicle industry, California regulators have given the green light to Cruise and Waymo to offer commercial robotaxi services across San Francisco 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 11, 2023 • 5min
VLGE opens SDK for its no-code virtual world builder aimed at fashion, beauty and art industries
We’ve seen the rise of no-code and low-code platforms being applied to any number of applications and use-cases. What would happen if this thinking was applied to metaverse-style virtual worlds? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 10, 2023 • 4min
Belarus hackers target foreign diplomats with help of local ISPs, researchers say
Hackers with apparent links to the Belarusian government have been targeting foreign diplomats in the country for nearly 10 years, according to security researchers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 10, 2023 • 3min
Duolingo spotted developing a music learning app
Work on Duolingo’s next big app, Duolingo Music, is well on its way, according to new findings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 9, 2023 • 4min
Astranis gives its “secret satellite” a formal introduction
When news broke last month that Astranis’ first commercial satellite in orbit malfunctioned, the company made an unexpected announcement: it had a backup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 9, 2023 • 3min
Paramount+ tops 61 million subscribers after Showtime merger
Paramount said that it added 700,000 subscribers to Paramount+ in Q2 2023 after the company launched a subscription tier with Showtime integration in June. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 8, 2023 • 4min
Europe confirms in-depth probe for Adobe’s $20B Figma acquisition
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Aug 8, 2023 • 5min
India pushes ahead with data privacy bill despite pushback from critics
India’s lower house of parliament greenlit the revised data privacy legislation presented the previous week, even as the bill has received criticism, with many believing that it grants significant discretionary authority to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
