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Pornography: Deepfake outrage in South Korea: President Yoon calls for immediate action as Telegram faces backlash
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has demanded a thorough investigation into digital sex crimes following media reports…
African B2B e-commerce startups Wasoko and MaxAB complete merger: Interview with co-CEO Daniel Yu
Two of Africa’s largest B2B e-commerce platforms, Wasoko and MaxAB, have finally completed the continent’s much-talked-about merger, TechCrunch…
Violence mars Notting Hill carnival: Multiple stabbings, hundreds arrested at Europe’s largest street festival
Five people were stabbed during the two-day Notting Hill Carnival, the largest street festival in Europe, with a…
Malaysian Leader: Former Malaysian PM Muhyiddin Yassin charged with sedition over remarks on ex-Monarch
The former Malaysian Prime Minister, Muhyiddin Yassin, has been charged with sedition over a speech in which he…
Calendar tool Clockwise adds new AI-powered interface called Prism
Smart scheduling and calendar tool Clockwise is changing up its interface with an AI-powered assistant called Prism that…
‘No lifeboat to safety’: UN chief Guterres urges global action as Pacific faces sea-level crisis
At the Pacific Islands Forum, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reported that sea-surface temperatures in the south-west Pacific have…
SpaceX: Helium leak delays launch of Elon Musk-led SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn Mission
The launch of a SpaceX capsule carrying four private citizens for the mission ‘Polaris Dawn’, has been postponed…
Science-heavy Swiss VC firm Redalpine raises fresh $200M fund for early-stage investments
Many VC funds, especially recent vintages, have failed to return money to their investors. Swiss VC firm Redalpine…
SpaceX: Helium leak delays launch of SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn Mission
The launch of a SpaceX capsule carrying four private citizens for the mission ‘Polaris Dawn’, has been postponed…
These fintech companies are hiring, despite a rough market in 2024
The fintech segment, which saw massive growth during the pandemic and immediately after, has had a fairly rough…
Earthquake of 5.9 magnitude strikes Darwin
A strong earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale occurred in the Banda Sea, off the coast of…
British Colombia: British Colombia to lift campfire ban for coast and southeast soon
Campfire ban for British Colombia’s coast and southeast would soon be lifted by officials, due to prolonged wetter…
Beam Mobility secretly deployed ‘phantom’ e-scooters in Australia and NZ to dodge fees and boost profits
Shared e-scooter startup Beam Mobility has placed hundreds of extra “phantom” scooters on city streets in Australia and…
‘Barcelona or die.’ For Senegalese dreaming of Europe, the deadly Atlantic route is not a deterrent
THIAROYE-SUR-MER: Salamba Ndiaye was 22 when she first tried to get to Spain, dreaming of a career as…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he was ‘pressured’ by Joe Biden to pull Covid content
Meta Platforms Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg alleged that Facebook was “pressured” by the US government to…