Month: February 2021
India’s BharatPe valued at $900 million in new $108 million fundraise
India may soon have another fintech unicorn. BharatPe said on Thursday it has raised $108 million in a financing round that valued the New Delhi-based financial services startup at $900 million. Coatue Management led the three-year-old startup’s Series D round. Other six existing institutional investors — Ribbit Capital, Insight Partners, Steadview…
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Study finds Indians comfortable with using multiple messaging apps Logos of messaging apps
Just as there is a backlash over WhatsApp’s new privacy policy, and a simultaneous debate over which messaging app can replace it, it has emerged in a study that a new trend of using multiple apps for chatting and sharing is picking up in India. “Users have figured out a…
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The Mandalorian star Pedro Pascal will play Joel in HBO’s The Last of Us TV show
Pedro Pascal, who you might recognize as The Mandalorian himself, has been cast as Joel in HBO’s TV adaptation of The Last of Us, as first reported by Deadline. The casting was confirmed shortly after by The Last of Us creative director (and an executive producer and writer for the…
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Star Wars severs ties with The Mandalorian star Gina Carano
Disney has severed ties with Gina Carano, who played Cara Dune on The Mandalorian, the company announced on Wednesday evening. “Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future,” a Lucasfilm spokesperson told The Verge. Carano has recently come…
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After Twitter, Facebook is looking to clone Clubhouse einige Apps, darunter Instagram und Clubhouse
When the invitation-only audio chat platform Clubhouse arrived in 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic was at its peak and work-from-home was the norm. The app continues to make news as its valuation hit $1 billion last month, with people talking about the security related aspects of this young social media app. …
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Telstra knocks AU$40 off its NBN 250 plan – get super-fast internet for just AU$100 Indiana Jones with golden idol
Hot on the heels of Aussie Broadband discounting its fastest NBN plans, Telstra has come to the table with a very similar offer. Telstra is now serving up its premium NBN 250 plan for AU$100 a month, making it the same price you’ll pay for the telco’s NBN 100 plan…
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