Month: September 2021
Musical instrument company Roli files for administration, will relaunch as Luminary
Roli, the modular musical instrument business backed by Pharrell Williams and Grimes, has entered administration in the UK, the company has confirmed. It will now relaunch as Luminary, with an emphasis on beginning rather than professional musicians, the company said. Luminary will be led by Roli founder and CEO Roland…
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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 among the leading players. This year we have covered BNPL…
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For 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 in management fees — and sometimes both. Still, a growing…
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6 new streaming movies and TV shows you can watch in Australia this weekend What We Do In The Shadows: Season 3
With so many shows and movies to choose from on Australia’s major streaming services, it can often be difficult to find the best new stuff to entertain yourself with each end of week. In an effort to make things easier, we’ve hand-picked the best new shows and movies to watch…
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Google seeks to raise the bar on its Wear OS 3 – also sets a timeline Wear OS
Barely a month-and-a-half after announcing that a new unified smartwatch platform called the Wear OS 3.0 was arriving, Google has taken steps to ensure that apps that running on its operating system provides a user experience that customers can rave about. The Fossil Gen 6 smartwatch could be the first…
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Vivo X70 Pro Specs, colour options found on TENAA listings Vivo X70 Pro Plus leaked image from Google Play Console
Chinese phone maker Vivo is all set to launch its latest Android-based flagship series the Vivo X70 on September 9 in China. And true to form, there have been enough of leaks to ensure that that there would be no surprises about the product range. The latest in the series…
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