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Twitter has removed 1,500 accounts following coordinated trolling campaign

Twitter became the target of a coordinated trolling campaign shortly after Elon Musk took over the company last week. Yoel Roth, the company’s head of safety and security, said that the organized effort was to make people think that Twitter has weakened its policies. Roth also said that the company was working on putting a… Continue reading Twitter has removed 1,500 accounts following coordinated trolling campaign

Microsoft now implies that it will support Call of Duty on PlayStation forever

Earlier this year, Sony PlayStation boss Jim Ryan said that Microsoft’s promise to support Call of Duty on PlayStation for three more years was “inadequate on many levels.” Now in comments to the gaming podcast SameBrain, Xbox chief Phil Spencer appears to have extended that timeframe to forever, or at least as long as PlayStation… Continue reading Microsoft now implies that it will support Call of Duty on PlayStation forever

SaaS unicorn Icertis secures $150m funding from Silicon Valley BankIt has raised the money through a revolving credit facility and convertible financi…

SaaS startup Icertis, which develops cloud-based software to help large companies manage contracts, has raised $150 million through a revolving credit facility and convertible financing from US-based Silicon Valley Bank, it announced on Monday. In a statement, Icertis said the funds will enable it to accelerate the application of transformational technologies like artificial intelligence, machine… Continue reading SaaS unicorn Icertis secures $150m funding from Silicon Valley BankIt has raised the money through a revolving credit facility and convertible financi…

Chinese fashion retailer Shein to open first physical store in Tokyo

Chinese fashion retailer Shein said on Tuesday it would open its first bricks-and-mortar store in Japan this month, in a break from the company’s online business model. Opening from Nov. 13 in Tokyo’s fashion district of Harajuku, it will be the company’s first permanent store, Shein said in a statement. The Chinese retailer operated pop-up… Continue reading Chinese fashion retailer Shein to open first physical store in Tokyo

China’s CIFI suspends offshore debt payments, kicks off restructuring process

Shanghai-based property developer CIFI Holdings said on Tuesday it has suspended payments on all of its offshore debt after it failed to reach an agreement with creditors to which it owes payments of $414 million. CIFI said in a filing it has engaged Haitong International Securities Company Limited as financial advisor and Linklaters as legal adviser to facilitate a restructuring of its $6.85 billion offshore debt, as it is likely to… Continue reading China’s CIFI suspends offshore debt payments, kicks off restructuring process

Google pauses enforcement of in-house payments system in India

Alphabet Inc’s Google is pausing its policy that requires app developers to use its Google Play billing system for buying digital goods and services in India, following a ruling by the country’s antitrust body. Google had previously set an extended deadline of Oct. 31 for developers in India to comply with its payments policy. The search engine giant should not restrict app developers from using third-party billing or payment processing… Continue reading Google pauses enforcement of in-house payments system in India

Asia Digest: Singapore, India set to introduce digital currencies

The Singapore government has partnered with DBS to create digital Singapore dollars, while India’s central bank has launched a pilot for digital rupees for the wholesale market. SG Govt, DBS launch digital currency DBS, in partnership with Open Government Products (OGP), a Singapore government initiative, is creating programmable digital Singapore dollars (DSGD). The banking behemoth… Continue reading Asia Digest: Singapore, India set to introduce digital currencies

Clean Technica: 100% Electric Vehicles = 13% Of New Vehicle Sales Globally!002348

Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 51% in September 2022 compared to September 2021, reaching a record 1,040,000 units. This is the first time ever the world reaches one million plugin vehicle registrations in a month. Despite the USA and Europe not reaching record months in September, China made up for it. China was also… Continue reading Clean Technica: 100% Electric Vehicles = 13% Of New Vehicle Sales Globally!002348

Dogecoin Surges in Value as Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter

Funny how that works. Up, Up & Away Dogecoin and related meme coins favored by Elon Musk have seen huge gains over the weekend after the mercurial entrepreneur added Twitter to his portfolio. Per analyses from the CryptoMarketCap firm, Dogecoin — you know, the only cryptocurrency Musk actually likes — has seen an appreciable 110… Continue reading Dogecoin Surges in Value as Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter