Chilean fintech Xepelin secures $230M in debt and equity from Kaszek, high-profile angels
www.techcrunch.com Chilean startup Xepelin, which has created a financial services platform for SMEs in Latin America, has secured $30 million in equity and $200 million in credit facilities. … Read More
EU slaps Amazon with a record $886 million fine over privacy violations
www.mashable.com Amazon’s $100 billion quarter has gotten a bit sour after the company got hit with a record, 746 million euro ($886 million) fine for violating the EU’s privacy rules. According to Amazon’s regulatory filing, the decision was made on July 16 by Luxembourg’s data protection authority CNPD, which claimed
How Does ATM Skimming Work?
www.techquickie.youtube.com ATM skimming is a sneaky way for miscreants to get their hands on your credit or bank card information. How does it work, and how can you stay safe?… Read More
Japanese Prime Minister extends state of emergency for Tokyo amid Olympic Games
www.cnn.com Japanese Prime Minister extends state of emergency for Tokyo amid Olympic Games… Read More
Why will WiFi always be SLOW??
www.techquickie.youtube.com Get an unrestricted 30-day free trial of FreshBooks at https://www.freshbooks.com/techquickie Why do we still use the slower 2.4 GHz wireless band? Thanks …… Read More
‘Daily Show’ Creates Great New Word To Describe House GOP Anger At Wearing Masks Again
www.huffpost.com House Republicans are fuming at the reimposed COVID-19 precaution and the Comedy Central show had some fun with it. … Read More
'Jungle Cruise' is an unexpected thrill ride with charm to spare
www.mashable.com “Everything you see wants to kill you — and can,” warns Dwayne Johnson’s Frank in Jungle Cruise. It’s a dire sentiment coming from the lovable steamboat captain, who stands in for generations of real Disney employees in this feature-length take on the iconic amusement park ride. And yet, it’s
Airtel Africa gets an extra $200M for its mobile money business from QIA
www.techcrunch.com Three months ago, Mastercard invested $100 million in Airtel Mobile Commerce BV (AMC BV) — the mobile money business of telecom Airtel Africa. This was two weeks after it also received $200 million from TPG’s Rise Fund. … Read More
Motorola Edge 20 Pro's got a periscope camera, 144Hz screen
www.mashable.com It’s been a while, but Motorola’s got new flagships. Three of them, in fact: the Motorola Edge 20 Pro, Motorola Edge 20, and Motorola Edge 20 Lite. They’re the first flagship devices the company launched since the Edge+, which launched in April last year. The star of the show
Jake Gyllenhaal’s Love Of ‘The Great British Baking Show’ And Prue Leith Is As Pure As The Show Itself
www.huffpost.com The “Brokeback Mountain” star says he is “mesmerized” by judge Prue. … Read More
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Hello ! I am Richard Y. Lim
Upon migration to Medina, the direction of the Qibla continued to be Jerusalem, although it was then physically impossible for one to also face the Ka’ba, as Medina is north of Makkah.
