Ex-Ola and PayU exec’s fintech firm bags $18.5m seed money from Lightspeed, Accel
Part of the fresh capital will be used to build the team and bolster its market and customer acquisition efforts.
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Pence to target Biden on terrorism, hostages in VP debate
Mike Pence’s guest list for Wednesday’s vice presidential debate in Salt Lake City will include the parents of murdered ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller, two senior administration officials with direct knowledge tell Axios.Why it matters: The decision sheds light o…
Money laundering probe: five policemen detained
KUALA LUMPUR: The police has confirmed that five policemen have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in a money laundering syndicate related to local celebrities.Without revealing any details, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani confirmed the matter when contacted by Bernama tonight.He said that those detained consisted of three officers…
Silicon Valley reportedly pouring money into Biden coffer — not so much for Trump
Employees at the six largest Silicon Valley tech firms have donated nearly $5 million to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden while dishing out a paltry $239,000 to President Trump, according to a report on Tuesday. Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Oracle employees have contributed $4,787,752 to the former vice president and just $239,527 to…
Married accountant ‘blew £68,000 of company’s money on top British porn star’
Mohammed Asif Khan admitted he spent company funds from North of England Coachworks Ltd to pay for four prostitutes, but denied fraud, claiming the spending was ‘perks of the job’
Two iPhone jailbreaks can be used to hack the T2 security chip on newer Macs
The T2 is the successor to Apple’s T1 security chip, which served as a gatekeeper to certain functions. The T2 chip, introduced in 2018, added more functionality and was supposed to be an even more robust security solution.
Review: Few far-right cases in German security agencies
Germany’s top security official says a review has produced no evidence of structural far-right extremism in the country’s security forces and only “a small number of confirmed cases.”
NordVPN unleashes colocated servers for greater security
NordVPN’s Finnish data center gets the upgrade first.
‘More rights and more humanity’: Italy overhauls anti-immigration security decree
An update to the anti-migrant “security decree” introduced by former interior minister Matteo Salvini reinstates humanitarian protection for migrants and toughens punishments for violent and mafia-related crime.
Budget focuses on farm worker shortage, water security and new farm equipment
Billions of dollars for water infrastructure, and an extended instant asset write-off to help rural Australia lead the country out of the COVID-19 recession feature in the Federal Budget.