Cash, Mules and Paid Protests: How a Fraudster Seized an Ethnic Enclave
The war in Ukraine is intensifying longstanding frictions in a region of Moldova called Gagauzia. A Moldovan convicted of plundering his country’s central bank sees an opportunity.Read More
A Day Care Death and the Dilemma Over How to Crack Down on Drugs
Fentanyl use is increasingly out in the open, and increasingly fatal. But New Yorkers are divided over what to do: decriminalize it or make more arrests.Read More
Blasting Bullhorns and Water Cannons, Chinese Ships Wall Off the Sea
The world’s most brazen maritime militarization is gaining muscle in waters through which one-third of global ocean trade passes.Read More
The Hedge Fund That Made a Killing Betting Against Lina Khan
Pentwater Capital predicted that FTC efforts to block big deals would fail.Read More
America’s Billionaires Love Japanese Stocks. Why Don’t the Japanese?
Japan’s government is on a mission to get the country’s cash-hoarding households to invest more.Read More
Flapmax Announces 12 Company Cohort Selected for FAST Accelerator in Africa
Flapmax, the data and AI tech firm, has revealed the twelve companies selected for the second cohort of its Microsoft-backed ‘FAST Accelerator’. Created in partnership with Microsoft to help strengthen and scale the digital ecosystem in Africa, the FAST Accelerator recently concluded a two-week-long online boot camp. After the boot camp saw over 60 tech […]
Service Providers in Australia Incorporating AI into Customer Experience Strategies; Reveals ISG
A growing number of service providers in Australia and elsewhere are incorporating AI into their customer experience (CX) strategies, explains global technology research and advisory firm, Information Services Group (ISG), in its latest report. The 2023 ISG Provider Lens Customer Experience Services report for Australia also found that the rise of remote work and other […]
Should I Take a $44,000 Lump Sum or Keep a $423 Monthly Pension?
A reporter crunches the numbers after getting a lump-sum offer from a former employer.Read More
