Dipanjan ‘DJ’ Deb, co founder and CEO of Francisco Partners Francisco Partners Insider’s Banker of the Week series appears in our weekday newsletter, 10 Things on Wall Street. This week we’re featuring Dipanjan “DJ” Deb, the cofounder and chief executive of Francisco Partners. The private-equity firm just raised about $17 billion in capital through two…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) outside of the U.S. Capitol on July 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized Justice Alito’s recent remarks as “politicized” in a tweet. Alito had joked about global leaders’ shock at the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Ocasio-Cortez said SCOTUS is in a “legitimacy crisis” and…
Twitter’s $3 subscription now costs $5 a month. The social network has sent out an email notifying existing subscribers that Twitter Blue has raised its prices for new members, but as early adopters, the monthly amount they’re paying will remain the same until October. In the email posted by social media consultant Matt Navarra and…
Instagram users have been less than pleased with recent changes to the platform, with high-profile celebrities such as Kim Kardashian sharing the message “Make Instagram Instagram Again.” Now, it seems that Instagram is listening to the outcries, and has begun to revert some of the new features. Firstly, the experimental version of the app that…
Today’s drones are extremely capable fliers with better cameras than ever before, so, it’s an excellent time to consider one. Whether you’re a seasoned flyer or are just getting to grips with snapping photos and videos from lofty heights, there are tons of excellent options to choose from. Drone flying in the UK and US:…
Casio has reimagined its classic 2100 G-Shock design by building a full metal version for the first time. The G-Shock GM-B2100 will be available from August in the UK and come in three metal colourways: silver, black and rose gold. Casio has also teamed with Dragon’s Den star, Steven Bartlett, as the new lineup’s brand…
Motorola is due to launch two new phones at a launch event next week, with both the new Razr 2022 and the Edge 30 Ultra (or X30 Pro) being debuted at the same time. While a lot of the details have been rumoured and leaked for a good few months already, now they’ve both also…
Google’s next flagship smartphones aren’t expected for a little while yet, although we know they’re coming thanks to Google confirming as much at I/O this year. We are rounding up what we want to see from the successors to the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, along with what any rumours and announcements have suggested….
Qualcomm and Samsung have announced an extension and expansion of their partnership, which will see expanded use of Snapdragon hardware in Samsung Galaxy devices. Sitting at the core of this agreement is licensing of 3G, 4G, 5G and 6G patents, but it goes a lot further, suggesting that Samsung’s next-generation of flagship devices will be…
Dicebreaker Recommends is a series of monthly board game, RPG and other tabletop recommendations from our friends at our sibling site, Dicebreaker. This month, the team go on the hunt in one of the best video game board games around – Bloodborne: The Card Game. The Soulsborne series has had a mixed showing on the…