Monthly Archives: September 2022

Mesh Payments closes on $60M as demand for its corporate spend offering surges

Financial management startup Mesh Payments has landed $60 million in new funding, 10 months after its last raise. Founded in Israel and now with headquarters in New York, Mesh Payments is one of a growing group of startups focused on helping companies manage their spend through automation. It’s a hot and crowded space that includes…

‘What’s Love Got to Do With It?’ trailer is a cross-cultural romance examining love today

Shekhar Kapur, the director behind Elizabeth, is back with a cross-cultural, heartwarming rom-com. The upcoming What’s Love Got to Do With It? spans from London to Lahore, with its leads Lily James and Shazad Latif examining what true love really means. In the film, James plays a documentary filmmaker and seasoned dating-app user, who is…

Stop juggling devices on one power cable and get this 3-in-1 charger

TL;DR: As of September 7, you can get the Three-in-One Foldable Magnetic Wireless Charger for just $43.99 instead of $59.99 — that’s a 26% discount. How many devices do you leave home with regularly? Whether driving to school or work, you might have your smartphone, smartwatch, and wireless earbuds, among other devices. If that’s the…

The white Xbox Elite controller is real and its new price tag is the best thing about it

Xbox’s new Elite controller might just be the one for you, especially if you’ve been waiting on a more affordable option. The Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 is getting a new ‘Core Edition’ which comes in a slick white finish – a stark difference to the original’s solid black. And unlike the launch edition,…

Kim Kardashian is launching a PE firm with the former Carlyle partner that invested in Supreme and Beats by Dre

Kim Kardashian attends the New York City KKW Beauty launch at ULTA Beauty in 2019. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for ULTA Beauty / KKW Beauty Kim Kardashian is co-launching a private-equity firm with a former Carlyle Group partner, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.  SKYY Partners will focus on making both controlling and minority investments in…

China’s yuan continues to fall against the dollar despite Beijing’s aggressive steps to prop up the currency

Yuan on a map of Europe, Middle East and North Africa Oleg Elkov/Gety Images China’s yuan is nearing a key psychological milestone of seven per dollar even as Beijing imposes a strict reference rate for the currency.  The yuan extended losses against the greenback Wednesday, facing headwinds like a hawkish US Fed as well and…

US stocks trade mixed ahead of Fed’s economic report while investors eye more big rate hikes

Spencer Platt/Getty Images US stocks opened mixed on Wednesday with the Nasdaq up after seven consecutive declines.  The Federal Reserve will release its beige book report in the afternoon, ahead of the next FOMC meeting later this month.  A Wednesday Wall Street Journal article suggested that another 75-basis-point rate hike could hit in September. US stocks…

Elon Musk takes another loss in Twitter battle as his request to delay trial is denied — but judge says he can add whistleblower allegations to his suit

Alex Kantrowitz A Judge granted Elon Musk’s request to include a whistleblower’s claims in his Twitter lawsuit. The judge also denied Musk’s legal team’s request to delay the October trial. Last month, Twitter’s former head of cybersecurity came forward with wide-ranging allegations. A Delaware judge on Wednesday ruled that Elon Musk’s legal team can amend…