Monthly Archives: October 2022

Holidu pockets $102M to keep growing its vacation rentals business in Europe

Munich-based software and services vacation rental startup, Holidu, has topped up its coffers with an oversubscribed €104 million (~$102M) Series E funding round of equity and debt, led by existing investor 83North, after seeing its year-over-year revenue grew 100% in 2021. The round saw a mix of other existing and new investors chipping in, including…

MaxAB, an Egyptian B2B e-commerce platform for food and grocery supplies, nabs $40M

Last year, MaxAB, the food and grocery B2B e-commerce and distribution platform serving a network of traditional retailers across Egypt and Morocco, raised its $55 million Series A in two tranches; the latter accompanied its acquisition of the Morocco-based and YC-backed WaysToCap. The moves signaled MaxAB’s ambition to dominate Egypt’s and North Africa’s B2B retail…

In Yubaba, ‘Spirited Away’ gave us the underrated queen of movie witches

One of the greatest ailments of childhood is being so utterly obsessed with a film, but being so utterly terrified of one of its main characters. Every rewatch is doused in abrasive anxiety building up to the character’s reveal, teeth-chattering fear when they finally appear, and long nights aimlessly reminding yourself that your favorite hero…

How ‘She-Hulk’ beat its toxic haters by making them the villains

The villain of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law isn’t some cosmic evil or criminal mastermind. Instead, it’s something far more sinister and far more real: a group of toxic, entitled men who call themselves Intelligencia and have devoted themselves to harassing and harming Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany), aka She-Hulk. Intelligencia’s misogynistic arguments — Jen doesn’t deserve…

Netflix’s ‘The School for Good and Evil’ rules but needs way more Rachel Bloom

Imagine never wanting to see your family again so much you’d welcome a demon kidnapping you off to a magical school. They’d have to be pretty damn awful people for a long time right? In Paul Feig’s spectacularly whimsical adaptation of Soman Chainani’s beloved YA fantasy series, The School for Good and Evil, those are…

Google Pixel Buds Pro get a great free audio upgrade that shows up AirPods Pro 2

Google has released a new update for the Pixel Buds Pro, which is adds a significant new feature: five-band equalizer adjustment. After the update, you’ll be able to tweak the balance of the sound easily, or you’ll be able to choose from six presets provided by Google (via NotebookCheck). To update, you’ll need the Pixel…

The pound slides after soaring food prices drive UK inflation back to a 40-year high of 10.1%

The pound slipped below $1.13 on Wednesday after UK inflation hit a 40-year high again. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) The British pound fell below $1.13 Wednesday after UK inflation hit 10.1% in September. Soaring food and housing costs helped drive inflation back to the 40-year high hit in July. The jump in inflation puts…