Disney now matches Netflix’s subscriber numbers across its combined services

Disney+ has welcomed 12.1 million new subscribers for the company’s fourth fiscal quarter ending on October 1st, and according to Yahoo Finance, that’s 3 million more than analyst estimates. In all, Walt Disney added 14.6 million subscriptions for Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+, bringing its total number of streaming subscribers so far to around 236 million….

Kuda takes digital banking play to the U.K. with its remittance product

Kuda, the London-based and Nigerian-operating startup taking on incumbents in the country with a mobile-first and personalized set of banking services, is expanding to the U.K. by offering a remittance product to Nigerians in the diaspora.  The digital bank has seen some success since launching in Nigeria in 2019. Kuda claims to have up to…

Sweden’s EQT Ventures closes a its third fund at €1.1B to double down on European and early-stage startups

Startups might be in a funding midwinter, but the ray of sun shining on some VCs speaks of a different trend. EQT Ventures, the venture fund arm of Sweden’s investment giant EQT making early-stage bets on startups primarily in Europe, has closed its latest fund and filled its coffers with 1 billion euros (and $1.1…

Donald Trump makes election night about himself as Republicans underperform

Former President Donald Trump speaks during the America First Agenda Summit, at the Marriott Marquis hotel July 26, 2022 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Donald Trump blasted out a “poll” Tuesday night asking supporters whether he should run for president. Answer “yes,” and you’re taken to a donation form. Money contributed goes to Trump’s…