Ant’s global play is to be a payments aggregator and it now reaches 1B users

After trying for years to replicate the success of its QR code-enabled payments solution overseas, Ant Group seems to have finally found a path to scaling. Instead of going after end users, the Alibaba-affiliated fintech giant has been quietly forming partnerships with local payments providers in Asia. It’s built something akin to the Mastercard or…

‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ review: The parody king makes fun of musical biopics and much more

There’s only one way to properly make a biopic of the life of Al Yankovic, and that’s to get weird with it. That’s precisely what director Eric Appel did, co-writing Weird: The Al Yankovic Story with the king of polka parody himself. Together, they decided truth isn’t what people want in a musical biopic. They…

Watch discounted flights land in your inbox with this 2-pack of Dollar Flight Club lifetime subscriptions

TL;DR: As of Nov. 4, you can get the Dollar Flight Club Premium Plus+ Plan Lifetime Subscription (2-Pack) for just $149.99 instead of $3,380 — that’s a 95% discount. With the price of gas so high, airline tickets are getting expensive. Thankfully, there’s a way to save on flights so you don’t have to cancel…