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Latin America Roundup: Uber acquires Cornershop, Softbank invests in Buser and Olist

Brazil continued to churn out unicorns this month, with Curitiba-based Ebanx becoming the first startup from the southern part of the country to top a $1 billion valuation. U.S.-based FTV Capital provided the investment but did not disclose the amount investe…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

NASDAQ

Facebook reports Q3 revenue of $17.7B, up 29% YoY; DAUs rose 9% YoY to 1.62B as MAUs rose 8% YoY to 2.45B; headcount increased 28% YoY to 43,030 (Facebook)

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Palestine

U.S., Gulf Nations Sanction Iranian Financing Network Over Hezbollah Support

Flag in front of Iran’s Foreign Ministry building in Tehran(Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters) The U.S. and six Gulf nations on Wednesday slapped sanctions on businesses and individuals who have expressed support for Iran’s military and the Tehran-backed terrorist g…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Fortnite

‘Apex Legends’ adds two-player teams on November 5th

Apex Legends players won't have to choose between full three-player squads or (when it's an option) going solo, at least for a while. Respawn is adding a "limited time" duos mode to the battle royale game starting on November 5th. Other details aren't forthco…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

NSA

National Storage (NSA) Q3 FFO and Revenues Surpass Estimates

National Storage (NSA) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.40 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.39 per share. This compares to FFO of $0.36 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. Th…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Water Scarcity

Climate change driving African instability, says internal Defence Department analysis

Climate change is expected to play havoc with already fragile African countries, prompting more calls for help from the Canadian military, warns an internal Defence Department analysis. The Earth's warming climate will contribute to growing instability and i…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Refugees

Poverty, not war trauma, harms cognition in child refugees

Poverty, not war-related trauma, drives cognitive deficits in child refugees displaced by conflict, according to a new study of adolescents affected by the crisis in Syria. While somewhat unexpected, given the high levels of war exposure in Syrian refugees, …

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son draws sparse audience at Saudi Arabia’s ‘Davos in the desert’ after WeWork controversy

Almost no one attended a panel that included Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank Corp, at Saudi Arabia's Future Investment Initiative conference Wednesday, Bloomberg reported.Son's chilly reception at the conference likely reflects declining inter…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Privacy Concerns

Amazon Echo review (2019): Low-priced, but not low-end

While the Echo lacks the smart hub features from the Pro model, I didn't miss them much. Previously, the biggest benefit with the more expensive model was better audio quality, but now that they sound the same, the Pro is even harder to recommend. I didn't fi…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Hiroshima

Pope Francis to meet victims of Japan’s 2011 ‘triple disaster’

Tokyo, Japan, Oct 30, 2019 / 01:02 pm (CNA).- Pope Francis three-day visit to Japan in November will include a meeting with people affected by the countrys triple disaster, when a major earthquake and subsequent tsunami on March 11, 2011 triggered a meltdown …

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Latin America Roundup: Uber acquires Cornershop, Softbank invests in Buser and Olist

Facebook reports Q3 revenue of $17.7B, up 29% YoY; DAUs rose 9% YoY to 1.62B as MAUs rose 8% YoY to 2.45B; headcount increased 28% YoY to 43,030 (Facebook)

U.S., Gulf Nations Sanction Iranian Financing Network Over Hezbollah Support

‘Apex Legends’ adds two-player teams on November 5th

National Storage (NSA) Q3 FFO and Revenues Surpass Estimates

Climate change driving African instability, says internal Defence Department analysis

Poverty, not war trauma, harms cognition in child refugees

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son draws sparse audience at Saudi Arabia’s ‘Davos in the desert’ after WeWork controversy

Amazon Echo review (2019): Low-priced, but not low-end

Pope Francis to meet victims of Japan’s 2011 ‘triple disaster’

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