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The Mavericks won a game with 14 lead changes.
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Mark Davis: 'Nothing wrong' with Aces sponsorship that sparked WNBA probe, points to Caitlin Clark shoe deal
Davis wants to know why there's a problem with $100K sponsorships for Aces players while Caitlin Clark reportedly has an 8-figure deal with Nike.
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Although British Airways credit card has plenty of solid perks, maximizing the card's value can be tricky.
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Mercedes-AMG PureSpeed roadster concept is the first Mythos exclusive
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Some Fed officials willing to raise rates if needed: Meeting minutes
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Linktree surpasses 50M users, rolls out its social commerce program to more creators
Link-in-bio startup Linktree said on Wednesday that it has surpassed 50 million users. The company has been growing consistently, adding nearly 10 million users (or Linkers, as Linktree calls them) in the span of just five months: In December, the company told TechCrunch that it had 41 million users, and it reported over 47 million users this March. Linktree is considered one of the top link-in-bio tools on the market, with its rivals owning a significantly smaller portion of the pie: competitor Later has around 7 million users, whereas Beacons has more than 2 million.
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Immigrant banking platform Majority secures $20M following 3x revenue growth
The increase of immigrants to the United States — some 50 million total foreign-born people live in the U.S. now, according to immigration think tank Center for Immigration Studies — presents an opportunity for startups to tailor financial services to this population. Magnus Larsson, himself an immigrant from Sweden, ran into similar problems and created Miami-based Majority in 2019 to address them. For a $5.99 per month membership fee, migrants can open a bank account and get a debit card, community discounts, fee-free international money transfers and discounted international calling.
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Paytm warns of job cuts as losses swell after RBI clampdown
Indian digital payments platform Paytm warned of job cuts on Wednesday after reporting that its net loss widened in the fourth quarter as it grapples with a recent regulatory clampdown. One97 Communications, Paytm's parent, said it expects to cut employee expenses and pare down its annual staff costs by $48 million to $60 million. India's central bank in February banned the company's banking partner and sister company, Paytm Payments Bank, from conducting banking activity from March.
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Uber's and Lyft's ride-hailing deal with Minnesota comes at a cost
Uber and Lyft drivers in Minnesota will see higher pay thanks to a deal between the state and the country's two largest ride-hailing companies. The upshot: a new law that gives some protections to drivers while placing limits on state government. The bill, which Governor Tim Walz has supported publicly and is expected to sign, stipulates that starting January 1, 2025, drivers will be entitled to earn at least $1.28 per mile and $0.31 per minute.
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