Monthly Archives: April, 2025

Meituan’s next decade: expands global footprint with focus on retail and AI

Meituan, China’s local services platform, is accelerating its global expansion with a renewed focus on grocery retail, international markets, and artificial intelligence, CEO Wang Xing announced in a recent internal meeting. The strategic shift comes as the company marks its 15th anniversary, aiming to diversify beyond its core food delivery and group-buying businesses...

Chinese AI startup Baichuan shifts focus to core business, shuts B2B financial services unit 

Chinese AI startup Baichuan has restructured its operations, stating that its strategic plan going forward is to focus on its core business areas. On March 3, the company dissolved its B2B financial services-focused To B team, with employees signing departure agreements the same day, according to Chinese media outlet 36Kr...

Con artists go on overdrive trying to hit Rick Ross concert sponsors

Gregory Wings, the founder of Blue Screen Entertainment, says he does not want sponsors getting scammed by people trying to use his name or the company’s name. Wings is one of the organisers of the upcoming Rick Ross concert taking place at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban...

MKP wants probe into aborted budget speech spending

Auditor-general Tsakani Maluleke’s office has confirmed receiving the uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s (MKP) request to probe budget speech spending. The budget speech, initially scheduled for February 21, was haphazardly postponed due to disagreements over a proposed two percentage point value-added tax increase from 15% to 17%. MKP MPs have argued that the abrupt postponement cost the

Overwatch 2 players want the health of all high-mobility heroes nerfed, but one in particular

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Kenyan women are embracing entrepreneurship at an extraordinary rate-Mastercard

Kenyan women are embracing entrepreneurship at an extraordinary rate, with nine in ten (93%) women considering starting or running their own business—far higher than the regional average of 51% who likely to consider themselves entrepreneurs across Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EEMEA). This ambition is particularly evident among Baby Boomers (93%) and Gen X

How to make homemade air spray with essential oils

Many commercial sprays contain artificial fragrances that can trigger allergies, headaches, or breathing problems. Thankfully you don’t need those to make your home smell amazing. You can create your own natural air spray using essential oils! We will walk you through how to make your own homemade air spray with essential oils...

US President Donald Trump cuts $8 million that was allegedly used to promote LGBTQI+ initiatives in Lesotho

Former U.S. President Donald Trump stirred debate during a recent address to Congress when he referenced U.S. aid to Lesotho, a small, landlocked country in Southern Africa. His comments, particularly about LGBTQI+ funding, raised eyebrows and drew mixed reactions. “Eight million dollars to promote LGBTQI+ initiatives in the African nation of Lesotho...

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