Monday, July 31, 2023

How to check CIBIL score in Google Pay

Google Pay, a popular Unified Payments Interface (UPI) app in India, has a feature to access credit reports or CIBIL scores. A CIBIL score is a three-digit number between 300 and 900 that determines the user's creditworthiness through their payment history and credit accounts. Google Pay helps improve the credit score by providing users with suggestions to increase it. https://ift.tt/NCFwRv4

Source: Shenzhen-based Luxshare has won favor and increased business with Apple by being prepared to test "crazy" ideas and is the sole maker of the Vision Pro (Qianer Liu/Financial Times)

Qianer Liu / Financial Times:
Source: Shenzhen-based Luxshare has won favor and increased business with Apple by being prepared to test “crazy” ideas and is the sole maker of the Vision Pro  —  Chinese contract manufacturer is sole assembler of Vision Pro mixed-reality headset



Sunday, July 30, 2023

A look at nine under-the-radar lobbying firms helping influence US crypto legislation in 2023 on behalf of Binance, Crypto.com, Coinbase, and others (Kari McMahon/The Block)

Kari McMahon / The Block:
A look at nine under-the-radar lobbying firms helping influence US crypto legislation in 2023 on behalf of Binance, Crypto.com, Coinbase, and others  —  - Crypto companies are looking for a seat at the table in Washington as scrutiny on the industry intensifies this year.



An in-depth look at a January strike at Amazon's BHX4 Coventry warehouse, a carefully planned and legal effort, the likes of which Amazon UK had never faced (Jack Shenker/The Guardian)

Jack Shenker / The Guardian:
An in-depth look at a January strike at Amazon's BHX4 Coventry warehouse, a carefully planned and legal effort, the likes of which Amazon UK had never faced  —  When staff in Coventry downed tools, they kickstarted a David v Goliath battle against one of the most powerful companies on Earth.



Study: just 2% of Spotify "super listeners" drive over 18% of monthly streams on average for an artist, with the number rising to 30% for the biggest artists (Murray Stassen/Music Business Worldwide)

Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
Study: just 2% of Spotify “super listeners” drive over 18% of monthly streams on average for an artist, with the number rising to 30% for the biggest artists  —  MBW's Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of the global music industry.



A deep dive into Apple's plans for the new iPhones and Watches coming this fall, including iPhone 15 Pro with 1.5mm bezels, a step towards a borderless iPhone (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
A deep dive into Apple's plans for the new iPhones and Watches coming this fall, including iPhone 15 Pro with 1.5mm bezels, a step towards a borderless iPhone  —  Apple is just weeks away from introducing the iPhone 15 and next-generation watches.  The new lineup will mark another stepping stone toward …



Russian cryptocurrency payment network A7 expands to Africa, as Moscow builds an alternative payments system amid western sanctions after its Ukraine invasion (Financial Times)

Financial Times : Russian cryptocurrency payment network A7 expands to Africa, as Moscow builds an alternative payments system amid weste...