Chat app Line to raise $1.33BN via convertible bonds to double down on financial services

Move over stickers and games: Japanese messaging app firm Line has announced it’s raising around 148.1 billion yen ($1.33BN) through convertible bonds to fund aggressive expansion into the financial services business, Reuters reports.  Line said it plans to spend most of the money on promoting its […]

Desio, parcheggi per disabili con disco orario. Il Comune: “Troppi abusi”

I parcheggi riservati ai disabili in centro diventano a disco orario, con una sosta massima di due ore, per garantire la rotazione e fare in modo che un maggior numero di persone possa usufruirne: la decisione presa dall’amministrazione comunale a guida Pd di Desio (in […]

From ‘Maniac’ to ‘The First,’ the 15 New Fall TV Shows We’re Most Excited About

Not all that long ago, September brought with it a year’s worth of small-screen novelty. Broadcast networks would refresh their lineups, the vast majority of which would run out their various shows’ 22-episode orders, and then the reruns would begin. Other than a few midseason […]

Munich Re buys IoT middleware startup, relayr, in deal worth $300M

Berlin based Internet of Things (IoT) startup relayr, whose middleware platform is geared towards helping industrial companies unlock data insights from their existing machinery and production line kit by linking Internet connected sensors and edge devices to platform controls, has been acquired by insurance group […]