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Deel is on an acquisition march. On Tuesday, the HR startup announced it is acquiring African-based payroll and HR software and services company PaySpace in a deal that marks its largest acquisition to date. The move comes less than one week after Deel announced it had picked up Munich-based Zavvy, an AI-based “people development” startup building tools for personalized career progression, training and performance management. Financial terms of the PaySpace acquisition were not disclosed.  Johannesburg-based PaySpace…

There are a number of exciting franchise titles currently scheduled to arrive in theaters this summer, and one of those titles is Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah's Bad Boys 4. One of the big differences between the Will Smith/Martin Lawrence sequel and other big titles on the slate, however, is that while most of the summer 2024 blockbusters (like Wes Ball's Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes and George Miller's Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga) have spent recent months in post-production, the upcoming sequel to Bad Boys For Life…

Before the age of cancel culture and celebrity apology videos characterized by neutral-toned clothing, pristine backgrounds, and an introductory deep breath, A-listers didn't pay much attention to their comments, often letting their impulsive behavior mandate what words came out of their mouths.Although many of the following offensive remarks were forgotten over time, they're still on the Internet, and people can judge for themselves whether the artist who made them intended harm or not.Below, Bored Panda presents a…

The cranial remains of Vittrup Man, who ended up in a bog after his skull had been crushed by at least eight heavy blows. Photo: Stephen Freiheit. Credit: Fischer et al., 2024, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Vittrup Man was born along the Scandinavian coast before moving to Denmark, where he was later sacrificed, according to a study published in PLOS ONE by Anders Fischer of the University of…

Exoprimal launched at an interesting time, to say the least. Hitting in a surprisingly packed summer window, just after the release of a Capcom giant in Street Fighter 6, it’s been quite the curiosity to follow. To be up-front, I dig Exoprimal. Blasting apart hordes of dinosaurs with giant mech suits is already a good pitch on paper, and I spent a fair share of time carving through waves of prehistoric predators with my pals. While it takes some time to show its hand, there are some phenomenal moments and fights,…

NPCI, the operator of the UPI service and other payment processing infrastructure, disclosed that in 2023, the total transactions facilitated by UPI amounted to 117.6 billion, in which it processed payments totalling Rs 182 lakh crore…

Pine Island glacier is one of the fastest flowing outlets of ice from the west Antarctic ice sheet, draining an area three-quarters the size of the UK. In recent decades, the glacier has been retreating rapidly and losing ice, contributing more to global sea level rise than any other Antarctic glacier.The speed of the glacier's retreat and the rate that is has been losing ice has led to concerns about how stable the region is. Model results show that this region of west Antarctica could collapse in the future. If it…

It can be said that 2023’s days are numbered, as we have just a little over two weeks until we ring in the new year, but the ever-active world of Stephen King isn’t falling asleep as we creep closer to the holiday season, and there’s still plenty to discuss in this week’s The King Beat.In this seventeenth edition of the column, there is a lot to celebrate: Stephen King’s latest book has won the Best Horror prize from the GoodReads Choice Awards, John Carpenter’s Christine has turned 40, and I reflect on the King…

Actor Idris Elba, best known for his roles in `Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom`, `The Suicide Squad` and the popular British crime-thriller show `Luther`, has recently spoken on the prospects of doing a second `Luther` film after `Luther: The Fallen Sun`, telling people to keep their fingers crossed. According to The Sun, the actor said that while he loves the character and is very happy about how well the movie performed, he`d like to give it some breathing room before making another one so while he is excited for where…

Tata Motors announced that the company’s entry-level hatchback, the Tata Tiago, has crossed 500,000 unit sales since its launch in India. Tata celebrated the milestone with a special event at the Sanand facility in Gujarat where the Tiago is produced. Our of the 5 lakh units, the last 100,000 units were sold in just 15 months – this shows that despite the lull in the hatchback segment, the Tiago is not affected. Also read: 10 DC Design cars & how they look in the REAL world: Maruti Swift to Mahindra XUV500 Tata…