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More than half of contactless payments in Irish retail made with a mobile phone or watch
Conor Pope
Contactless payments now dominate the Irish retail and restaurant landscape with more than 1.5 billion such transactions worth in excess of 25 billion recorded last year, according to new figures rel ...[Continue Reading]
The Irish Times
2 days ago
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The White Lotus, the Manosphere, and a World Without Women
Ryu Spaeth
Saxon Ratliff, the protein-shakeblending, muscle-bound bro at the center of the latest season of The White Lotus, is the man of our moment. Played with impish glee by Patrick Schwarzenegger, Saxon is ...[Continue Reading]
New York Magazine
1 day ago
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Forbes 39th Annual Worlds Billionaires List: More Than 3,000 Worth $16 Trillion
Chase Peterson-Withorn, Forbes Staff, Chase Peterson-Withorn, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/
The worlds billionaires have always been rich and powerfulbut never more than now. Thats particularly true in the United States, where Donald Trump was sworn in (again) as Americas billionaire-in-chi ...[Continue Reading]
Forbes
1 day ago
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New Billionaires 2025: Schwarzenegger, Seinfeld, Springsteen And 285 Others Join The Ranks This Year
Genna Contino, Forbes Staff, Genna Contino, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/gennacontino/
Despite choppy markets, a record 3,028 entrepreneurs, investors and heirs made Forbes 2025 Worlds Billionaires list, including 288 newcomers (up from 265 in 2024). These billionaire rookies, includin ...[Continue Reading]
Forbes
1 day ago
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EU 'ready to retaliate' to Trump tariffs, says commission president
Luke Cooper
The European Union is open to negotiate looming trade tariffs with the United States Trump administration but is willing to retaliate with strong countermeasures if required, European Commission Pres ...[Continue Reading]
ABC News (AU)
1 day ago
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Dont Let Governments Break Encryption
Jessica Dickinson Goodman
The governments of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe are aligning with China and Russia in their efforts to undermine the encryption tools that millions of internet users depend on. I ...[Continue Reading]
Project Syndicate
1 day ago