Alan, the French insurance unicorn, just signed a multi-faceted deal with Belfius, one the largest banks in Belgium, that includes a distribution partnership along with a significant financial investment in the startup. Belfius is leading Alan’s Series F funding round of €173 million (around $ 193 million at current exchange rates). Some of Alan’s existing […]
Apple reaches its first contract agreement with a US retail union
Two years ago, workers at an Apple Store in Towson, Maryland were the first to establish a formally recognized union at an Apple retail store in the United States. Now they’re the first to reach a tentative contract agreement. According to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ Coalition of Organized Retail Employees, which […]
Byeon Woo Seok’s Airport Security Debacle Reaches The National Assembly
Actor Byeon Woo Seok’s airport security controversy has reached the National Assembly. Byeon Woo Seok | @byeonwooseok/Instagram On July 17, KST, the National Assembly’s Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee held a meeting with the President of Incheon International Airport Corporation, Lee Hak Jae, where he was grilled about the recent controversy regarding Byeon Woo Seok’s […]
Ex Brighton Coach Roberto De Zerbi Reaches Agreement With Marseille
File image of Roberto De Zerbi.© X (Twitter) Former Brighton coach Roberto De Zerbi has an agreement in principle with Marseille to become their new boss, the French club announced on Monday. Italian De Zerbi left the English outfit at the end of the season having guided them to 11th place in his second campaign […]
South Korea’s Dating Abuse Crime Rate Reaches Peak In 2024
A shocking SBS news report revealed that the dating abuse crime rate in South Korea peaked in 2024. Dating abuse, also known as dating violence, is defined to be “when someone a person is seeing romantically harms them in some way, whether it is physically, sexually, emotionally, or all three” by the U.S. Office on Women’s […]