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Finance

Sixth Street Gives Affirm a Big Boost

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Private credit and buy-now-pay-later firms are teaming up to cut banks out of the consumer finance supply chain.

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Technology

Klarna Proves it Can Win Even With High Interest Rates

Klarna, which is planning a US public debut as soon as early 2025, announced stellar first-half results for 2024.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft Gets Virtual (plus more from Square & Disney)

Roaming in VR, Video analysis of food service counters, and Gaze tracking displays

5 min read
Patent Drop

Nike Wants You to Take a Seat (plus more from Uber & Adobe)

Nike’s game chairs, Uber’s walking profiles & Adobe’s real-time content personalization

5 min read
Patent Drop

Disney Introduces Smart Toys (plus more from Microsoft & PayPal)

feat. Disney’s Fitbit for kids, Chat bots that mirror their users & AR Commerce3 new patent summaries this week from Disney, Microsoft and PayPal

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