Posts by Nathan Pine
Florida Is the New Ground Zero for Both Political Parties’ Civil Wars
Florida, you might have heard, is no longer a swing state. Since Ron DeSantis became governor, Republicans have gained nearly two million registered voters on Democrats in the Sunshine State. It is an astonishing change in partisanship for the state that famously decided the 2000 presidential election by 537 votes. The outcome of the statewide…
Read MoreSingapore, India accounting bodies take ‘stepping stone’ towards mutual recognition of qualifications
They also sign a letter of cooperation setting out a framework for a proposed Global AI Fluency Initiative [SINGAPORE] Singapore’s accounting body and its Indian counterpart are taking a step towards fuller mutual recognition of their professional qualifications, in a move that could make it significantly faster for Indian chartered accountants to obtain the Singapore…
Read More‘Adult Supervision’ Sells To WB Discovery, More Before Fantastic Fest
EXCLUSIVE: Heretic has closed multiple international sales on Alex Schulman’s Adult Supervision ahead of its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin, where it will screen in the Next Wave Competition. The film has sold to Fandango for Italy, Palace Films for Australia and New Zealand, Vertigo Releasing for Hungary, CinemArt for the Czech Republic…
Read MoreThousands of dips recalled as FDA issues most severe risk warning
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated a recall of popular dips issued by Whole Foods earlier this month to its highest risk level, “Class I,” warning that consuming the items could cause “serious adverse health consequences or death.” The now-upgraded recall involves products containing jalapeños sourced from Coast Citrus Distributors, a wholesale fresh…
Read MoreRogan Productions Opens South Africa Office & Tweaks Management Set Up
EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off producing Channel 4’s Free Nelson Mandela, Rogan Productions has opened an office in South Africa. The new unit, Rogan South Africa, will be a production base in Johannesburg with close links to Cape Town. This marks the first permanent international expansion for the 13-year-old London-based company. At the same time, Rogan is…
Read MoreDBS expects tokenised finance investment to catch up with traditional payments, custody in 2-3 years
Lender sees digital assets moving beyond experimentation, even as cryptocurrency prices remain under pressure [SINGAPORE] DBS expects its investment in tokenised finance to catch up with – and potentially overtake – spending on traditional payments and custody within the next two to three years. This is as the lender positions itself for what it sees…
Read MoreDayOne seeks loan to fund Hong Kong data centre ahead of US IPO
This comes amid efforts to raise funds to expand its global footprint as demand for AI capacity surges Published Fri, Aug 21, 2026 · 02:18 PM [HONG KONG] DayOne Data Centers is seeking a HK$1.86 billion (US$237 million) loan, according to people familiar with the matter, adding to the company’s recent borrowing spree ahead of…
Read MoreMore products, more risks? South Korea’s ETF experience offers lessons for Singapore’s retail fund push
MAS in July had proposed a more flexible framework that could allow retail investors to access new fund types [SINGAPORE] Singapore’s push to broaden the range of investment products for retail investors could deepen markets, but South Korea’s recent experience with leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) highlights the risks that Singapore will have to manage, observers…
Read MoreMore products, more risks? South Korea’s leveraged ETF crisis has lessons for S’pore’s retail fund push
MAS in July had proposed a more flexible framework that could allow retail investors to access new fund types [SINGAPORE] Singapore’s push to broaden the range of investment products for retail investors could deepen markets, but South Korea’s recent experience with leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) highlights the risks that Singapore will have to manage, observers…
Read MoreChris Hansen Was Not Asked To “Sign Away” Rights At ‘Primetime’ Screening
After Chris Hansen claimed he was turned away from a screening A24‘s Primetime, it would appear he refused to sign a standard NDA. On Thursday, a source told Deadline that the former To Catch a Predator host was not asked to “sign away my rights” in order to see the Lance Oppenheim-helmed thriller about him,…
Read MoreKakao to spin off chat app-based platform business into KakaoAI, relist in 2027
KakaoAI will focus on AI, advertising, commerce and the KakaoTalk chat app platform Published Fri, Aug 21, 2026 · 11:03 AM [SEOUL] South Korea’s dominant chat app operator Kakao Corp said on Friday (Aug 21) it plans to spin off its chat app-based platform business into a new company, tentatively named KakaoAI, while retaining investment…
Read MoreGood Luck Charlie’s Mia Talerico Is a High School Senior & Even She’s “Starting to Feel Old” in New Photo
Teyana Taylor’s Daughters Are Her Literal Twins in Super Sweet Back-to-School Photos Good luck not feeling old when you see Mia Talerico on her last first day of high school. The Good Luck Charlie alum headed off to her first day of senior year and reflected on how time has quickly flown by. In pictures…
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