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John Cho effectively captures the natural cool and swagger of Spike Spiegel. Netflix There’s really nothing else quite like Cowboy Bebop. As a stylized, over-the-top galaxy-spanning sci-fi adventure, it combines the pacing of an old-school Hong Kong action film with the melodrama of classic westerns — all to the tune of a bumping jazz soundtrack. […]

Benjamin Pimentel / Protocol: Interview with Expensify CEO David Barrett on wooing investors for the blockbuster IPO, why the company is focused on SMBs, adapting to the pandemic, and more  —  Expensify became the newest IPO blockbuster as the expense management company’s shares rallied more than 52% in its first day of trading Wednesday. Source

Fully loaded, this Jeep can crest $70,000. Jeep The Jeep Grand Cherokee is a stalwart among midsize SUVs. For 2022, Jeep’s tried-and-true Grand Cherokee gets a number of improvements, with new features, better performance, and of course, improved off-road capabilities. Available in Laredo, Limited, Trailhawk, Overland, Summit and Summit Reserve trims, the fifth-generation Jeep Grand

Kate Park / TechCrunch: South Korean startup Rsquare, which uses its wide-ranging data on commercial real estate to help businesses find and rent office space, raises a $72M Series C  —  The commercial real estate brokerage market in South Korea is fragmented, which makes finding a new office for tenants a challenge due … Source

Daniel Craig MGM James Bond’s No Time To Die has become the biggest Hollywood movie of the pandemic overseas. After seven weeks in cinemas across the world, Bond 25 has crossed the $700 million mark, $558 million of which comes from the international box office (via Deadline). Get the CNET Culture newsletter Explore movies, games, superheroes

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Pigment, a real-time business planning and forecasting service that integrates data from many platforms including Snowflake and Salesforce, raises $73M Series B  —  The last 20 months of living in the midst of Covid-19, with all its unexpected developments, have been a challenge … Source link

SNL It wasn’t enough that Taylor Swift released her rerecorded version of 2012 album Red on Friday. Not enough that she dominated social media discourse in its wake, with the whole internet going ballistic over her new ten minute version of All Too Well. No, Taylor Swift had to cap it all off with a

Aisha Counts / Protocol: Report finds that online child sexual abuse material is increasing in sheer volume, growing more complex, and capitalizing on tech’s blind spots  —  Online child sex abuse material has grown exponentially during the pandemic, and tech’s best defenses are no match against it … Source link