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Beeper Mini, the app that lets Android users send blue-bubble texts to iPhone, is back on the Google Play store.The app was rendered unusable over the weekend after Apple made some changes to iMessage.Beeper called Apple’s response “1984-esque” and says its app benefits both Apple and Android users. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app Android users who are tired of the drawbacks that come with cross-platform texting can rejoice. Beeper Mini, the app that lets Android users send blue-bubble texts via iMessage,…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The chief executive of Signa Group’s two most important subsidiaries has been fired because of alleged “gross violations” of his duties at the crisis-stricken European luxury property conglomerate.Timo Herzberg, an appointee and ally of Signa founder René Benko, has had his contract terminated with immediate effect, the group said on Monday evening.“Unfortunately, we had to make this decision and take this hard step,” said Alfred Gusenbauer, the chair of the supervisory boards of Signa Prime and Signa Development. “The suspicion was clear…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An employee of Bunnings, which is part of the Wesfarmers retail conglomerate, walks down an aisle at a store in Sydney, Australia February 17, 2022. REUTERS/Stephen Coates/File Photo SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian consumer sentiment edged up in December, although it ended its second worst year on record amid a surge in the cost of living and sharply higher interest rates, a survey showed on Tuesday. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment rose 2.7% in December from November, when it fell 2.6%. The index reading of 82.1 still showed pessimists greatly outnumbered optimists. While ending on…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Oracle logo is shown on an office building in Irvine, California, U.S. June 28, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo By Arsheeya Bajwa (Reuters) -Oracle forecast quarterly revenue below estimates on Monday, as an uncertain economy and competition in the cloud computing market weighed on demand for its cloud offerings, sending its shares down more than 7% in extended trading. Sticky inflation and high borrowing costs have forced firms to cut back on expenditure, hurting companies like Oracle (NYSE:) that depend on enterprise spending. In October, Google-parent Alphabet (NASDAQ:) also reported the slowest growth in its cloud…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Spent fuel storage is seen at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station near San Clemente, California, U.S., April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Nichola Groom/File Photo By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday passed a ban on imports of Russian uranium as lawmakers seek to add pressure on Moscow for its war on Ukraine, though the measure has waivers in case of supply concerns for domestic reactors. The bill must pass the Senate and be signed by President Joe Biden before becoming law. It is uncertain whether there will be enough time in the…

Clearmind Medicine (NASDAQ:CMND) disclosed in an SEC filing on Monday after the bell a prospectus to offer and sell common shares, subscription rights, warrants, and units to raise $50 million. The prospectus is not an offer to sell the securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy the securities. SEC filing. More on Clearmind Medicine

The Supreme Court has indicated it will expedite consideration of a petition by special counsel Jack Smith on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results.Smith made his request for the court to act with unusual speed to prevent any delays that could push back the trial of the 2024 Republican presidential primary front-runner, currently set to begin March 4, until after next year’s presidential election. Former President Donald Trump and special counsel Jack Smith.  (Getty Images)The Court has asked Trump’s lawyers to respond to the motion by next Wednesday,…

Rep. Katie Porter told off a fellow House Democrat after a contentious vote.According to a new book, Porter told Rep. Abigail Spanberger to “go be a Republican” after she complained about Democratic amendments.Tensions were high on the floor in 2019 as a border package divided House Democrats. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app Rep. Katie Porter of California clashed with a fellow House Democrat on the House floor as tensions flared in 2019 over a contentious border-related bill that ended up splitting the…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Private equity myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.General Atlantic, a private equity group known for backing fast-growing technology companies such as Alibaba, Facebook and ByteDance, has filed confidentially to pursue an initial public offering, putting it in a position to eventually join peers Blackstone and KKR as a public company.The New York-based group, which manages $77bn in assets, has filed confidential paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for the public offering, two people familiar with the matter said, but they described that move as a preliminary step…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Two women walk next to the Reserve Bank of Australia headquarters in central Sydney, Australia February 6, 2018. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz/File Photo SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank is considering a slate of new regulations for the payments system to open up the use of mobile wallets, make costs more transparent and allow retailers to put surcharges on buy-now-pay-later services. In a speech on Friday, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Michele Bullock also outlined efforts to support the struggling business of moving cash around the country and plans to modernise the direct entry system used for…