Day: March 16, 2023
Pornhub owner MindGeek is acquired by PE firm Ethical Capital Partners; MindGeek had $460M in 2018 revenue, and sources say it had ~50% profit margins at times (Patricia Nilsson/Financial Times)
Patricia Nilsson / Financial Times:
Pornhub owner MindGeek is acquired by PE firm Ethical Capital Partners; MindGeek had $460M in 2018 revenue, and sources say it had ~50% profit margins at times — MindGeek acquired by Ethical Capit…
South Korea and Japan host a bilateral summit for the first time in 12 years
South Korean and Japanese leaders are holding their first summit in 12 years. It could lead to a thaw in ties between the two neighbors, and a closer trilateral relationship with the U.S.
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates on re-imagining public diplomacy
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Robert Gates, former defense secretary and founder of the Gates Global Policy Center, about the center’s new report focused on re-imagining public diplomacy.
China’s younger citizens grow wary of strained supports for the aging
China’s society is aging quickly, straining public welfare and healthcare systems. Fearing the state may not be able to help them when they grow older, more young Chinese are turning to private pension funds.
MPs and peers ask information commissioner to investigate TikTok
Letter argues that Chinese-owned video-sharing app could be in breach of UK lawA cross-party group of MPs and peers have asked the information commissioner to investigate whether the Chinese-owned TikTok’s handling of personal information is in breach …
6 cities on 5 continents that are reimagining urban life
What makes a city great? These cities are reinventing themselves with an eye an urban renewal, urban design — and equity.
Towards a Critical History of ‘Critical IR’
We will never know precisely what impact ‘critical’ forms of scholarly practice have had on the world as we have no ‘planet B’ to act as a control group.