Australia’s corporate watchdog joins calls for stricter regulation of buy now, pay later products

Asic raises concerns about people being charged missed payment fees or giving up essentials to afford BNPL repaymentsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s corporate watchdog has backed regulating buy now, …

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In A Major Reversal, U.S. Secretary Of State Blinken Now Warning Ukraine To Not Retake Crimea

Secretary of State Antony Blinken leaves the U.S. Capitol after a private meeting with Sen. Patty Murray on Feb. 15, 2023. Francis Chung/POLITICO  Politico: Blinken: Crimea a ‘red line’ for Putin as Ukraine weighs plans to retake it The se…

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Recession, what recession? (ISC)² Study Shows Cybersecurity Expected to Weather Tech Sector Jobs Downturn

Cybersecurity will defy the tech recession hurting other job roles in 2023, c-suite survey suggests. Every department loses good people in a recession or economic downturn, unless you work in cybersecurity in 2023 it seems. According to a new (ISC)² report and survey of 1,000 global c-suite executives in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Japan, and Singapore, cybersecurity will be the best place to work in the year ahead as job losses hit other departments and job roles. The report, How the Cybersecurity Workforce Will Weather a Recession, assesses the impact of a potential economic downturn on cybersecurity teams. Across the…

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