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Nov 23, 2024 | journals.sagepub.com | Jin Lee |Tama Leaver |Crystal Abidin

IntroductionCompetition is rife among South Korean (hereafter Korean) idol groups, with an average of 70 new groups launching annually (Ham, 2021). One of most notable, NewJeans, debuted in July 2022 produced by ADOR, a subsidiary of the Korean entertainment company HYBE (best known for the Korean idol group BTS). NewJeans immediately gained worldwide popularity, with more than 100 million Spotify streams in their first month (Cho, 2022).

Sep 25, 2024 | dailymaverick.co.za | Tama Leaver

Countries debate the merits of banning kids under 14 from social media, Meta has announced a significant “reimagining” of teenagers’ experience of Instagram. Don't want to see this? Remove adsThese new “Teen Accounts” will be set to private by default, have the maximum content and messaging restrictions possible, pause notifications at night, and add new ways for teens to indicate their content preferences.

Sep 23, 2024 | startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Adam Bub |Leonard Bernadone |Tama Leaver

LaunchVic is once again looking for Victorian startups with the potential to reach unicorn status – worth more than $1 billion – as part of the 30X30 program in 2025. 30×30 has expanded into a fourth cohort to include another 10 startups in the executive leadership program, which helps develop and mentor scaleup founders and their C-suite people to build their businesses, with the hope that their valuations will exceed $1bn by 2030.

Sep 22, 2024 | startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Adam Bub |Leonard Bernadone |Tama Leaver

Startup advisory and investment business Scalare Partners is back in the hunt for $8 million to list on the ASX, after the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) lifted its interim stop orders on the prospectus for a reverse takeover of confectionery maker Candy Club Holdings (ASX: CLB). Last week the corporate regulator intervened today to place two interim stop orders on Candy Club over the prospectus lodged on August 21 for Scalare, which is looking to raise up to $8 million.

Sep 21, 2024 | bizzbuzz.news | Tama Leaver

Ensuring young people have someone to turn to if they see, hear, or experience something that's inappropriate or makes them uncomfortable will always be incredibly important. That's real peace of mindAs countries debate the merits of banning under-14 children from social media, Meta has announced a significant “reimagining” of teenagers' experience of Instagram.