Chatterize co-founders Beleza Chan and Lane Litz. Source: supplied.Language-learning edtech Chatterize has raised just shy of $1 million in seed funding, as it gets ready to ramp up its rollout in China.A recent graduate from Startmate accelerator program, Chatterize’s technology provides chatbots designed to help Chinese students learn English through conversation.The NZD$1 million ($941,000) seed…

When one asks one’s parents to record a video of oneself, and that too for social media, the response is often far from generous. However, for an Instagram entrepreneur, this is not the case.A girl who runs The Beleza, a jewellery business, recorded a wholesome reaction from her father as he was trying to record…

The masterly crafted two-track effort is out now via Psycho Disco!.Both making serious waves in the house scene, Canadian-duo Joluca (real names Adam Johan and David Luca) and rising star Thomas Garcia have combined talents to create the Brazilian-inspired, supercharged track “Beleza” off of Joluca’s Nobody Else EP, out now on Psycho Disco!.Since joining forces…

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THOUSANDS could be seen basking in the sun and enjoying a samba event as temperatures hit 24C in the city. Umbrellas were out, along with paddleboards and plenty of sun cream was in use as people flocked to Brighton beach. It comes as a level three heatwave warning was issued by The Met Office for…

FIFA have confirmed plans to introduce a first ever Women’s Club World Cup, matching the similar men’s competition that has been an annual part of the football calendar in 2005.FIFA president Gianni Infantino had stated back in 2019 that a proposed new Women’s Club World Cup competition would start ‘as soon as possible’. The promise…

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Piano meets saxophone, synthesizers, and fuzzed-out guitar.Brazilian pianist João Donato is releasing a new album with Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, via the duo’s Jazz is Dead label this June.Born in 1934, Donato began playing accordion at age eight; later moving to Rio de Janeiro with his family, he soon became involved in local…

Getting recruited to college soccer is a serious gameOver 10,000 PlayersU.S. U-20 WYNT vs. JAPAN – Group D 2022 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup Aug. 17 | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto; Alajuela, Costa Rica After a convincing 3-0 win over Ghana to open the 2022 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup and a gut-wrenching 3-0 loss to the…

Date: Thursday, 31 March 2022 UN Women’s regional office for the Americas and the Caribbean, the United Nations’ entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women in the region, and NBCUniversal International Networks and Direct-to-Consumer Latin America (NBCUIN & DTC Latin America), will co-produce short-form content promoting female empowerment and equality, supporting women to…