Rihanna a Billionaire! RIP Twitter Fleets! Square Buys AfterPay. Ban IG for Under 16 year olds?

Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael discuss Rihanna joining the billy club, as Forbes reports she is worth $1.7B and what it means to be a billionaire nowadays (0:15)They also break down:- Square acquires Afterpay for $30B and the risks of buy now pay later companies (7:53)- Instagram makes changes for under 16’s but is it too little too late? (15:20)- Fleets is no more, the unofficial ‘mega block’ and not being afraid to kill projects (23:23)- Why smaller active wear brands are beating big brands like Nike to sign elite athletes (30:37)—————————————————————Sponsors:Lithic is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer: https://www.pocitjobs.com/job/77731—————————————————————www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in techwww.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive—————————————————————Extra Reading:https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2021/08/04/fentys-fortune-rihanna-is-now-officially-a-billionaire/https://squareup.com/gb/en/press/square-announces-plans-to-acquire-afterpay?country_redirection=truehttps://www.seattletimes.com/business/major-sponsors-are-losing-elite-female-athletes-to-smaller-more-flexible-firms/https://about.fb.com/news/2021/07/instagram-safe-and-private-for-young-people/https://twitter.com/essxs_/status/1422495283607441408—————————————————————Use the hashtag #Techish on Twitter & IGSupport Techish at www.patreon.com/techishAdvertise on Techish: goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2-----------------Stay In Touch:www.twitter.com/michaelberhane_www.twitter.com/abadesiwww.twitter.com/hustlecrewlivehttps://twitter.com/techishpodEmail us at [email protected]