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Klarna is synonymous with the “buy now, pay later” trend of making a purchase and deferring payment until the end of the month or paying over interest-free monthly installments.Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesSwedish fintech Klarna — primarily known for its popular “buy now, pay later” services — is launching its own Visa debit card, as it looks to diversify its business beyond short-term credit products.The company on Tuesday announced that it’s piloting the product, dubbed Klarna Card, with some customers in the U.S. ahead of a planned countrywide rollout. Klarna Card will launch in Europe later this year, the…

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The Hims logo arranged on a smartphone in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHims & Hers Health announced Tuesday it will acquire European telehealth platform Zava in its push to expand globally.”We’re excited to take this moment to really accelerate both the European expansion, but also use this platform as an accelerant as we move into more markets,” Hims & Hers CEO Andrew Dudum told CNBC in an interview.The deal is set to close by mid-year, according to the company’s press release. While terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, the company said…

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SXSW had branding all around the neighbourhood of Shoreditch in London.Arjun Kharpal | CNBCSouth by Southwest (SXSW) may be a well-known event in the United States, but it certainly hasn’t reached the same level of recognition in Britain.”What’s that?” asked a pedestrian who was passing by a SXSW London sign.SXSW is a festival held in Austin, Texas, every year that brings together big names in music, film, art and technology. The organizers have brought the event to London for the first time this week, and CNBC took at look at what’s going on.CNBC’s Tania Bryer moderated a discussion with London…

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A cyclist rides past the Meta sign outside the headquarters of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms in Mountain View, California, on Nov. 9, 2022.Peter Dasilva | ReutersMeta has signed a 20-year agreement to buy nuclear power from Constellation Energy, continuing the wave of tech giants teaming up with the industry in order to meet the growing power needs of data centers.Beginning in June 2027, Meta will buy roughly 1.1 gigawatts of energy from Constellation’s Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois, which is the entire output from the site’s one nuclear reactor. The companies said the long-term agreement will support the…

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