Overseas:
1. NBCUniversal to launch streaming service in 2020
2. Goldman Sachs leads $8M round in cybersecurity skills platform Immersive Labs
3. U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people
5. VW investing $800M in Tennessee factory to make next-generation electric vehicles
6. Freelancer banking service Shine switches to paid subscriptions
7. Computer vision startup AnyVision pulls in new funding from Lightspeed
8. Open Bionics closes $5.9M Series A for its affordable and cool bionic limbs
China:
2. Alibaba.com wants to move offline trade shows like CES into the online world
3. Hong Kong self-driving start-up AutoX in talks to raise up to US$100 million in funding
4. Tencent invested in 13.6 companies per month on average in 2018
5. Meituan probably started entering the gaming industry.
Cross-border:
Blockchain:
1. HSBC settles FX deals worth $250 billion on blockchain in last year
2. ShareRing launches blockchain-powered car sharing on top of existing rental services
Emerging Market:
1. Vietnam e-commerce site Leflair raises US$7 million Series B
2. Flipkart founder Sachin Bansal takes a $21 million ride in Ola
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