Overseas:
2. Cloud software firm Twilio to buy SendGrid in $2 billion deal
4. Apple bought a music analytics company Asaii that’s likely to beef up Apple Music playlists (Rumor)
5. TravelPerk grabs $44M to take its pain-free SaaS for business travel global
6. Disney-backed Jaunt lays off ‘significant’ number of employees as it moves away from VR
8. Google CEO says China search engine would serve 99 per cent of queries, takes a swipe at Baidu
9. Self-taught musicians hit the high notes on app-connected digital keyboards and string instruments
China:
1. Toutiao published an e-commerce platform Zhi Dian 值点
3. ZStore, a Hong Kong-based e-commerce company raises US$8million Series B for R&D and hiring
4. Supply chain finance service provider Lian Yi Rong 联易融 raised 220 million USD in C round.
Cross-border:
2. Xiaomi now plans to foray into consumer finance and business-to-business lending in India
Blockchain:
1. Crypto exchange Coinbase opens Dublin office as Brexit looms
2. Fidelity launches new company for trading and storing cryptocurrencies
3. Sony develops blockchain solution for rights management with internal partnerships
Emerging Market:
1. VC firm Gobi Partners has made it to Indonesia with the launch of Gobi-Agung Fund
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