CHINA:
3 Huawei HarmonyOS 2.0 Beta Launches for Smartphone App Developers
5 China’s Meituan Refutes Claims that it Charges Subscribing Members Higher Delivery Fees
6 Tencent, Temasek-backed Chinese AI major MiningLamp raises $200m Series E+ round
7 Chinese IoT platform Rootcloud raises $122m Series C led by IDG Capital
8 SoftBank-backed Chinese warehouse solutions startup, Quicktron, bags $100m in series C+ round
9 China’s healthcare-focused LYFE Capital leads $92m funding in biotech firm ABclonal
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MOBILE-ONLY MARKETS:
1 Indian food tech unicorn Zomato raises $660m at $3.9b valuation
2 India’s Ayana Renewable gets $390m funding from CDC, NIIF, EverSource
3 PE firm Convergent Finance invests $27m in India’s solar glass maker Borosil Renewables
5 TurtleTree Labs closes US$6.2M pre-Series A round to accelerate R&D of cell-based human milk
6 Gojek picks up 22% stake in Bank Jago, opening door to digital banking for customers
7 Line-backed iPrice, Malaysia’s e-commerce, pitches shopping to likes of Grab and Gojek
8 Thailand’s bid to become Asia’s medical hub
CROSS-BORDER:
1 US blacklists dozens of Chinese firms including top chip maker SMIC
2 China’s Huawei to build network equipment factory in France despite 5G equipment curbs
3 China’s drone maker DJI says products to remain on sale despite US restriction
4 Facebook relaunches Instagram Lite app, begins test in India
5 Google expands languages push in India to serve non-English speakers
6 Apple puts its manufacturing contract partner Wistron on probation after violence at India plant
OVERSEAS:
1 Joe Biden warns he will be tough on state sponsors of cyberattacks, as U.S. suffers massive hack
2 Sony pulls Cyberpunk 2077 from PlayStation Store after bugs complaints, offers refund
3 LG is launching a robot that disinfects surfaces amid the coronavirus pandemic
5 Full self-driving mode will open to all Tesla owners with monthly subscription
6 Automation Platform UiPath Files Confidential S-1 To Go Public
7 Dating-App, Bumble Reportedly Files Confidentially For IPO
8 Foresight raises $15M for its construction workers compensation platform
9 V7 Labs raises $3M to help AI teams ‘automate’ training data workflows
10 EV start-up Canoo unveils new vehicle ahead of Nasdaq debut
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