Overseas:
1. Mars Curiosity Rover finds evidence of an ancient oasis on Mars
2. Sequoia Capital announces 20 startups for accelerator Surge’s 2nd batch
3. 83North closes $300M fifth fund focused on Europe, Israel
4. Medal.tv acquires Megacool to expand into mobile game clip sharing
5. Startup studio eFounders has a portfolio valuation of $1 billion
6. Forward Networks raises $35 million to prevent network failures
7. Contentstack raises $31.5M Series A round for its headless CMS platform
8. RapidSOS raises $25 million more to furnish first responders with emergency data
10. Umbo Computer Vision raises $8 million for AI-powered video security
12. Former ArenaNet game developers raise $3.3 million for Tenacious Entertainment
13. Utopos Games raises $1 million to make AI-based robot battle game Raivo
14. Singapore opens first robot-operated concept restaurant called Hawkee to the public
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China:
1. Chinese firms Tencent, Vivo and CCTV suspend ties with the NBA over Hong Kong tweet
2. Chinese automaker BYD, property developer Vanke launch $154m tech & logistics fund
3. Chinese long-term rental apartment operator Q&K files for US IPO
4. Chinese SaaS-based online property marketplace Fangdd files for US IPO
5. US blacklisting threatens to derail $1b Chinese AI startup Megvii IPO
7. Chinese fresh produce online platform Benlai nets $200m in Series D1 round
8. Yudi Technology 优地科技, a manufacturer of delivery service robots, raises 10 million RMB in B2 round
9. The first launch of Raise3D raises 10 million RMB in round B financing
11. Hong Kong startup FreightAmigo is shaking up the sleepy logistics sector Expedia style
Cross-Border:
1. US adds Chinese surveillance giant Hikvision to trade blacklist
2. Silicon Valley payments firm Stripe launches in Malaysia
3. Singapore’s GIC-Summit JV acquires four US hotels for $249m
4. Shiseido seals $845m deal to buy skincare firm Drunk Elephant
5. Japan’s JERA buys stake in power unit of Bangladesh’s Summit Group for $330m
6. Boeing backs Virgin Galactic with strategic $20M investment
Emerging Market:
2. OYO launches housing rental solution OYO Life in Indonesia
3. SoftBank leads $1.5bn fresh investment into India’s OYO
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