China:
1. China’s economic growth could fall below 6% in 2020, says the IMF
2. China emerges as the global leader in patent filings in 2018
4. Yingce Capital 渶策资本 announced completion of its first fund with over $350 million in fundraising
5. China Mobile, China Unicom growth flattens ahead of 5G rollout
6. Baidu CEO optimistic about company’s AI plans despite recent troubles
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Mobile-only Market:
1. Indian fintech startup Crediwatch raises $3.2m in Series A round
2. Indonesia’s PrivyID works with the government to safeguard identities
Cross-Border:
1. Southeast Asian property platform PropertyGuru backed by KKR cancels Australian IPO
2. UBS to seek full control of Chinese securities joint venture by 2020
Overseas:
1. France’s AI startup scene grew 38% in 2019 with government and investor backing
2. Fake videos could be the next big problem in the 2020 elections
3. Luge Capital raises $85M to invest in Canadian fintech startups
4. Singapore-based Quest Ventures nears first close of $50m early-stage SEA fund
5. Data-driven VC firm Hatcher+ bags $5.5m in seed funding
6. WeWork staff, facing job cuts, express outrage at $1.6b payout to founder Adam Neumann
7. Roku buys adtech platform dataxu for $150 million
9. Australian Fintech Startup Athena Raises $70M To ‘Free People From Mortgage Handcuffs’
10. Signal AI taps $25M for public data-based market intelligence that spots trends and risks
12. Disperse raises $15 million for computer vision that tracks construction site progress
13. Electric vehicle charging software EV Connect raises $12 million
14. Sandbox VR raises $11 million from elite Silicon Valley and Hollywood investors
15. Octave Raises $11M Series A To Make Mental Health Care More Accessible
16. LabGenius raises $10M to use AI for protein drug discovery
17. Winnie Raises $9M Series A For Childcare, Preschool Platform
18. Nicecactus.gg raises $5.5 million to train esports athletes for the sponsored life
19. DeepMind transfers cube-stacking skills from simulation to physical robot
20. Singapore bike-sharing firm Moov gets license to operate 10,000 bikes
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