Overseas:
2. Bitcoin Climbs Above $11,000 as Memories of Popped Bubble Fade
3. Cryptocurrency firms to be subjected to stricter rules, says Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
4. Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative gives $68M to fund Human Cell Atlas projects
5. Amazon gets U.S. patent to use delivery drones for surveillance service
6. Walmart reveals it’s tracking checkout theft with AI-powered cameras in 1,000 stores
7. SaaS, cloud, and data science/AI focused Mercury Fund raising $125M for fourth fund
8. Lazada founder Bittner backs online fashion retailer Vestiaire Collective’s $45.2m funding round
9. Alma, a niche co-working space for mental health businesses, gets $8 million in funding
10. ‘Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’ reaches 400K downloads, $300K in consumer spend in UK and US
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China:
1. China to Launch First Maglev Tourist Line in Guangdong in 2020
2. China steps up food safety by applying an Internet Plus model and big data technology
5. Alibaba experiments with behavior modification to explore the viability of new offline sales models
6. Tencent partners with automobile maker GAC to launch ride-hailing firm, OnTime
7. China’s Aerospace Hi-Tech, JD.Com to Co-Develop Driverless Logistics Vehicles
10. 5G Network Is Used in First Disaster Tele-Diagnosis After Sichuan Quake
Emerging Market:
1. SG’s Tin Men Capital raises $20.8m from 50 investors for first fund
2. Visa boosts reach in SE Asia through prepaid card in Razer Pay
3. Nowports raises $5.3 million to become Latin America’s digital shipping answer to Flexport
4. Fintech startup FnO raised $2million in angel funding
5. Edtech startup Dot and Line raised six-figure dollar funding in Seed Round
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