Overseas:
1. Microsoft aims to reset videogame-streaming market with ‘Ninja’ pact
2. No Lyft for Uber shares after results fall short
3. Proterra, the Tesla of electric buses, closes in on $1 billion valuation
4. Facebook course partner Pathstream raises $12 Million Series A
5. Private aviation start-up Wheels Up valued at $1.1 billion in latest funding round
China:
1. China released a regulation draft to restrict Internet Apps from collecting user information
2. ByteDance’s search engine Toutiao Search goes online
4. Yungehuo 运个货, door-to-door cargo shipment platform, finished 8-digit RMB A funding round
5. szkwrobot 科卫机器人, AI security and property robot service provider, completed 50M RMB A funding round
Cross-Border:
1. Huawei plans to invest $800 million to build a phone factory in Brazil and expand in Latin America
2. Japan’s SoftBank chases more deals with Mexican startups
Emerging Market:
1. India’s Lendingkart raises $30M to help small businesses access working capital
3. Vietnamese proptech startup Propzy to raise $25m in Series B
4. Myanmar’s ride-hailing startup Oway looks at new funding for nationwide expansion
5. Singapore’s digital marketing agency Hashmeta acquires fashion marketplace ShopperBoard
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