Chinaccelerator Daily Digest 2020/01/06

CHINA:

1. China-made exports of Ford, Tesla, BMW set to surge as Beijing opens auto industry, government says

2. China grants bandwidth to fourth 5G operator: China Broadcasting Network

3. Alibaba rolls out new function Taoxiaopu in Taobao app that allows its 693 million annual active users set up stores that list other merchants’ goods, with sales yielding commission fees

4. Baidu considers secondary listing in Hong Kong

5. Chinese Travel Platform Ctrip Plans for Secondary Listing in Hong Kong

6. ByteDance & TikTok have secretly built a deepfakes maker

7. TikTok’s revenue said to skyrocket over 300% in Q4

8. Didi Chuxing’s Car Service Platform Makes Cooperation Deal With Xpeng To Build An EV Service Chain

9. Chinese Bitcoin Miner Bitmain Downsized Again after Personnel Turmoil

10. China-based Byton 拜腾 is launching an app developer program for its M-Byte electric SUV

11. VIPKID’s Dami Wangxiao 大米网校 that provides livestream courses for students raises 80 million in Series A

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MOBILE-ONLY MARKETS:

1. Brazil’s digital real estate platform Loft raises a16z-Led $175M Series C

CROSS-BORDER:

1. Chinese chauffer ride-hailing platform Caocao 曹操专车 launches trial service in Paris

2. TriEye partners with Porsche to put infrared sensors in ADAS and self-driving systems

3. OPPO aims to produce 100 million smartphones in India in 2020

OVERSEAS:

1. AI startups raised fewer funding rounds in 2019, according to crunchbase and pitchbook

2. Korean PE firm VIG Partners closes fourth fund at $810m

3. Healthcare startup One Medical Files For $100M IPO

4. Snapchat quietly acquired AI Factory, the company behind its new Cameos feature, for $166M

5. Cosmetic giant L’Oréal’s Perso taps AI to deliver personalized doses of skincare products

6. Clearcover, digital car insurance provider, raises $50 million to find you a vehicle insurance policy with AI

7. Biometrics authentication startup TypingDNA raises $7 million for AI that identifies people by how they type

8. Maison Berger Paris’ alarm clock will put you to sleep and wake you with fragrances

9. Non-invasive neural interface startup NextMind is building a real-time brain computer interface, unveils Dev Kit for $399

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