CHINA:
1. The number of mobile apps shrank in the Chinese market in 2019
2. Taiwan’s Foxconn gets OK to restart plant in Zhengzhou, China: source
3. Apple to delay reopening of retail stores in China
4. China’s Shenzhen denies blocking Apple supplier Foxconn from resuming production
5. Online home-sharing platforms in China feel the chill as coronavirus outbreak wipes out bookings
6. Infected drivers raise concerns for ride-hailing services in China
7. JD completes first unmanned delivery for coronavirus aid in Wuhan
8. Pinduoduo takes out 1 billion to incentive merchants on the platform
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MOBILE-ONLY MARKETS:
2. Indian education startup Byju’s raises $200M from General Atlantic
3. Indian agritech startup WayCool Foods raises $32m from Lightbox, others
4. Malaysian edtech startup Forward School banks $500k to add more tech-focused programs
5. Malaysian P2P car-sharing startup Moovby raises US$500K; to expand to Singapore, Thailand
CROSS-BORDER:
1. China warns France against treating Huawei differently from European competitors for 5G contracts
2. US start-up GenapSys says iPad-sized gene sequencer could help China contain outbreak
3. Tech giants seek Hong Kong alternative after U.S. blocks undersea cable
4. SoftBank-backed taxi app Ola launches in London, looking to topple Uber as No. 1 player
5. Uber claims top spot in Indian ride-hailing market
OVERSEAS:
1. White House reportedly aims to double AI research budget to $2B
2. Apple fined $27 million in France for throttling old iPhones without telling users
3. Tesla can get support for German factory: Economy Minister
4. Amazon Flex drivers are using bots to cheat their way to getting more work
5. Cloud software vendor Snowflake is valued at $12.4 billion, with fresh capital from Salesforce
6. Facebook has acquired Scape Technologies, the London-based computer vision startup
7. Rideshare startup HopSkipDrive raises $22M to focus on school transportation
8. Deep data running wearable NURVV closes $9M Series A led by Hiro Capital
9. Los Angeles-based SureSale is developing an independent certification service for used cars
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