Overseas:

  1. Google Cloud hires another Oracle veteran for top role
  2. Zortrax makes high-resolution 3D printing easier and cheaper
  3. Germany to allocate local 5G frequencies later this year
  4. Twitter’s new prototype app ‘twttr’ launches today
  5. Tidal’s high-fidelity ‘Masters’ audio mode lands on iOS apps
  6. F5 acquires NGINX for $670M to move into open-source, multi-cloud services
  7. Algolux announces Ion, a development platform for autonomous vision systems
  8. Apple Officially Invites Press to its TV Unveiling
  9. Microsoft gets into biological computing with Platform B

China:

  1. Zhihu video products are upgraded to further enhance the user experience
  2. OPPO announces new product series called Reno
  3. Meituan added nearly 100 million transactions users, while Alibaba invests in three major logistics companies
  4. Cybersecurity technology company Douxiang Technology 斗象科技 completed the B+ round of fund-level financing
  5. Baidu is refining its business operations with new operating telecommunications
  6. Pinduoduo’s GMV is likely to exceed 2 trillion in the next 3 years
  7. Luckin Coffee negotiates with brokers
  8. The CareVoice, a health insurtech startup, announced its distribution partnership with Ping An Technology

Cross-border:

  1. SoftBank-backed Japanese cloud services startup Uhuru considering London listing
  2. U.S. Software firm Ebix offers to buy India’s ticketing firm Yatra
  3. UK luxury retailer Farfetch to merge Chinese business with JD.com

Blockchain:

  1. Mudrex helps crypto traders automate their trading on multiple exchanges without writing code

Emerging Market:

  1. Nigeria’s Gloo.ng drops consumer e-commerce, pivots to e-procurement
  2. SoftBank Ventures Asia to commit $500m for early-stage startups
  3. India Fights Diabetic Blindness With Help From A.I.
  4. Sea raises over $1.5b in secondary public offering
  5. India co-living space operator receives add-on investment for pre-series A round

 

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