Overseas:
- Google Cloud hires another Oracle veteran for top role
- Zortrax makes high-resolution 3D printing easier and cheaper
- Germany to allocate local 5G frequencies later this year
- Twitter’s new prototype app ‘twttr’ launches today
- Tidal’s high-fidelity ‘Masters’ audio mode lands on iOS apps
- F5 acquires NGINX for $670M to move into open-source, multi-cloud services
- Algolux announces Ion, a development platform for autonomous vision systems
- Apple Officially Invites Press to its TV Unveiling
- Microsoft gets into biological computing with Platform B
China:
- Zhihu video products are upgraded to further enhance the user experience
- OPPO announces new product series called Reno
- Meituan added nearly 100 million transactions users, while Alibaba invests in three major logistics companies
- Cybersecurity technology company Douxiang Technology 斗象科技 completed the B+ round of fund-level financing
- Baidu is refining its business operations with new operating telecommunications
- Pinduoduo’s GMV is likely to exceed 2 trillion in the next 3 years
- Luckin Coffee negotiates with brokers
- The CareVoice, a health insurtech startup, announced its distribution partnership with Ping An Technology
Cross-border:
- SoftBank-backed Japanese cloud services startup Uhuru considering London listing
- U.S. Software firm Ebix offers to buy India’s ticketing firm Yatra
- UK luxury retailer Farfetch to merge Chinese business with JD.com
Blockchain:
Emerging Market:
- Nigeria’s Gloo.ng drops consumer e-commerce, pivots to e-procurement
- SoftBank Ventures Asia to commit $500m for early-stage startups
- India Fights Diabetic Blindness With Help From A.I.
- Sea raises over $1.5b in secondary public offering
- India co-living space operator receives add-on investment for pre-series A round
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