Overseas:
1. San Francisco could ban Amazon’s cashier-free stores
2. Apple is on a hardware-launching bonanza ahead of its big TV announcement
3. Amazon to Launch Mobile Ads, in a Threat to Google and Facebook
4. Sentient, Once the Top-Funded AI Startup, Breaks Up
5. Robotics process automation startup UiPath raising $400M at more than $7B valuation
6. Payment processing company Marqeta files to raise $250M on a $1.9B valuation
9. Guesty, a tech platform for property managers on Airbnb and other rental sites, raises $35M
11. LogRocket nabs $11M Series A to fix web application errors faster
China:
1. Chinese Aging Farms Step Into AI Era With Facial Recognition for Pigs
2. Alibaba to run its entire business on the cloud
3. Alibaba’s AI Labs to invest $15 million in Chinese dialect project
4. Xiaomi Releases Short Video App Zhenjing Video 朕惊视频
5. Xiaomi-backed Tiger Brokers raises $104 mn in US IPO eyeing Chinese young investors
7. Car-rental app Togo taken down from Mi Store as users await return of deposits
8. A Chinese Dating App Blued for Gay Men Is Helping Them Have Kids, Too
Cross-border:
1. Alibaba brings a Chinese twist to Lazada’s Southeast Asia expansion
Emerging Market:
1. Singapore-based video publisher platform iVideoSmart raises Series A+ US$4.5m funding
2. Indonesian student loan startup Dana Cita enters the Philippines
3. Vietnamese ride-hailing app FastGo set for Singapore launch next month
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