Overseas:
2. Uber could announce $3 billion deal with Careem early this week
4. Video-conferencing company Zoom files to go public with over $300 million in revenue
5. Apple could announce its gaming subscription service on Monday
6. Microsoft Reveals Game-Changing New Project xCloud Feature
7. Verizon Set To Offer Free Robocall Blocking App, New Tech To Combat Spam — AT&T, Comcast Too
8. Mailchimp and Shopify break up their partnership
9. How autonomous delivery startup Nuro plans to spend Softbank’s $940 million
10. Keatz, a European ‘cloud kitchen’ startup, raises further €12M
11. Clark, a venture-backed tutoring platform, will now help tutors build their own sites
12. Spark Networks Swipes Right For SF Dating Company Zoosk, valuing it at approximately $255 million
13. Drone analytics startup Aria Insights suddenly ceased operations
14. Flying taxi startup Blade is helping Silicon Valley CEOs bypass traffic
China:
1. Automaker Changan 长安 partners with Tencent, Alibaba on RMB 10 billion mobility business
2. Tencent doubles down on customized cloud computing services
3. Controversial social e-commerce platform Yunji 云集 files for $200 million US IPO
5. TikTok and Douyin rake in $75 million with in-app purchases
8. Morningside leads $11m Series A funding for staff marketplace Jitjatjo
9. China’s migrant worker exodus has created demand for drone pilots to help ageing left-behind farmers
10. Chinese funds hiring Indian executives as they seek to hike deal flow from region
Cross-border:
1. Vietnamese retail tech Vingroup to sell US$1B shares to SK Group
2. Alibaba buys Israeli AR startup InfinityAR for estimated more than $10m
Emerging Market:
1. Abu Dhabi aims to lure start-ups with 1 billion dirhams investment in new technology hub
2. African Edutainment Company Ubongo Wins Next Billion EdTech Prize
3. Indonesian fintech startup Akulaku invests $35m in local bank
4. Asia’s AnyMind pulls in another $8M and expands into outdoor advertising
5. Indonesia’s Kargo comes out of stealth with $7.6M from Travis Kalanick, Sequoia and others
Cover picture credits from Fast Company.