Overseas:
1. Tesla plans to launch a robotaxi network in 2020
2. Facebook makes its first browser API contribution to Google’s Chrome browser
3. A $603 Million Deal by Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Helps to Shed Light on Cybersecurity Space
5. Audioburst raises $10M to build AI-powered infotainment systems for cars, ad solutions
6. Zillow launches AI-powered 3D home tours in the U.S. and Canada
7. Google’s SpecAugment achieves state-of-the-art speech recognition without a language model
8. The smartphone camera could become the new way consumers find products online
China:
2. China Unicom moves first Chinese 5G launch up to May
3. Huawei Q1 revenue grows 39% to $27 billion amid heightened U.S. pressure
4. Huawei says launches ‘world’s first’ 5G communications hardware for autos
5. Pinduoduo 拼多多 providing digital solutions for Yunnan farms in anti-poverty push
6. China’s Luckin Coffee files for US IPO, said to raise $300m
8. Tencent-backed Chinese streaming platform DouYu 斗鱼 files for US IPO
9. Hong Kong startup Unspun uses 3D tech to make zero-waste jeans
Cross-border:
1. Sony launches a taxi-hailing app to rival Uber in Tokyo
2. Chinese smartphones reconnect with Iraqi consumers
Emerging Market:
1. honestbee halts local operation in the Philippines
2. Biodegradable plastic startup RWDC Industries raises US$22M in fresh funding
3. Resurgent HappyFresh raises $20M for its online grocery service in Southeast Asia
4. India’s ZestMoney raises $20M to grow its digital lending service
5. Myanmar fintech Daung Capital secures additional capital for its Series A round
6. Agritech startup Glife secures US$1.18M seed funding for farm-to-table logistics service
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