Overseas:
2. Global Smartwatch Shipments Grew 48% YoY in Q1 2019 with One in Three Being an Apple Watch
3. Amazon can already ship to 72% of US population within a day, this map shows
4. Starbucks is speeding up innovation at its Seattle research hub
5. SoftBank Is Said to Consider IPO for $100 Billion Vision Fund
6. TV broadcasting company Sinclair to buy Disney’s 21 regional sports networks for $10B
7. Tesla Raises $2.35 Billion in Boosted Debt, Stock Offerings
8. Sustainability focused Ecosystem Integrity Fund closes on $100 million
10. Thunes raises $10M to make financial services more accessible in emerging markets
11. WorldCover raises $6M round for emerging markets’ climate insurance
China:
1. China’s tech hub Shenzhen to build 7,000 5G stations
4. Tencent leads $7 million Series A for online healthcare platform QTC Care
7. Biotechnology company helpsci.com.cn 艾尔普再生医学 won tens of millions of A round of financing
9. Chinese AR start-up Xloong develops smart glasses to help police catch suspects
Blockchain:
– Australia-founded payment transfer firm Bitspark to launch Philippine-peso stablecoin
Emerging Market:
2. Hootsuite shuts Singapore office, chooses Sydney as new Asia-Pacific HQ
3. Cloud-based software provider Deskera reportedly raises US$100M+ in extended Series A funding round
4. Video-streaming service iFlix nets investment from partnership with Indonesian media company
5. A low-tech approach to the self-driving future is already emerging in India with electric motorbikes
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