Overseas:
1. Amazon Patents Aerial Fulfillment Centers for Improved Drone Delivery
2. Facebook Reports Second Quarter 2018 Results
3. 2.5 billion people use at least one of Facebook’s apps
4. Manchester United launch team channel on streaming services
5. Germany installs more electric car chargers, but still unprofitable
6. ScaleFactor Raises $10M To Help SMBs Automate Accounting Processes
China:
1. Xiaomi Suspends Advertising of P2P Lending Platforms
2. JD.com gets regulatory nod for 30 percent stake in Allianz China
3. Meituan-Dianping Launches Unmanned Delivery Open Platform
4. News App Qutoutiao plans to go public in the end of this year
5. China’s Pinduoduo prices U.S. IPO at top of range, raises $1.6 billion
6. Daimler deepens ties with China’s Baidu on automated driving
7. DiDi Chuxing is testing the monitoring function inside the car.
8. Online AI Information Short Video Platform Futureturing Wins RMB 7-digit Series A+
9. Homework App Afanti, Only Education Ally on AI-based Tutoring Services
10. Online Art Education Platform Banmaxingkong Wins RMB 13 Mln Angel Funding
11. IoT Solutions Provider Tuya Lands USD 200 Mln Series C
Cross-border:
1.Ofo Exits Madrid, Focuses on Three European Cities
2. Tencent Reportedly In Talks To Invest Up To $500M In Indian Budget Hotel Oyo Rooms
3. Ctrip Opens First Travel Concept Store at Dubai International Airport
Blockchain:
1. Blockchain Infrastructure Service Provider Onchain 分布科技 Completes Series B
Emerging Market:
1.SolarHome raises US$1M afresh to take its pay-as-you-go solar energy system to Indonesia, Cambodia
2. Membership-driven fitness network ClassPass secures US$85M led by Temasek to expand into Asia
4. Thailand e-commerce industry projected to grow 8.5 per cent, reach US$9.2B