Chinaccelerator Daily Digest 8/21

Overseas:

1. Lawsuit says Google tracks phone users regardless of privacy settings

2. NYU and Facebook team up to supercharge MRI scans with AI

3. Google created a fake pizza brand to test out creative strategies for YouTube ads

4. CBS brings its ad-supported streaming service to Amazon Channels

5. Alphabet-backed One Medical (a primary care group) is in talks to raise more than $200 million

6. Amazon hires a star cardiologist to help its push into health

China:

1. Chinese investors protest in Shanghai’s financial district over P2P woes

2. China’s MIIT Releases July 2018 Telecom Statistics- Total telephone subscribers increased by 13.25 mln in July to reach 1.711 bln

3. China’s H1 2018 Internet User Base Reaches 802 Mln (CNNIC)

4. Apple pulls thousands of gambling apps from App Store in China amid tightened regulations

5. Alibaba, China Tower Ally on Cloud Computing, Big Data

6. Meituan-Dianping to IPO in Hong Kong on September 20 （rumor)

7. Xiaomi to Apply for Virtual Banking License in Hong Kong

8. Alibaba Health Invests in Guizhou Ensure Chain Pharmacy

9. Internet network application services firm 35.com Technology H1 2018 profit down 47% YoY

10. Education-focused Consumer Financial Services Firm Chanmin 蝉鸣科技 Raises RMB 8-digit Pre-A

11. AR Solutions Provider Seengene 悉见科技 Secures RMB 120 Mln Series A

Cross-border:

1. Ping An Good Doctor to expand medical services platform in Southeast Asia this year

Blockchain:

1. Ant Financial Issues 600,000 Blockchain Digital Invoices for Healthcare in Past Two Weeks

2. JD Launches Open Blockchain Platform as Part of Retail as a Service Strategy

Emerging Market:

1. Tech In Asia sees significant layoffs in Singapore and Indonesia

2. Singapore based data centre firm AirTrunk raises US$621 million to build into Australia

3. Bosco, an Israel based app for child safety, has raised US$4 million from Singapore-based investment firm FengHe Fund Management

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