Overseas:
1. Apple, Salesforce team up to bring Siri to more business apps
2. Snapchat ties up with Amazon for point-and-buy
3. SAP, Microsoft and Adobe announce data alliance
4. Dating app Bumble sets sights on IPO as it presses its $400 million lawsuit against Match
5. Car-sharing network Turo expands service in UK
6. Google and Yandex may collaborate on a real-time blacklist of all known pirated works
7. Mode raises $3M Series A to put sensor data in the cloud
8. Slack acquires Astro to conquer email
10. Adobe introduces AI assistant to help Analytics users find deeper insights
11. Founders Fund Likely Leads $22.5M Round For In-Car Commerce Startup Cargo
12. Amplify Partners, a venture capital firm, announced that it raised the new $200 million Fund III
China:
2. Education platform yxt.com 云学堂 raised C round.
3. AI technology and service provider sinovoice 捷通华声 raised 8-digit RMB in new round
Cross-border:
Facebook picks chief of Hotstar streaming service as India head
Blockchain:
Walmart, Sam’s Club to put food products on blockchain
Emerging Market:
1. Singapore fines Grab and Uber, imposes measures to open up market
2. Bangladeshi ride-hailing startup Shohoz raises US$15M pre-Series B funding round
3. Amazon team meets Indonesian president, promises US$938M investment
4. Singapore customer service company acquires Malaysian chatbot startup Hyperlab
5. Dubai Ride Hailing Firm Careem Buys India Bus-Shuttle App Commut
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