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Manila-based payments processing startup PayMongo raises $2.7 million in seed funding
Manila-based financial tech startup PayMongo has raised $2.7 million in seed funding to give merchants in the Philippines and other…
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Fidel raises $18M to let developers build on top of payment data from Visa, MasterCard and Amex
Fidel, the U.K.-headquartered startup that offers an API to let developers build functionality, such as rewards, on top of the…
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Alibaba unveils Hanguang 800, an AI inference chip it says significantly increases the speed of machine learning tasks
Alibaba Group introduced its first AI inference chip today, a neural processing unit called Hanguang 800 that it says makes…
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India’s ALTBalaji partners with Microsoft to bring online video streaming to offline users
ALTBalaji, a leading video streaming service in India, has partnered with Microsoft and fintech firm Eko as it moves to…
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DJI launches new industrial drones for agriculture and new services for industry customers
DJI announced two new drones and a new initiative to support first responders during natural disasters and recovery missions with…
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Passbase grabs $3.6M to power privacy-preserving online ID checks
Digital identity startup Passbase has closed a $3.6 million seed round, led by Cowboy Ventures and Eniac Ventures, with participation from…
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BlaBlaCar to acquire online bus ticketing platform Busfor
BlaBlaCar, the marketplace that matches people for long-distance ridesharing between cities, has announced plans to acquire Busfor, the leading bus…
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Amazon launches Amazon Care, a virtual and in-person healthcare offering for employees
Amazon has gone live with Amazon Care, a new pilot healthcare service offering that is initially available to its employees…
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