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China’s Baidu says its answer to Alexa is now on 200M devices
A Chinese voice assistant has been rapidly gaining ground in recent months. DuerOS, Baidu’s answer to Amazon’s Alexa, reached over…
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The end of China’s ride-sharing gig
Over the last few years, millions of Chinese workers managed to earn extra money by being ride-hailing drivers. Many picked…
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LetsTransport raises $13.5M to digitize and improve last mile logistics in India
India’s B2B supply chain is slowly shifting into the digital era. Following a $23 million investment for Moglix, which helps…
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Winter is ending: China to restart game approvals
As 2018 draws to a close, China’s gaming industry — which has been beaten by a nine-month-long freeze in license…
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SoftBank’s Vision Fund is preparing to invest $1 billion in Grab
SoftBank’s Vision Fund is set to continue its recent spree of investments in Asian tech unicorns. The mega fund —…
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Tesla’s China factory and the missed growth opportunity
Tesla made its ambition for world domination known when it announced its intention to build a factory in China. The…
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How a Chinese anti-virus software maker builds a fintech firm to wrestle with giants
360 Finance, an online consumer loan platform that spun off from China’s anti-virus service giant 360 Group, has joined a…
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BMW’s premium ride-hailing service is now live in China
BMW has joined a handful of automakers to compete with transportation upstart Didi Chuxing, which bought Uber’s Chinese business in…
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Nvidia’s limited China connections
Nvidia / TSMC questions Following up on my analyses this week on Nvidia (Part 1, Part 2) , a reader…
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