Captain’s Log, Oct. 26: Indonesia’s Toko Bitcoin and Bitbayar close down; Grab to allow rides without surge pricing for a flat membership fee
Also in the new is Indian logistics firm GoJava’s filing of criminal...
Vickers Ventures Partners closes fifth fund at US$230M, eyes global firms
Vickers Ventures Partners’s fifth fund is larger than all its previous...
China’s tech giants are increasingly blurring the boundaries between sectors: McKinsey report
The McKinsey report shows how China’s tech giants are developing this...
Captain’s Log, Sept 26: More Singapore cryptocurrency startups ordered to close bank accounts
Also, Chinese government cracks down on content on social media platforms, and...
Captain’s Log, Sept 22: Baidu launching US$1.5B fund for autonomous vehicle startups, Abof.com to shut down
Also, HelloGold closes Series A round, Thailand planning to build new digital...
Captain’s Log, September 18: SoftBank invests in Slack, Singapore delays cybersecurity bill
SoftBank also bought big stake in imminent IPO and Singapore polytechnics team...
Captain’s Log, August 28: PopScoot, an e-scooter sharing company, launches in Singapore
PopScoot is not only pitching the recreation aspect of e-scooter sharing, but...
Captain’s Log, August 25: WeWork raises US$4.4B from SoftBank, Baidu sells food delivery unit
From Indonesia, we have announcements from Google, Musical.ly, and OLX WeWork...
Baidu has its facial recognition solution under testing at Beijing Airport
Baidu is now running tests of its AI-based facial recognition solutions at the...
Captain’s Log, Aug 17: Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu buying US$11.7B stake in China Unicom
Also in the news are Singaporean blockchain startup Indorse’s funding...