Today’s top tech news, Aug 23: Indian restaurant association boycotts Zomato, others

In addition to Zomato, we also have updates form Gitai, Ai Palette, and Amazon...


Energy Vault raises $110 million from SoftBank Vision Fund as energy storage grabs headlines

Imagine a moving tower made of huge cement bricks weighing 35 metric tons. The...


Toyota partners with AI startup Preferred Networks on building helper robots for humans

Toyota is enlisting the help of startup Preferred Networks, a Japanese company...


Through a new partnership and $72 million in funding, LanzaTech expands its carbon capture tech

For nearly 15 years LanzaTech has been developing a carbon capture technology...


SoftBank announces new US$108B Vision Fund with Microsoft and Apple as investors

The group itself will inject US$38 billion into SoftBank Vision Fund 2, which...


Standard Cognition lands $35M at $535M valuation to battle Amazon Go

European venture capital fund EQT Ventures leads the round for Standard...


ispace Europe tapped by the European Space Agency for mission to extract water from the Moon

Space startup ispace, which is headquartered in Japan but has a European...


Toyota invests $600 million in Didi, with the two setting up a new joint venture for driver services

Didi Chuxing announced today that it has received new investment totaling $600...


Today’s top tech news, July 19: MDI Ventures launches Singapore office

In addition to MDI Ventures, we also have updates from OYO, WeWork, and SoftBank...


Today’s top tech news, July 18: Honestbee to suspend services in Malaysia; Ebay picks over 5% stake in Paytm Mall

The suspension will have no effect on full time employees at Honestbee Malaysia...