August 23, 2019
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...
August 15, 2019
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...
August 7, 2019
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...
August 7, 2019
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...
July 26, 2019
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...
July 25, 2019
Standard Cognition lands $35M at $535M valuation to battle Amazon Go
European venture capital fund EQT Ventures leads the round for Standard...
July 25, 2019
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...
July 25, 2019
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...
July 19, 2019
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...
July 18, 2019
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...