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Podcast is social: How China’s Lizhi makes audio interactive
For Marco Lai, the founder of Chinese podcast network Lizhi, radio has always been social. Twenty years ago, the entrepreneur…
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Femtech poised for growth beyond fertility
The market for female-focused health products (aka ‘femtech’) is set for growth via segmentation, per an analyst note from PitchBook…
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Samsung will reportedly test remote work program as South Korea copes with new COVID-19 cases
Samsung Electronics will reportedly begin trialing a work-from-home program for some employees next month as South Korea as the country…
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China’s Alibaba won’t invest in Indian startups for at least six months, report says
Chinese internet giant Alibaba Group has put on hold plans to invest in Indian startups amid geo-political tensions between the…
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Xiaomi reports 3.1% revenue growth in Q2 despite restricted production in India
Xiaomi reported a revenue of $7.77 billion for the quarter that ended in June this year, up 3.1% since the…
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BlackBerry makes China push as the OS for Xpeng intelligent smart cars – 2020
The once-pioneering BlackBerry is pretty much out of the smartphone manufacturing game, but the Canadian company has been busy transitioning…
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After restricting a group critical of Thailand’s monarchy, Facebook says it will take legal action against the government
After restricting access to a popular group with posts critical of Thailand’s monarchy, Facebook is planning legal action against the…
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Pinduoduo’s latest aim: sell $145 billion farm produce in 2025
Still working to turn a profit and shake off its fake-goods reputation, China’s e-commerce upstart Pinduoduo set itself another ambitious…
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China is building a GitHub alternative called Gitee: industry titans are onboard to help
The GitHub issue The technological decoupling between the U.S. and China has been a boon to Chinese firms from chipmakers…
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India’s logistics SaaS startup FarEye bags $13 million
More than 150 e-commerce and delivery companies globally use an Indian logistics startup’s service to work out the optimum way…
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