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China’s Waterdrop nabs $230M for its crowdfunded, mutual aid insurance platform
When people in the US or Europe think of crowdfunding and medical expenses, sites like GoFundMe, where people fundraise around…
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Tokyo-based collaboration platform BeaTrust lands $2.8 million seed round
Founded just four months ago, Tokyo-based BeaTrust has raised a JPY 300 million (about USD $2.83 million) seed round for…
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Gmail, Google Drive hit by outage
Google says it has resolved the issue that was affecting a number of its services. Having trouble accessing your Gmail,…
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Taiwan set to bar Chinese streaming services like iQiyi and Tencent’s WeTV
iQiyi and Tencent’s WeTV, two of China’s most popular streaming services, may be barred from operating in Taiwan next month…
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Google launches Kormo app in India to help people find entry-level jobs
Google said on Wednesday it has expanded its jobs app, called Kormo Jobs, to India as the Search giant looks…
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InfraDigital helps Indonesian schools digitize tuition and enrollment
In Indonesia, about half of adults are “underbanked,” meaning they don’t have access to bank accounts, credit cards and other…
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Lightspeed raises $275 million fund for India
Lightspeed India Partners on Tuesday announced it has closed $275 million from LPs for its third fund as the top…
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Tencent takes minority stake in French casual games maker Voodoo
Tencent just added another portfolio member to its expanding global gaming empire, this time, to up its game in mobile…
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Google warns users in Australia free services are at risk if it’s forced to share ad revenue with “big media”
Google has fired a lobbying pot-shot at a looming change to the law in Australia that will force it to…
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