Google wins ‘right to be forgotten’ battle in Japan

 Google has won a long-standing battle in Japan that drew parallels with Europe’s “right to be forgotten”…

Korea’s AIM raises $1.6M for its mobile trading service

 Seoul-based startup AIM has closed $1.6 million in seed funding to bring its artificial intelligence-powered app for financial…

Samsung teases new tablet launching at Mobile World Congress

 Samsung isn’t launching its upcoming Galaxy S8 flagship smartphone at Mobile World Congress, but it looks…

Nintendo reports $569M profit as Pokémon game sales get off to good start

 Nintendo only takes a fraction of the revenue from Pokémon Go, the smash hit game of…

Not just Uber, now Grab is also hiring government insiders to grow its business

 Southeast Asia’s Grab is taking a leaf out of the Uber playbook and bringing in a prominent…

Vodafone is in talks to merge with Idea and create India’s largest telco

 Vodafone has confirmed that it is in discussions over a merger deal that could create India’s largest…

Google is pledging $4M to support U.S. immigration organizations

 Google has created its largest humanitarian fund to date in response to President Trump’s executive order on immigration. The…

Alibaba’s Ant Financial is buying MoneyGram for $880M to expand its global presence

 Alibaba is taking a big step into the U.S. — but it isn’t necessarily what you…