Bicycle sharing services are primed to be a major focus for China’s startup scene this year.…
Author: Jon Russell
Snow, the Asian Snapchat clone Facebook tried to buy, claims 40-50M monthly users
Asian Facebook clone Snow caught the attention of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who tried unsuccessfully to…
Southeast Asia grocery delivery startup HappyFresh changes its CEO
It’s fair to say that HappyFresh, one of a number of startups working to make the…
Tencent launches venture to find new music, video and writing talent in Southeast Asia
Platforms like Musical.ly and Vine have helped find the next-generation of internet stars, and Chinese internet…
BitPagos, now Ripio, lands $1.9M to promote financial inclusion in South America using bitcoin
BitPagos, a bitcoin and digital payments startup that was a Battlefield finalist at TechCrunch Disrupt New…
Paytm, India’s top mobile payments firm, gets approval to launch its own digital bank
India leading mobile payments company Paytm has announced that it has formally received permission from the…
Meizu is the latest Chinese smartphone firm to sign a licensing deal with Qualcomm
Qualcomm was hit by a near $1 billion fine for violating China’s antitrust regulations in 2015.…
Tesla begins rolling out much-anticipated Autopilot update for its newest cars
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has bold plans for self-driving cars in 2017, and his company took…