WeChat continues to advance its shopping ambitions as the social networking app turns 10 years old. The Chinese messenger facilitated 1.6 trillion yuan (close to
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India asks WhatsApp to withdraw new privacy policy over ‘grave concerns’
India has asked WhatsApp to withdraw the planned change to its privacy policy, posing a new headache to Facebook-owned service that identifies the South Asian
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Qualcomm-backed chipmaker Kneron nails Foxconn funding, deal
A startup based out of San Diego and Taipei is quietly nailing fundings and deals from some of the biggest names in electronics. Kneron, which
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Google backs India’s Dunzo in $40 million funding round
Google is writing check to another startup in India. The Android-maker, which last year unveiled a $10 billion fund to invest in the world’s second
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TikTok’s Chinese version Douyin launches an e-wallet
Tencent’s WeChat Pay and Alibaba’s affiliate Alipay have long dominated digital payments in China, but they have always faced new challengers. The latest entrant in
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Prosus Ventures leads $30 million investment in Indian agritech startup DeHaat
Once overlooked, agritech startups are beginning to have a moment in India. On Tuesday, DeHaat, an online platform that offers full-stack agricultural services to farmers,
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