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Beijing Municipal Government Proposes Taking Controlling Stake in Didi

Sep 3, 2021 · 4:05am PDT
It’s unclear if the city’s proposal to have a consortium of state-owned enterprises buy a controlling stake in the ride hailing company would get the approval of the central government.
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Alibaba to Set Aide $15.5 Billion for China’s “Common Prosperity” Campaign

Sep 2, 2021 · 9:09pm PDT
Amid Beijing's crackdown, China's internet giants are launching charity and social responsibility programs to promote the Communist Party’s policy goals.
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China Launches Another Stock Exchange in Bid to Promote Innovation

Sep 2, 2021 · 9:08pm PDT
The creationm of what is essentially a repackaging of an existing exchange in Beijing happens even as IPOs in another tech-oriented market have been struggling.
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Amazon Nears Launch of Television

Sep 2, 2021 · 5:28pm PDT
Amazon is preparing to launch an Amazon-branded TV set that includes its Alexa digital assistant.
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Reddit Plots 2022 IPO

Sep 2, 2021 · 3:09pm PDT
The $10 billion social news site plans to hire investment banks and lawyers in the run-up to its highly-anticipated initial public offering.
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Tesla Temporarily Halted Some Production in China Due to Chip Shortage

Sep 2, 2021 · 1:59am PDT
The global chip shortage has impacted Tesla, too, in one of its most important markets where it halted some output for four days, Bloomberg reported.
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ByteDance to Scale Back Fintech Services

Sep 1, 2021 · 10:58pm PDT
Amid tightening oversight of online financial services, ByteDance said it would reduce fintech services and sell its brokerages, which are based in Hong Kong and mainland China.
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China’s Regulators Urge 11 Ride Hailing Firms Including Didi to Follow Rules

Sep 1, 2021 · 10:21pm PDT
The transport ministry said it had met with representatives from the ride hailing firms Wednesday to highlight concerns on the use of unqualified drivers and unruly promotions.
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Apple Allows App Developers to Link to Outside Payment Methods

Sep 1, 2021 · 7:38pm PDT
The move makes it easier for consumers to bypass Apple’s in-app purchase system and buy subscriptions directly from app developers.
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Alibaba, Oracle See Big Gains in Latest Gartner Cloud Ranking

Sep 1, 2021 · 10:43am PDT
Alibaba Cloud jumped into third place behind Amazon and Microsoft in Gartner's latest cloud provider rankings, while Google Cloud slipped.
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Samsara Files Confidentially for IPO

Sep 1, 2021 · 7:40am PDT
Samsara, a startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz, has filed confidential paperwork with regulators for an IPO.
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Didi Global to Create a Union for its Workers

Sep 1, 2021 · 2:11am PDT
The government-affiliated union is being created as China’s government is pushing for greater distribution of wealth.
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China’s State Firms to Invest in Ant Group’s Credit-Scoring Venture

Sep 1, 2021 · 12:58am PDT
The expected move is part of Beijing's effort to tighten its control over the financial technology giant controlled by Alibaba founder Jack Ma.
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Databricks Hires Salesforce Veteran, Raises $1.6 Billion in New Funding 

Aug 31, 2021 · 2:11pm PDT
Six months after raising a $1 billion Series G round at a $28 billion valuation, Databricks has hired a seasoned software sales vet and raised new funding.
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Google Pushes Back Return To Office - Again

Aug 31, 2021 · 1:16pm PDT
The Delta variant, rising Covid-19 case counts and fits and starts in vaccination rates continue to complicate the tech industry’s workplace reopenings.
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South Korea Bill To Force More App Store Payment Options

Aug 31, 2021 · 1:12pm PDT
The law could be the first of several globally as lawmakers in the U.S. and Europe consider different ways to weaken Apple and Google’s app store dominance
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Allbirds Files to Go Public

Aug 31, 2021 · 11:14am PDT
The IPO filing shows Allbirds' revenue growth has bounced back somewhat in the first half of this year after slowing sharply during the pandemic.
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Record 377 Startups to Pitch During Y Combinator Demo Day

Aug 31, 2021 · 10:51am PDT
The startup incubator has continued to expand despite criticism the quality of companies has diminished as it's scaled. 
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Uber Sells Portion of Russian Ride-Hailing Venture

Aug 31, 2021 · 9:05am PDT
The deal is the latest move by Uber to unwind its international operations.
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Prosus Acquires India’s BillDesk for $4.7 Billion

Aug 31, 2021 · 2:03am PDT
Prosus is a spin off of South African media conglomerate Naspers and is best known for holding a 29% stake in China's Tencent.