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Society & Lifestyle

Vietnamese Solar Cleantech Startup Stride Raises $2M

The solar cleantech startup backed by Clime Capital and Touchstone Partners has a mission to accelerate Vietnam’s low-carbon transition

Society & Lifestyle

Netflix Begins Password Sharing Crackdown in USA

Netflix has officially announced the beginning of measures to combat the actions of those users of this virtual platform who are involved in the practice of distributing passwords in the United States.

Science & Technology

AI Startup Figure Raises $70 Million for Humanoid Robot

AI robotics startup Figure has attracted investment funds for $70 million.

Science & Technology

Microsoft’s AI Reaches Rural India

The new AI chatbot helps citizens of remote villages in India to access government assistance, even without speaking English or Hindi

Science & Technology

Uber to Offer Autonomous Rides Through Alphabet’s Waymo

Uber Technologies Inc. will soon expand the range of services provided to customers, adding the ability to make a trip in vehicles equipped with an autonomous driving system.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Atome Brings BNPL to Amazon Customers in Singapore

Amazon customers in Singapore can now pay for their shopping with a pay-in-three, zero-interest BNPL option provided by Atome – the payment solutions division of Advance Intelligence Group

Fintech & Ecommerce

Turkish AI-backed Startup Worth Almost $2 Billion in Funding

The Turkish marketing platform Insider, supported by artificial intelligence, announced the attraction of investment funds in the amount of $105 million following the results of the financing round.

Finance & Economics

ByteDance Co-Founder Sets Up New Venture Firm in Hong Kong

Co-founder of ByteDance Ltd. Zhang Yiming founded a company specializing in investment activities in Hong Kong.

Finance & Economics

Raiffeisen Attempts Last-Ditch Russian Spin-Off

The increasing pressure to cut all ties with Moscow has finally boosted the efforts of Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) to transfer its Russian arm to shareholders

Finance & Economics

Apple Partners With Broadcom to Build Components

Apple on Tuesday, May 23, announced a multibillion-dollar deal with Broadcom to manufacture some wireless components in the United States.

Science & Technology

WhatsApp Rolls Out Message Editing

WhatsApp has announced the launch of a new feature that provides users of this messenger with the ability to edit sent messages.

Finance & Economics

Disney Begins Third Round of Layoffs

Disney will soon begin the third stage of the campaign to reduce the workforce.

Society & Lifestyle

Patient21 Raises $108 Million to Expand Digital Health Platform

Patient21, a German startup operating in the field of digital healthcare, announced plans to start working in new markets after attracting investment funds for $108 million.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Walmart Opens Second Automated Market Fulfillment Center

Walmart has opened its second Market Fulfillment Center (MFC).

Finance & Economics

JPMorgan On Track to Deliver $1 Billion in Value Through AI

JPMorgan last Monday, May 22, held an investor day, during which the vectors of further activities of the bank holding were outlined, including intentions related to the use of artificial intelligence were announced.

Blockchain & Crypto

Hong Kong Securities Regulator Starts Accepting License Applications from Crypto Exchanges

Applications for crypto trading platform licenses in Hong Kong will start being accepted on June 1, as soon as existing guidelines are officially updated