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Didi Chuxing, Softbank Invest $2bn in Ride Hailing Firm Grab
Jul 26, 2017Didi Chuxing and SoftBank Group will invest up to $2bn to lead Grab’s current financing round, which expects to raise $2.5bn in total. The investment upon completion will allow the ride-hailing company to strengthen its position in ...
Tags: Hailing Firm Grab
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Autonomous Vehicle Technology Firm Nauto Raises $159m Financing
Jul 24, 2017Self-driving vehicle technology developer Nauto has closed a $159m series B financing round for its growth and global expansion. A subsidiary of SoftBank and Greylock Partners led the round. Others participating in the round were ...
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Only These Phones Will Receive The Windows 10 Creators Update
Apr 7, 2017The Windows 10 Creators Update is almost upon us, but not all Windows 10-powered mobile devices are going to be joining the party. Among the phones being left out are the Nokia Lumia 930, Nokia Lumia 830, and the Nokia Lumia 1520, all of ...
Tags: Windows 10, mobile devices
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Apple May Invest in Softbank's $100 Billion Tech Fund
Dec 26, 2016Apple may be considering an investment in a tech fund from Japan's SoftBank Group, which is hoping to raise $100 billion. That would make it one of the world's biggest tech funds. If Apple signs on, the fund would count the world's most ...
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Seven Mobile Trends to Look for in 2017
Dec 26, 2016Get ready for a wild 2017 when it comes to the world of wireless. From the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States to ever-growing hype around 5G wireless technology, the signs of change are unmistakable. It could ...
Tags: wireless, Zero rating, 5G
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Robot Products May Not Enjoy Demand as Expected
Dec 25, 2016Although many vendors have already entered into the robot market and released products aiming for 2017, some market watchers are pessimistic about their demand as these products are not essential to consumers and limitations over their ...
Tags: Robot Products, robot market
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Alibaba Launched a Cloud Service in Japan and Tencent Fire Overseas
Dec 16, 2016After the battle in a number of areas, the Alibaba and the Tencent began a cloud market stalemate. December 15th, Ali cloud in the cloud habitat Convention Guangdong branch announced that Ali cloud Japan officially opened the service, the ...
Tags: Alibaba, Tencent, cloud market
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Yao Zhenhua Announced His Withdrawal From Gree! Dong Mingzhu Smiled! Who's Crying?
Dec 12, 2016One A shares of these two days is very lively, a Xu Jiayin a Yao Zhenhua, it is obvious that the two are playing off, and finally Dong Mingzhu Wang Shi into the biggest winner. Not long ago, we all look at Dong Mingzhu additional, ...
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Global and China Service Robot Industry Report, 2016-2020
Oct 12, 2016In 2015, the global market size of service robots reported USD8.49 billion, surging by 42.2% on a year-on-year basis, and it is expected during 2016-2020 to show an annual average growth rate of 16.5%, which will be mainly driven by: (1) ...
Tags: service robots, report
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Apple Pay Coming to Japan with iPhone 7
Sep 30, 2016iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus & Apple Watch Series 2 to Support FeliCa, Giving Users an Easy, Fast & Secure Way to Pay & Commute Apple Pay will let iPhone 7 users in Japan commute quickly and easily with Suica. San Francisco — Apple ...
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Uber Rival Grab Raises $750m in Equity Financing
Sep 27, 2016Grab, a rival to ride-hailing company Uber in Southeast East, has raised $750m in equity financing, increasing its total capital position to more than $1bn. The expanded, oversubscribed round was led by Grab's strategic partner SoftBank ...
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Japan Develops Smartphone APP for Real-time Restaurant Booking
Dec 29, 2015A Japanese internet company has developed a new feature for smartphone App, by which users can search real-time information of vacant seats in restraurants on a map and make booking immediately. Yahoo Japan Corporation, a Japanese ...
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Sony to Launch Its Next Generation Xperia Z4 Smartphone at Mwc 2015
Jan 16, 2015If there was ever any reasonable doubt, reports on Friday seemed to confirm Sony will launch its next generation Xperia Z4 smartphone at MWC 2015. The yet-to-be-announced device has taken a trip through the certification body in its home ...
Tags: Sony, Consumer Electronics
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Ecommerce Likely to Further Grow in 2015
Jan 8, 2015Ecommerce, which created a buzz in the Indian retail market last year, is likely to further grow in 2015, given the growing number of Internet users in the country, which is already estimated to have touched 250 million. Although ...
Tags: retail market, e-retail space, Apparel
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SoftBank Group Aims to Further Strengthen Its Presence Through This Strategic Investment
Nov 18, 2014SoftBank Internet and Media Inc., one of the leading providers of comprehensive range of mobile communications, fixed-line communications, and Internet services around the world, is set to invest US$ 627 million in Snapdeal, one of the ...
Tags: Softbank Group, digital future, Apparel
