An interview with Karen Levy, an assistant professor of sociology at Cornell, about her new book, Data Driven: Truckers, Technology, and the New Workplace Surveillance Share this story Photo by Emil Lippe for The Washington Post via Getty Images As a bevy of classic Hollywood movies has shown, truck driving is an occupation intertwined with… Continue reading Why automating trucking is harder than you think
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Indonesian tech giants move to new economy boardGoTo, Bukalapak, and Blibli are the members of the new board launched on Monday.
Indonesian technology giants Bukalapak, GoTo, and Blibli have migrated from the main board to the new economy board launched by the Indonesian stock exchange (IDX) on Monday. DealStreetAsia had earlier reported that the new economy board will launch on Dec 5, 2022. Clarifying that the new economy board is not intended to send out a… Continue reading Indonesian tech giants move to new economy boardGoTo, Bukalapak, and Blibli are the members of the new board launched on Monday.
Business groups attack Philippine president’s plan to set up sovereign wealth fund
Philippine business groups on Monday attacked a plan backed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to establish a 275-billion peso ($4.9 billion) sovereign wealth fund. Relatives of Marcos in Congress last week filed a bill seeking to create the fund — one of his administration’s boldest economic plans to date. Opposition to the fund has since… Continue reading Business groups attack Philippine president’s plan to set up sovereign wealth fund
China Digest: Flexi Group to merge with SPAC; 3DSEMI raises $24m
Hong Kong-based workspace operator Flexi Group is going public through a merger with the blank cheque company TG Venture Acquisition. Separately, Guangzhou-based semiconductor packaging firm 3DSEMI has notched almost $24 million. HK’s Flexi Group to go public through SPAC merger Hong Kong-based workspace operator the Flexi Group is going public through a merger with global… Continue reading China Digest: Flexi Group to merge with SPAC; 3DSEMI raises $24m
Partech raises $127m for latest seed fund to invest in US, Europe & SE Asia
Global tech investment firm Partech Ventures has announced raising €120 million (about $127 million) for its fourth seed fund that will invest in Europe, the US, and Southeast Asia. The latest fund, Partech Entrepreneur IV, will invest at pre-seed and seed stages in about 50 startups as a lead investor or co-investor, with initial cheques… Continue reading Partech raises $127m for latest seed fund to invest in US, Europe & SE Asia
secjur Raises €5.5M in Seed Funding
secjur, a Hamburg, Germany-based provider of an AI powered compliance automation platform, raised €5.5M in Seed funding. The round was led by Visionaries Club with participation from Mario Götze, Nico Rosberg, Cocoa Ventures, SB21, Estelle Merle, Charlotte Pallua, Ignaz Forstmeier, and other angels. The company intends to use the funds to further develop the system… Continue reading secjur Raises €5.5M in Seed Funding
Asia Digest: VinFast’s Europe foray, STACK and ESR extend partnership to JapanVinFast has officially opened stores in Cologne, Germany and Paris, Fran…
Vietnamese carmaker VinFast has opened two stores in Europe marking its foray into the continent. In a separate development, US-based STACK Infrastructure has extended its partnership with asset manager ESR after announcing a joint venture to develop a data centre campus in Osaka. VinFast drives into Europe Vietnamese electric carmaker VinFast has officially opened its… Continue reading Asia Digest: VinFast’s Europe foray, STACK and ESR extend partnership to JapanVinFast has officially opened stores in Cologne, Germany and Paris, Fran…
Chinese snack maker Weilong Delicious seeks to raise up to $141m in Hong Kong IPO
Chinese spicy snack food maker Weilong Delicious Global is aiming to raise up to $141 million in a Hong Kong initial public offering launched on Monday, well below its initial target of about $1 billion. The company is selling 96.39 million shares in the range of HK$10.40-11.40 each, according to its listing documents. In that… Continue reading Chinese snack maker Weilong Delicious seeks to raise up to $141m in Hong Kong IPO
Indonesian carbon technology startup Fairatmos raises $4.5m in seed round funding
Indonesia-based carbon technology platform Fairatmos has raised $4.5 million in a seed round led by Go Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of Gojek; and Kreasi Terbarukan TBS, a unit of IDX-listed energy company Toba Bara Sejahtera. The round also saw participation from Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India and prominent angel investors, according to… Continue reading Indonesian carbon technology startup Fairatmos raises $4.5m in seed round funding
Ant Group leads Hong Kong-based Aigens’ $14m Series A funding round
Aigens, a food and beverage SaaS startup based in Hong Kong, has secured $14 million in a Series A funding round led by Jack Ma’s Ant Group, according to a company announcement on Monday. The other backers included Singapore’s venture capital and private equity firms Velocity Ventures, Phillip Private Equity, and Prizm Ventures. Aigens digitises… Continue reading Ant Group leads Hong Kong-based Aigens’ $14m Series A funding round