Meta is taking legal action against two prolific data scrapers. On Tuesday, the company filed separate federal lawsuits against a company called Octopus and an individual named Ekrem Ateş. According to Meta, the former is the US subsidiary of a Chinese multinational tech firm that offers data scraping-for-hire services to individuals and companies. Octopus also… Continue reading Meta sues a site cloner who allegedly scraped over 350,000 Instagram profiles
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Twitter sues India to challenge government order to block content
After more than a year of rising tensions over the country’s sweeping 2021 IT law, Twitter is suing India’s government. The New York Times reports the company filed a complaint on Tuesday with the Karnataka High Court in Bangalore to challenge a recent order to censor content within the country. According to Twitter, it had… Continue reading Twitter sues India to challenge government order to block content
NASA’s CAPSTONE satellite has gone dark
NASA has lost contact with CAPSTONE, a tiny satellite that left Earth’s orbit on July 4th. CAPSTONE is a cubesat weighing just 55 pounds, and it’s headed for the Moon as part of NASA’s plan to get humans back on the lunar surface for the first time in more than 50 years. The small satellite… Continue reading NASA’s CAPSTONE satellite has gone dark
Respawn finally patches an ‘Apex Legends’ input lag issue on Xbox Series X/S
Apex Legends players on Xbox Series X/S haven’t been too impressed with the game over the last two weeks. Since Respawn Entertainment rolled out a large update on June 22nd, players on those consoles have been complaining about an input lag issue that seemingly made the battle royale very slow to register button presses. Thankfully,… Continue reading Respawn finally patches an ‘Apex Legends’ input lag issue on Xbox Series X/S
The Kindle Kids e-reader hits new low of $50 before Prime Day
There’s no need to wait for Prime Day for a decent deal on a Kindle, especially if you’re looking to pick one up for a younger person in your life. Prime members can pick up the Kindle Kids edition for $50, which is $10 cheaper than the previous all-time-low price. The usual price of the… Continue reading The Kindle Kids e-reader hits new low of $50 before Prime Day
France’s Korelya Capital appoints SG-based venture partner to expand Asia mandateKorelya counts South Korea’s Naver as one of its LPs.
Ghislain Le Chatelier, venture partner, Korelya Capital. French venture capital firm Korelya Capital has appointed Ghislain Le Chatelier as its first Singapore-based partner to expand the investor’s mandate for the Asia Pacific region. The role will see Le Chatelier form new limited partner (LP) connections for Korelya, source deals in Asia, and support its European… Continue reading France’s Korelya Capital appoints SG-based venture partner to expand Asia mandateKorelya counts South Korea’s Naver as one of its LPs.
Despite soaring demand, India’s used-car startups are a struggling lot
When COVID-induced lockdowns shuttered offices and work-from-home became the norm, Vinamra Misra, a resident of the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, left for his hometown in 2021. On his return to Hyderabad recently, he discovered that his Hyundai Grand i10 was stolen from his apartment’s parking lot. A father to a two-year-old, Misra desperately needed… Continue reading Despite soaring demand, India’s used-car startups are a struggling lot
Used car platforms in Indonesia bet on partnerships to boost ecosystem play
Used car marketplaces operating in Indonesia are deepening their financial service offerings to build an end-to-end ecosystem to gain an edge in a highly fragmented market. Top used-car marketplaces operating in the archipelago including Moladin, Carsome, Carro, Autopedia, among others, have actively roped in banks, multi-finance companies, insurance players and rental entities by way of… Continue reading Used car platforms in Indonesia bet on partnerships to boost ecosystem play
ESR expands Korea development JV with APG, CPPIB to $2b
Pan-Asia logistics real estate platform ESR on Wednesday announced that it has upsized its second development joint venture (ESR-KS II) in South Korea by up to $1 billion in total capital commitment. ESR-KS II is ESR’s development JV with Dutch pension fund APG and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) established in June 2022… Continue reading ESR expands Korea development JV with APG, CPPIB to $2b
HK-based PAG launches renewables platform, to invest over $1b in Asia
APAC-focused alternative investment firm PAG has launched PAG Renewables, a wholly-owned platform that will invest over $1 billion in renewable energy in Asia over the next several years. Following its acquisition of NASDAQ-listed First Solar’s project development platform in Japan in May, PAG has added First Solar’s development and operations teams to its real assets… Continue reading HK-based PAG launches renewables platform, to invest over $1b in Asia