But harvesting the oysters was far from easy. At low tide, the oyster reefs are surrounded by viscous, sometimes thigh-high mud. The shells themselves are razor-sharp and covered with infection-causing bacteria. This made heavy gloves and sturdy balance essential when maneuvering around the exposed reefs. The gray, fossilized oyster shells, rough and often stippled with… Continue reading Why Paleontologists Are Getting Into Florida’s Oyster Business
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China’s Didi may enter Hong Kong bourse through ‘listing by introduction’
China’s ride-hailing giant Didi Global plans to use a mechanism that will allow it to list shares in Hong Kong without raising capital or issuing new stock as it seeks to delist from New York, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The plans come as Didi is moving towards withdrawing from the New York Stock Exchange under… Continue reading China’s Didi may enter Hong Kong bourse through ‘listing by introduction’
Future autonomous Waymo EV will be custom built for ride-hailing with no steering wheel
Waymo One is Alphabet’s Lyft/Uber competitor that’s live in Phoenix and currently undergoing testing in San Francisco. Waymo today announced a future EV for its US ride-hailing service that will be “rider-first” and have no steering wheel. Waymo today announced an OEM collaboration with Geely, a Chinese automotive company that has several subsidiary brands like… Continue reading Future autonomous Waymo EV will be custom built for ride-hailing with no steering wheel
Indians hungry for tech, Tesla and meme stocks in US
GME and AMC were the top stocks on the Vested platform for almost four weeks. As the year progressed, the interest in these companies waned and investors sold their stocks. Both GME and AMC are now part of the top 10 most sold stocks on Vested for 2021. 2021 was quite the year for Wall… Continue reading Indians hungry for tech, Tesla and meme stocks in US
Chinese VC firm Eastern Bell raises $2b for latest RMB and USD funds …
Chinese venture capital firm Eastern Bell Capital has raised more than 13 billion yuan ($2.04 billion) in its latest funding round, boosting the firm’s investment firepower in the world’s second largest economy. The investor in electric-car maker Xpeng Inc and Uber-like truck startup Full Truck Alliance Co raised the money through a yuan-denominated fund and… Continue reading Chinese VC firm Eastern Bell raises $2b for latest RMB and USD funds …
Chinese VC firm Eastern Bell raises $2 bln for latest yuan and dollar funds
After the latest close, Eastern Bell Capital’s total assets under management reached 27 billion yuan. SHANGHAI: Chinese venture capital firm Eastern Bell Capital has raised more than 13 billion yuan ($2.04 billion) in its latest funding round, boosting the firm’s investment firepower in the world’s second largest economy. The investor in electric-car maker Xpeng Inc… Continue reading Chinese VC firm Eastern Bell raises $2 bln for latest yuan and dollar funds
DealStreetAsia’s most read stories of 2021 and what they tell us
The year started out with all of us circumspect, as the pandemic dragged on. But, as we tracked the deals and fundraising in the space, it became clear that both businesses and their investors, looking beyond the near-term challenges, have their eyes on the supercharged growth that Southeast Asia, India and Greater China promise. Our… Continue reading DealStreetAsia’s most read stories of 2021 and what they tell us
Micromobility in 2022: Refined, mature and packed full of tech
2021 was the year micromobility as a concept, a solution and a way of life really started to settle in. Increased shared micromobility and COVID-ridden public transit helped make small electric vehicles mainstream enough for people to wrap their heads around purchasing their own. Consequently, 2021 was the year of the e-bike, with a growth… Continue reading Micromobility in 2022: Refined, mature and packed full of tech
2022 Predictions for the Insurtech and Gig Economy
by Mark Warnquist, CEO & Co-Founder, and Brandy Mayfield, Chief Underwriting Officer at InShare As 2021 comes to a close, experts in the insurtech and gig economy space, Mark Warnquist, CEO & Co-Founder, and Brandy Mayfield, Chief Underwriting Officer at InShare, offer insights for 2022. Warnquist and Mayfield are both armed with deep knowledge of… Continue reading 2022 Predictions for the Insurtech and Gig Economy
How India may become an AI powerhouse?
As Artificial Intelligence becomes more mainstream, data will be a key asset. We need to create India-centric datasets that take India’s needs and rich diversity into cognizance. Artificial Intelligence or AI is the ability of devices to display human-like intelligence using data. AI has become ubiquitous like electricity- invisible but enhancing multiple aspects of our… Continue reading How India may become an AI powerhouse?