Sony reboots Aibo with AI and extra kawaii
The rumors had it right: Sony is rebooting its robot dog, Aibo, announcing a new four-legged companion AI-powered bot incoming with the same brand name but more rounded corners and visible facial…
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Gaming accessories firm Razer to raise up to $550M in Hong Kong IPO
Razer, the U.S.-Singapore firm that produces PCs and peripherals for gamers, is set to raise as much as $550 million from its Hong Kong IPO after it revealed its price range….
Samsung posts another record profit thanks to its chips business
Samsung posted another record quarter, and it again has its components business to thank for more stellar results. The Korea tech giant shrugged off scandals, which include a jail sentence for…
Chinese local services giant Meituan-Dianping raises $4B led by Tencent and Priceline
There’s a huge funding round from one of the top local services companies in China. Meituan-Dianping, a company formed by a multi-billion dollar merger in 2015, said today that it has…
WeChat begins censoring users ahead of China’s National Party Congress
Expect to see plenty of censorship news coming out of China over the next week. The country’s National Congress is a hugely influential political summit that takes place every five years,…
Credit giant Experian leads $30M investment in India’s BankBazaar
Indian credit marketplace BankBazaar has pulled in $30 million in fresh funding led by Experian, the London-headquartered credit giant with a £14 billion ($18 billion) market cap. BankBazaar seems to have…
Indiez aims to raise the quality of freelancer platforms
Indiez is an up-and-coming freelance service that aims to bring a higher standard to a world that is dominated by the likes of Gigster, Upwork and Fiverr by taking a different,…