Plus, The Neo Business conference 2017 kicked off in Beijing. The internet economy in Southeast Asia will hit $50 billion by the end of 2017. SoftBank is to invest over $500 million in US-based satellite broadband provider OneWeb.
Plus, Ailbaba has poured money in Hellobike and reported to have joint ofo’s recent funding round. The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) started trading bitcoin as futures.
It's the biggest funding round secured by a check-up service provider to date. Etong Healthcare aspires to become a Meituan- or Ctrip-like company in the healthcare industry.
Plus, Alibaba is to buy over a third of BigBasket, an online grocer in India, for about $300 million. About 40 percent of the mushrooming bitcoin market is held by perhaps 1000 users.
Plus, Ofo reported having secured a funding round led by Alibaba and Ant Financial. Lyft teamed up with autonomous driving technology provider nuTonomy, starting a pilot scheme in Boston.
Plus, Xiaomi has asked banks to pitch for an IPO in 2018 next Friday. Nintendo games are now available on gaming hardware Nvidia’s gaming tablet Shield.