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Highlights from the past week, as well as something cool for the weekend.

Xianghuanji offers deposit-free, pay-after-use mobile phone renting service to users who are rated 600 points or higher by Ant Financial’s credit scoring system Sesame Credit.

Alibaba may kicked off an investment frenzy to create barriers to other major contenders in the AI race.

Amiro, a lighted makeup mirror brand, just raised a 10 million yuan Pre-A financing round in October led by Xiaomi’s Shunwei Capital.

Indonesia, a promising land for mobile internet and now the fourth largest smartphone market in the world, has recently seen the emergence of three unicorns, thanks to the soaring penetration of their

Plus, Thailand’s top wireless operator, Advanced Info Service Pcl, seeks to triple subscribers for its fiber-based high-speed Internet service. Netflix acquires Chinese detective drama Day and N

Plus, Jakarta-based blockchain starup Pundi X seeks to provide easier access to cryptocurrency. Tencent launched the first Chinese first-person shooter game Glorious Mission.

As China’s logistics industry experiences explosive growth, green packaging may become the next hotspot for Chinese startups.

How Living: go global by resourcing gourmet KOLs (Key Opinion Leaders).

Plus, Alibaba agreed to invest aro und $227 million in Chinese deep learning unicorn startup SenseTime. Bitcoin barrels to $10,000.