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The Hong Kong-listed company plans to re-brand to Evergrande Auto, in a bid to focus on EV manufacturing. NewsChinese real-estate giant Evergrande steps up EV ambitions2 mins read
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Taranis combines aerial imagery with AI to identify and analyze crop threats such as insect infestation, disease, weeds, and nutrient deficiencies. NewsTaranis eyes Asia expansion after raising USD 30 million from Vertex, others3 mins read
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the edtech firm’s share price has more than doubled since it got its first short report in February. NewsDespite short attacks, GSX becomes China’s second largest K-12 education company by market cap2 mins read
In the financial year 2020, the collective revenue of Indian SaaS companies reached USD 3.5 billion, with 75% of it coming from global sales. NewsY Combinator backs Indian SaaS startup inFeedo to expand in Southeast Asia3 mins read
Gojek’s value for the national economy now equals to 1% of Indonesia’s GDP. NewsGojek contributed USD 7.1 billions to Indonesia’s economy in 2019, study says3 mins read
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