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The company’s rebrand accompanies new orders that lift its global backlog to more than 7,000 aircraft units.

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Record sales, rising incomes, and expanding local production are turning India into Apple’s next major market after China.

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This is Capria’s first investment in Southeast Asia and in a venture debt fund.

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Careem launches ‘super app’ to provide all of its services in one place

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The Otonomo automotive data services platform ingests automotive data to reshape and secure it in a de-identified form to meet global privacy requirements.

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Israel&#8217;s Otonomo partners with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in Europe

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Twitter had about 55 million monthly active users in India in April.

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The scandal-hit entrepreneur may face criminal charges.

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Japanese virtual idol Hatsune Miku joins Taobao as a livestreaming ambassador for upcoming 618 festival

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