Taiwan is an nation of almost 24 million people, squeezed onto an island the size of Maryland. It’s barely a hundred miles from China with regular flights to Wuhan, the generally-accepted epicenter…
AI Platform Codota Wins $12m Series A Round
Israeli AI firm Codota has raised $12 million in Series A funding, which will help the startup expand its suite of software-building solutions. The round, led by San Francisco’s e.ventures with participation…
Convosight Raises $4m from Sequoia Accelerator, Others
Indian community management startup Convosight has closed a $4 million pre-Series A funding round from Sequoia Capital’s accelerator Surge and IvyCap Ventures. The round will allow Convosight, which leverages data analytics and…
Israel’s COVID-19-focused MigVax Wins $12m Funding
MigVax, an Israeli medical technology startup, has received $12 million to find a vaccine for the novel COVID-19 virus. The round was led by Jerusalem-based equity crowdfund platform OurCrowd. MigVax is an…
US Visa Confusion Wipes Value from Indian Tech Firms
Indian tech companies have taken a big share-price hit this week, as confusion reigns over US President Donald Trump’s attempts to curtail immigration amid the COVID-19 crisis. Trump has already issued a…
Heavyweights Join China’s Blockchain Committee
Tencent, Huawei and JD.com are among 71 companies the Communist Party of China has added to a new blockchain committee, which Beijing hopes will set standards for a national ledger. The catchily-named…
China Tech Investments Down 31% in Q1 2020, as Corona Continues to Steamroll Economy
Investments into China’s technology industry fell by 31% in the first quarter of 2020, as the COVID-19 outbreak battered the country’s economy. VC into the sector was $16.8 billion this Q1, compared…
Israel to Employ “Anti-Terror” Tech to Combat Coronavirus Spread
Israel will use counter-terror technology to curb the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – in a move critics say could have a damaging effect on personal…
China is Showing How Web Censorship is a Public Health Risk
Last week China unveiled a new law effectively banning its Internet users from posting negative content about their country. The Provisions on the Governance of the Online Information Content Ecosystem rule, announced…
Coronavirus Could Push Japan Into Recession
Japan’s economy is on the verge of a recession, and the novel coronavirus threatening to disrupt global economic output may push it over the edge. In the fourth quarter of 2019, Japan’s…