Jon Russell
I cover Asia (sometimes crypto) for @techcrunch and write my weekly @asiatechreview newsletter 📩 [email protected] 📲 Telegram: jonrussell 🇬🇧🇪🇺
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Exclusive: China's Ant aims for $200 billion price tag in private share sales - sources
Ant Financial [ANTFIN.UL] shares are being offered privately at levels which val...
Jon Russell
Ant Financial is shooting for a valuation of… $200 billion 🙃
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‘The Desk Wants to Know’
In the wake of a big shake-up, a reporter pays tribute to the copy desks, which have not only saved his copy but greatly improved it (as a rule).
Jon Russell
Just 7 months at @TheKenWeb has given me an appreciation for copy editors — particularly our hard-working and unsung heroes:
@the_bongrel
@jananevenk (very quiet on twitter)
and ranjan (not even on twitter)
🙏🏻
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Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem
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Remember that time Amazon "confirmed" its plans to launch e-commerce in Indonesia?
That was 2016. We're in 2020 and Amazon still doesn't have a local service in Indonesia.
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Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
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Can we all slow down on this 'SoftBank commits $30B to Indonesia's next capital city' until SoftBank actually confirms it?
Government ministers are programmed to talk up investments, SoftBank's silence so far is deafening. Let's wait and see.
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Malaysia to give away $110 million in drive to boost digital transactions
Malaysia will start a program on Wednesday to hand out a total of 450 million ri...
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The Malaysian government is giving away $110M to its citizens to encourage them to use e-wallets
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Lithium wants to supercharge India's corporate commutes
5-year-old Lithium boasts names like Google and Wipro as its client. But India’s largest EV fleet operator is yet to reach its full potential.
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Asia Tech Review: 13 January 2020
Welcome back,And, yes, we are back.The last decade closed with a mini crisis for me. I won't go into details now, but I hope it'll make for an enlightening story when all is sorted. With a bit of luck, that'll be soon. That explains why this...
Jon Russell
My @asiatechreview newsletter is back after a month-long hiatus, the longest since I started it 6 years ago.
This week’s email contains more news than will fit in this tweet
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Hari Menon on bucking grocery trends, BigBasket’s bigger plans
How did a bunch of 1999-vintage retail veterans become the largest players in India’s most lucrative e-commerce space, groceries? Interviewing Hari Menon
SoftBank's Son eyes further Indonesia investments
JAKARTA (Jan 10): SoftBank Group Corp founder and CEO Masayoshi Son said on Friday he wants to expand his tech conglomerate’s investments in Indonesia, in remarks following a meeting with President Joko Widodo.“We don’t discuss the specific numbers...
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SoftBank's Southeast Asia strategy apparently now extends to investing in pre-launch capital cities...
theedgemarkets.com/article/softba… pic.twitter.com/ZGjun8w1X3
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This app is disrupting motorbike taxis in Bangkok. Some are disrupting right back.
On every major corner in Bangkok, there’s a motorbike taxi crew that will zip you to your destination by any means necessary. But their dominance is now threatened by an app called Grab.
How Bloomberg News is using Telegram
Fully encrypted messaging apps like Telegram are open for news publishers -- and might even serve as another alternative to the tried-and-true newsletter for audience engagement.
Jon Russell
"Welcome, @business. Seriously."
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If you want to keep up with Asia tech news in real time and have Telegram, this news feed is for you and totally free 👇🏻
t.me/asiatechbullet…
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Subscribe to read | Financial Times
News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication
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For some reason the Financial Times decided to give Grab's CEO the chance to print a very self-serving op-ed on Southeast Asia's digital divide
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Takes two to Dunzo: Kabeer Biswas trusts popularity to drive profitability
Dunzo's cash burn went up to $3 million a month and it’s been pulling out of certain pincodes of late. Can Dunzo solve its profitability problems?
Hangout with the Southeast Asia Team of The Ken
Mini-meetup for Southeast Asia + India tech nerds at 1131 Bar and Kitchen.
This is not an official event of The Ken. Just a chance to talk about things that interest us and build connections between India and Southeast Asia.
Introducing Ben, Ranju and Sharath
The Ken hires Ranju Sarkar in Delhi as Newsroom Editor; Sharath Ravishankar in Bangalore as Visual Designer; and Ben Cher in Singapore as Staff Writer
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We've added another reporter to the Southeast Asia team at @TheKenWeb: say hello to @Benjcher who is based in Singapore
Bonus: the India team has added @RanjuSarkar and an illustrator
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Indonesian army wields internet 'news' as a weapon in Papua
As Indonesia celebrated its National Heroes' Day last year, official milita...
Lemmings, Worms, and Tomb Raider celebrated in new British postal stamps
Royal Mail has created a dozen stamps that celebrate iconic British video games
SoftBank keeps walking away from startup investments
It keeps bailing on deals, leaving companies in the lurch.
Jon Russell
SoftBank's arrogance in response to a story of it reneging on term sheets is insane:
"Given we’re a fiduciary and investing very large amounts of capital, our investment process is more rigorous than unregulated investors and typical VCs."
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