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Manus is moving to Singapore to get access to Nvidia tech again
The up-and-coming AI startup is closing its China offices and moving to escape the impact of US-China tensions—will it catch on?
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Jon Russell
Startup incubator Antler hits its biggest milestone with first unicorn
Global eSIM startup Airalo becomes first billion-dollar graduate right as Antler pushes US expansion
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Jon Russell
US leads the fight against North Korea crypto hacking expertise
Reactive measures taken to stop $1.5B ByBit heist, but preventing attacks is a lot harder
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Jon Russell

June 2025

Hong Kong sees IPO boom as tech listings stack up
Chinese chipmakers, secondary listings and maybe even Shein rush to go public
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Jon Russell
WhatsApp assures Indian users everything is fine ahead of advertising rollout
JD’s Richard Liu eyes a return with a fresh push into China’s food delivery market after years on the sidelines.
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Jon Russell
Action camera firm Insta360 goes big in massive China IPO
From dorm room to largest STAR listing this year in just a decade
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Grab and GoTo play hardball over merger deal
Both sides seek leverage over deal that feels inevitable but remains complicated
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Southeast Asia’s home-grown AI alternative shows promise
Local LLM gains traction; Shein shifts IPO and Tencent bets on K-pop
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May 2025

Nvidia may finally have a lower-spec AI chip it can sell in China
Airwallex bucks funding winter to chase growth and Xiaomi goes big on R&A
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Huawei's newest development is a laptop running its own operating system
Plus: Investors want to save BluSmart, Chinese exporters find new US loopholes and more
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Jon Russell
Temu and Shein face new life in US after end of import tax loophole
End of tax loophole means no more cheap imports for US customers—and less ad spend
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Jon Russell

April 2025

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