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Telecom giant Telenor launches a digital health service for emerging markets
There’s a new company entering the mobile healthcare space in Asia, and it is perhaps an unlikely name. That’s because telecom giant Telenor has launched Tonic, a service that provides basic medical information as well as more sophisticated services. South Korean home cleaning startup Miso joins Y Combinator’s new class
Miso, a home cleaning service in South Korea, wants to sweep up some ambitious growth goals after being accepted into Y Combinator’s summer class. The startup’s founders will join the accelerator program this week. Xiaomi inks Microsoft patent deal and agrees to pre-install Office apps on its phones
Xiaomi is moving closer to launching its smartphones in the U.S. market. Today the Chinese company announced a partnership with Microsoft that includes a cross-license and patent transfer agreement and the pre-installation of Skype and Microsoft Office products on Xiaomi devices. Read More
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Whill raises $17.5M Series B for its high-tech motorized wheelchairs
Whill, a startup dedicated to building better wheelchairs and mobility devices, plans to enter the European market after raising a $17.5 million Series B. The round was led by Eight Road Ventures with participation from other investors including Mirai Creation Investment Limited Partnership and Golden Asia Fund II. Read More
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Tencent reportedly eyes majority stake in Supercell, plans tie-ups with Publicis, LVMH
China’s Internet giant Tencent has been expanding its international reach in areas like games and advertising, and as part of that, the company is picking up its dealmaking in Europe. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the owner of the popular WeChat messaging platform is in early talks to buy a majority stake in Supercell — the mobile gaming phenomenon based out of… Read More
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Minecraft is headed to China
Microsoft is bringing Minecraft, the insanely popular game it acquired when it bought Mojang for $2.5 billion, to China. The Europas — It’s time for a different type of tech conference
Let’s face it. Some tech conferences have lost their way. While TechCrunch Disrupt remains a firmly curated, media-driven, event, with hundreds of journalists attending, a couple of other conferences have really gone for scale. A minimum of 15,000 people, thousands of companies, echoing halls — and a lot of investors (and journalists) turning their badges around so they don’t… Read More
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India’s smartphone market is heralded as the largest opportunity in mobile right now, but the country’s top players are being disrupted as newcomers, mainly from China, rush into the country. 
In a bid to make South Korea’s tech industry more diverse, the government has created an accelerator for startups from around the world. 
Capital Float, an online lending platform for small businesses in India, announced today that it has closed a $25 million Series B.