Is It So Bad to Take Money from Chinese Venture Funds
China is on its way to become a technological superpower. According to the Straits Times, China is the only country in the world where a…
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Inside the Rapid Rise of Usage-Based Pricing
Usage-based pricing (UBP) is not simply a fad in 2021; it is practically ubiquitous. Traditional subscription pricing has phased out in favor of usage-based pricing,…
YouTube plans weeklong live shopping event, following tests of livestream shopping with creators
YouTube stated earlier this year that it will begin testing livestream shopping with a small group of producers as part of a pilot program. Now,…
Walmart will be the first retailer to test Twitter’s new livestream shopping platform
Livestream shopping is now part of Twitter’s e-commerce plans, and Walmart will be the first store to test the new platform. Walmart has engaged in…
The future of remote work is text
It is hard to discuss Automattic without mentioning remote work. In this field, the firm is a leader and innovator: It has been very remote…
Questions for venture capital in Q3
The third quarter of 2021 is ending in some way. Instead of being a time for family, friends, and fun, the COVID era dragged on…
Niantic rises $300M at a $9B valuation to build the ‘real-world metaverse’
Niantic, the augmented reality platform behind Pokémon GO, has secured $300 million from Coatue, valuing the firm at $9 billion. This money will used to…
Italy fines Amazon and Apple $230M over alleged reseller collusion
Following an investigation into the resale of Apple and (Apple-owned) Beats gear on Amazon’s Italian e-commerce platform, Italy’s antitrust regulator fined Amazon and Apple about…
Paytm falls 27% on first trading day after India’s largest IPO
Paytm, an Indian fintech company backed by SoftBank and Alibaba, dropped more than 27% on its first day of trade on Thursday. The business’s worth…
Google launches $15M financial assistance program in India, partners with SIDBI to offer loans to businesses
Google said at its annual event for the South Asian market that it has created a major collaboration to assist give loans to micro and…
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