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Huawei Network Tech RAN Vendors August 3, 2021

Huawei pours $100M into Asia-Pacific start-ups

Huawei unveiled intentions to invest $100 million in Asia-Pacific start-ups over the next three years, seeking to boost the developer ecosystem in the region through its Huawei Mobile Services (HMS)…

By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva

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AI & Cloud March 17, 2020

Q&A: Toyota AI Ventures seeks disruptive start-ups

Toyota AI Ventures, a subsidiary of Toyota Research Institute (TRI), is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital company which invests in early-stage start-ups developing technology in areas including AI, cloud, data,…

By Michael Carroll

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Big Tech Devices Meta September 24, 2019

Facebook buys brain control start-up

Facebook struck an agreement to acquire CTRL-labs, a start-up that develops software for controlling computers by thought and movement, in a move aimed at boosting its presence in AR and…

By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva

July 18, 2019

Investors back UbiquitiLink to fly

Start-up UbiquitiLink secured an additional $5.2 million in funding to drive its ambition of delivering mobile connectivity via satellites. The investment by Revolution’s Rise of the Rest seed fund and…

By Kavit Majithia

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Sub-Saharan Africa July 17, 2019

Experts promote education as key development tool

LIVE FROM MOBILE 360 – AFRICA, KIGALI, RWANDA: A panel of representatives from enterprises and inclusion schemes cited increased access to education and partnerships as central elements to drive business…

By Chris Donkin

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May 30, 2019

Korean start-ups seek funding not 5G

APAC 5G LEADERS’ CxO SUMMIT, SEOUL: South Korea can’t support venture capital funds focused solely on technology because the country’s conglomerates, including all the mobile operators, are reluctant to invest…

By Joseph Waring

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July 18, 2018

Digital startups praised for Africa impact

LIVE FROM GSMA MOBILE 360 SERIES – AFRICA, KIGALI: Smart Africa adviser Jean-Philbert Nsengimana (pictured) declared something phenomenal is happening on the continent, as technology startups attracted around 14-times more…

By Chris Donkin

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