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China-Russia Investment Fund to sink in $1.28 billion in Russia’s Tushino Project Technology Park

The joint venture is aimed at coming up with solutions and implementing breakthroughs in advanced technologies. On Tuesday, in a joint announcement China’s Tus-Holdings along with Russia-China Investment Fund (RCIF) stated they plan on a joint tech collaboration which will see them investing $1.28 billion in Russia’s Tushino Project Technology Park. In its statement, RCIF…

Tencent Holdings closes Texas Hold’Em poker midst increased scrutiny

With online video games being Tencent’s cash machine, their shuttering is likely to impact its revenues. On Monday, Tencent Holdings stated, it will discontinue Texas Hold’Em poker video game from its market place. The move is aimed at complying with Chinese laws with Beijing intensifying its scrutiny over the gaming industry. Tencent stated it will…

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Lightyear Corp acquires blockchain startup Chain Inc for undisclosed sum

The deal, which completed last week, has resulted in the creation of a new company – Interstellar. Interstellar’s product portfolio is set to include StellarX, a recently announced marketplace for trading assets on Stellar. On Monday, according to a statement by Lightyear Corp’s Chief Executive Officer Adam Ludwin, it had acquired San Francisco-based tech start-up…

Jack Ma, co-founder of Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd steps down as executive chairman

Under Jack Ma’s stewardship Alibaba grew into an e-commerce giant that it is today. Jack Ma, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s executive chairman and co-founder, who is also one of China’s best known corporate leaders, is set to retire from the e-commerce giant. The former English teacher now plans on focusing on philanthropy in education. As…

Tencent to introduce registration system for Honour of Kings

Addiction to online gaming has become an addiction in China – the world’s biggest gaming market. Chinese authorities have begun cracking down on this addiction by limiting gaming hours to under-aged played. With the Chinese government focusing on ways to tackle gaming addiction, Tencent Holdings, China’s biggest gaming and social media company, stated it will…

Uber launches taxi-hailing app in Nagoya, Japan

The development underscores Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi’s strategy of strengthening and expanding Uber’s footprint through partnerships. On Thursday, Uber Technologies announced, it would be launching an app for taxis operating in Nagoya, Japan. The development comes in the wake of the U.S. firm trying to expand and strengthen its foothold in the country. Incidentally, Japan…

Facebook to invest more than $1 billion in its 1st data center in Singapore, Asia

The expansion comes midst increased demand for cloud and mobile computing and e-commerce from countries across Asia. On Thursday, Facebook disclosed it would sink in more than $1 billion in its first data center in Asia which will be located in Singapore. It is slated to open in 2022. Facebook’s data center will be located…