Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Super, an Indonesian hyperlocal social commerce startup, raises $28M Series B led by SoftBank Ventures Asia, bringing its total raised to $36M+ (Catherine Shu/TechCrunch)

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:
Super, an Indonesian hyperlocal social commerce startup, raises $28M Series B led by SoftBank Ventures Asia, bringing its total raised to $36M+  —  In Indonesia, daily necessities often cost more in smaller cities and rural areas.  Super co-founder and chief executive officer Steven Wongsoredjo …



Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange GlobeDX raises $18M seed from investors including Y Combinator, Pantera Capital, and Draper Dragon (NewsBTC)

NewsBTC:
Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange GlobeDX raises $18M seed from investors including Y Combinator, Pantera Capital, and Draper Dragon  —  Up-and-coming derivatives exchange GlobeDEX - or Globe as it's simply known - h as closed a private round worth $18 million.



Apple to replace these iPhone users’ battery for free: All the details

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Google is adding three new features to Google Assistant

Internet search giant Google has announced a series of new updates to its voice-based assistant. The company has announced that users will soon not only be able to teach Google Assistant how to recognise names, but also have accurate and contextual conversations. https://ift.tt/3aKJAqE

This is the most ‘popular’ iPhone model, says Apple CEO Tim Cook

From the iPhone, Apple earned about $47.9 billion — up almost 65% compared to last yeah when iPhone revenue was $28.96 billion. https://ift.tt/3vyBuJH

ElasticRun, which helps neighborhood stores in India secure capital and boost sales by working with e-commerce firms, raises $75M Series D (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
ElasticRun, which helps neighborhood stores in India secure capital and boost sales by working with e-commerce firms, raises $75M Series D  —  A startup that is helping over 125,000 neighborhood stores in India secure working capital, inventory from top brands, and work with e-commerce firms …



Sources: amid the Iran war, Asian bankers say rising power prices and energy security are becoming a bigger consideration in data center financing decisions (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg : Sources: amid the Iran war, Asian bankers say rising power prices and energy security are becoming a bigger consideration in ...