Top news of the week: 04.11.2022.
A Chinese chip company founded by a former Intel engineer is set to go public and test restrictions on US citizens
Lontium Semiconductor’s American founder is seen as a champion of China’s chip industry, but an IPO raises questions about Washington’s curbs on ‘US persons’.
Zebra Labs raises $5M to help Chinese celebrities enter the metaverse
In June, Chinese pop-punk singer Wowkie Zhang released a music video where he encounters a virtual character in a hyper-colored, animated world that is reminiscent of Pixar films. ...
Mainland Chinese banks, banned from crypto assets at home, weigh services in Hong Kong after policy change
Some mainland banks and family offices are considering starting or reactivating virtual asset projects in Hong Kong, Deloitte China’s digital asset leader said.
This Week in Apps: Elon buys Twitter, new App Store rules, gambling ads backlash
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Global app spending reached $65 ...
Venture Capital Stays Hot With Investors Even as Markets Cool
Limited partners who back venture funds still seek access to startups, which have outperformed other asset classes during recessions.
Twitter is a startup again, I guess
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Stocks are mixed around the world, notably lower in ...
Satellite startup Constellr wins backing to build out its water-monitoring platform
To tackle this, the Germany-based Constellr satellite startup has now raised $10M in seed funding, co-led by Lakestar and VSquared, with participation from early and new supporters FTTF, ...
Beijing ‘fully focused’ on economic growth, with Hong Kong’s capital markets a crucial enabler: top regulators
Beijing is committed to making Hong Kong an even stronger international financial centre to help achieve its growth goals, officials from the People’s Bank of China and the country’s ...