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Beijing axes Pony.ai's IPO plans

China has allegedly terminated independent driving startup Pony.ai’s efforts to go public on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) amidst Beijing’s endeavors to enforce regulations on numerous sectors in China’s tech industry, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The California-based company was expected to go public via a special-purpose acquisition with a blank-check company in the U.S. that would have […]

China Telecom aims for $8.5 billion in Shanghai’s IPO

Amidst Washington’s deadlock with Beijing, China Telecom may potentially elevate its Shanghai’s initial public offering (IPO) to more than $8 billion leading to its biggest offering this year in the Shanghai Stock Exchange, following the firm’s delisting in its New York counterpart (NYSE) in January.  Following Chinese media reports, the Beijing-based firm established its IPO at $0.70 per share, inflating the firm’s worth […]

Didi pushes back on IPO rumors

Famous Beijing-based giant Didi denied any allegations of plans to go private in a bid to satisfy the Chinese government amidst latest regulations concerning users’ data security.   After the Wall Street Journal released a report discussing the possibility of Didi going private, the ride-hailing app’s shares increased by approximately 50 percent in Thursday’s pre-market trade.  The company has been targeted by Beijing regulators ever […]

Uber shares drop as Softbank plans to sell 45 million in stakes

Uber shares tumbled on Wednesday with more than 4.5 percent in extended trading, following a report stating that SoftBank is selling around $2 billion worth of shares, in a definitive attempt to recover from lost bets on Didi and other investments. Japanese telecommunications and technology multinational conglomerate Softbank is selling a whopping 44 million shares […]

From Big Tech to Ed Tech: Chinese regulations target education sector

Late on Wednesday, Xinhua News Agency reported that China’s latest regulations against tutoring for profit and Big Tech is beneficial to the country’s growth as it stiffens its commitment to expand its capital market, leading to a share plunge in education firms. China’s latest attempt to ease financial pressure on families that support low birth […]

China’s Big Tech firms sign ‘self-discipline’ pledge

An assemblage of China’s biggest tech companies has cooperatively signed on Tuesday an antitrust ‘self-discipline’ agreement with Beijing’s expanding regulatory pressure on Chinese tech firms. E-commerce platform Alibaba Group, Tencent, and TikTok’s parent company ByteDance are amongst 33 Chinese tech companies that have voluntarily signed an agreement of self-discipline amidst Beijing’s regulation rise on Big Tech companies.  Some of China’s biggest and most dominant tech […]

A brief history of digitalization

The world we live in today is shaped by key events, discoveries, and technologies that have led us to a pivotal point in history. We are undergoing the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), dubbed Industry 4.0 which will symbolize our first step into the next generation. Before the 4IR can happen, several prerequistes need to be […]

Ontix & GlobalReach Technology Deliver Seamless Central London Wi-Fi Roaming for AT&T’s International Customers

Mobile customers of US-based operator AT&T (NYSE:T) are now able to seamlessly connect in London’s iconic Trafalgar Square, with the launch of a new ultra-fast Passpoint Wi-Fi network from next-generation wireless infrastructure-as-a-service provider Ontix. Launched in early 2020, the Ontix Wi-Fi service is the first in Central London to offer Passpoint™ connectivity, which is provided […]