China’s internet population has now grown beyond 800 million, according to the latest data from the Chinese government. A new report [in Chinese] issued by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) put the number of people in China with access to the internet at 802 million. The agency — which is a branch of the […]
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AI training and social network content moderation services bring TaskUs a $250 million windfall
TaskUs, the business process outsourcing service that moderates content, annotates information and handles back office customer support for some of the world’s largest tech companies, has raised $250 million in an investment from funds managed by the New York-based private equity giant, Blackstone Group. It’s been ten years since TaskUs was founded with a $20,000 investment […]
View More AI training and social network content moderation services bring TaskUs a $250 million windfallIndia’s Uber rival Ola is headed to Europe with ride-hailing launch in the UK
The UK is getting a new alternative to Uber after India-based ride-hailing company Ola announced plans to expand to the country, which will become its first market in Europe. Ola was founded in 2010 and it covers over 110 cities in India where it offers licensed taxis, private hire cars and rickshaws through a network […]
View More India’s Uber rival Ola is headed to Europe with ride-hailing launch in the UKChina’s Didi pumps $1B into its rebranded driver services business
Didi Chuxing is going pedal to the metal for its automobile services business after it announced it will invest $1 billion into the division, which is also getting a rebrand. The Chinese ride-hailing firm had been tipped to spin out the business and raise $1.5 billion from investors ahead of an IPO, according to a recent Reuters […]
View More China’s Didi pumps $1B into its rebranded driver services businessIn Argentina, venture capital surges even as the broader economy stutters
Even as the Argentine government was announcing the biggest slide in the country’s economic output in nearly a decade, technology investors in the nation’s capital are all gearing up for record fundraising years. Three of the country’s biggest firms (which are still small by international standards) are raising new, exponentially larger, funds in a sign […]
View More In Argentina, venture capital surges even as the broader economy stuttersXiaomi goes after global markets with two new Android One phones
Xiaomi gave Google’s well-intentioned but somewhat-stalled Android One project a major boost last year when it unveiled its first device under the program, Mi A1. That’s now joined by not one but two sequel devices, after the Chinese phone maker unveiled the Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite at an event in Spain today. Xiaomi […]
View More Xiaomi goes after global markets with two new Android One phonesWhatsApp limits message forwarding in bid to reduce spam and misinformation
In a bid to cut down on the spread of false information and spam, WhatsApp recently added labels that indicate when a message has been forwarded. Now the company is sharpening that strategy by imposing limits on how many groups a message can be sent on to. Originally, users could forward messages on to multiple […]
View More WhatsApp limits message forwarding in bid to reduce spam and misinformationChina’s Didi Chuxing is close to launching a taxi-booking service in Japan
Days after raising $500 million via a strategic investment from travel giant Booking Holdings, Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing has continued its international push with the launch of a local business in Japan. Its new Japan-based unit is a joint venture with SoftBank, a longtime Didi investor, which has been in the works since an announcement back […]
View More China’s Didi Chuxing is close to launching a taxi-booking service in JapanNeymar’s World Cup dive gives us the top-notch memes we’ve been waiting for
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Brazilian soccer star Neymar and terrible flops are a combination that we can always expect when his team hits the pitch — and he did not disappoint on Monday.
Neymar’s penchant for exaggeration is almost as well known as his excellent play (when he stays upright, anyway).
Y’all already know to catch Neymar at the academy awards for best actor of our century 🏆 🏅 pic.twitter.com/rk3ViU8nus
— Eric 🐝 (@LatinoDionysus) July 2, 2018
Despite an early round dive that got plenty of attention, he topped himself during Brazil’s knock-out match against Mexico on Monday. Read more…
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It may be a terrible year for the United States, but in Mexico, 2018 is “el año de la mujer” — the year of the woman.
A recent report from National Public Radio highlighted the abundance of women running for elected office in the Central American country. Everything would’ve been great, too, if not for an extremely unfortunate language error when NPR tweeted the story.
“There are more than 3,000 women running for elective office in Mexico,” the original tweet read. “Some Mexicans are calling 2018 ‘el ano de la mujer,’ which translates to ‘the year of the woman.'” Read more…
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View More NPR meant to hail ‘the year of the woman’ in Mexico and promptly fell on an assMexico and South Korea: The newest of best friends after a World Cup triumph
Convincingly beaten 3-0 in its match against Sweden, Mexico were set to be the next team sent packing from the World Cup on Wednesday.
Then, the incredible happened.
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South Korea…
Artificial ‘earthquake’ detected in Mexico after World Cup goal
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Mexico is now the gold standard for fan celebration.
A small artificial earthquake was detected in Mexico City on Sunday after Hirving Lozano scored a goal — the only goal of the game — during Mexico’s World Cup matchup against Germany.
According to SIMMSA, which monitors seismic activity in the area, the earthquake was likely caused by “massive jumping” directly after the goal. Hell yeah.
El #sismo detectado en la Ciudad de México se originó de manera artificial. Posiblemente por saltos masivos durante el Gol de la selección de #México en el mundial. Por lo menos dos sensores dentro de la Ciudad lo detectaron a las 11:32pic.twitter.com/mACKesab3b
— SIMMSA (@SIMMSAmex) June 17, 2018 Read more…
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