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 windfallCategory: Philippines
Grab picks up $2 billion more to fuel growth in post-Uber Southeast Asia
Grab, the ride-hailing service that struck a deal to take Uber out of Southeast Asia, has announced that it has pulled in $2 billion in new capital as it seeks to go beyond ride-hailing to offer more on-demand services. The $2 billion figure includes a $1 billion investment from Toyota which was announced in June, […]
View More Grab picks up $2 billion more to fuel growth in post-Uber Southeast AsiaGo-Jek kicks off Southeast Asia expansion with Vietnam launch
Go-Jek, the Indonesia-based ride-sharing company valued at $5 billion, has begun its ambitious plan to increase its rivalry with Grab by expanding into three new markets after it opened shop in Vietnam. The service — which is known as Go-Viet — covers an initial 12 districts in Ho Chi Minh City with a motorbike on-demand service. Rival […]
View More Go-Jek kicks off Southeast Asia expansion with Vietnam launchExperian leads $28M investment in Southeast Asia fintech startup C88
Experian is making its first major bet on Southeast Asia and its population of over 650 million consumers after the financial credit giant backed Singapore-based C88 Financial Technologies, which operates financial marketplaces that help lenders reach new audiences. C88 today announced a $28 million Series C investment round that’s led by Experian with participation from a host […]
View More Experian leads $28M investment in Southeast Asia fintech startup C88Alibaba’s Ant Financial fintech affiliate raises $14 billion to continue its global expansion
Ant Financial, the financial services affiliate connected to Alibaba which operates the Alipay mobile payment service, has confirmed that it has closed a Series C funding round that totals an enormous $14 billion. The rumors have been flying about this huge financing deal for the past month or so, with multiple publications reporting that Ant […]
View More Alibaba’s Ant Financial fintech affiliate raises $14 billion to continue its global expansionTwitter doesn’t care that someone is building a bot army in Southeast Asia
Facebook’s lack of attention to how third parties are using its service to reach users ended up with CEO Mark Zuckerberg taking questions from Congressional committees. With that in mind, you’d think that others in the social media space might be more attentive than usual to potentially malicious actors on their platforms. Twitter, however, is turning […]
View More Twitter doesn’t care that someone is building a bot army in Southeast AsiaWhat Zuckerberg’s congressional testimony doesn’t say
There’s a lot of keen analytical hindsight on display in Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s written testimony to Congress ahead of his appearance at hearings on Wednesday, but nothing that indicates Facebook is ready to come to terms with the problems rotting the core of the social network. The bulk of Zuckerberg’s opening statement is […]
View More What Zuckerberg’s congressional testimony doesn’t sayPhilippines temporarily closes popular holiday island to tourists due to pollution
One of Philippines’ most popular tourist destinations will be off-limits to visitors in a few weeks.
The entire island of Boracay will be closed to visitors from Apr. 26, so that it can receive a massive clean-up of dumped sewage and upgrades to its …
Mayon volcano erupts, leading to evacuation of over 56,000
The Mayon volcano on the island of Luzon in the Philippines had erupted for the first time since 2013, forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Volcano, Philippines, Evacuation, and World News
View More Mayon volcano erupts, leading to evacuation of over 56,000Philippines’ most active volcano continues to spew lava and ash
The Philippines’ most active volcano has been at it again.
Mayon continued to spew lava and ash early Tuesday morning, only a day after the volcano’s eruption forced thousands of residents around the area to evacuate.
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Rappler, a new media organization critical of the Philippines government, faces closure
Rappler, a high-profile new media news organization in the Philippines, is facing closure after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revoked its registration for an alleged breach of the country’s constitution. Rappler was started in 2012 by Filipino journalist Maria Ressa and it is a global case study for media in the 21st century with a digital-first platform and focus… Read More
Data-friendly YouTube Go comes out in beta in Southeast Asia
Google has released its data-friendly YouTube Go app in some of Southeast Asia, and Africa’s new markets.
Available now in beta for Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines, the app is a way to get video to users in countries where data avail…