H.E.R.O.’s Journey in Tech (15 October 2018) – 5G will force cybersecurity to evolve, Trend Micro says + How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life by Epictetus (
October 15, 2018 Leave a comment
H.E.R.O.’s Journey in Tech (15 October 2018) – 5G will force cybersecurity to evolve, Trend Micro says + How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life by Epictetus (
Companies
- 5G will force cybersecurity to evolve, Trend Micro says (GN)
- En-Japan introduces hiring tools (AIM)
- Top player Yizhibo sold to Weibo as China’s live streaming frenzy cools down (Technode)
- Afterpay, Zip await ASIC critique of buy now pay later (AFR)
BATTSS – Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, TSMC, Softbank, Samsung
- Baidu demonstrates self driving buses in China as the technology moves closer to commercialisation (SCMP)
- Baidu Waimai rebrands as Star.Ele to target at higher-end food delivery market (Technode)
- Tencent hit as China’s freeze on new video game titles continues; Revenues set to suffer with approvals not expected to resume until next year (FT)
- Short Sellers Missed Tencent’s $250 Billion Party; They left a lot of money on the table as the Chinese technology behemoth slumped 44 percent from its peak. (Bloomberg)
FAANNMG – Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Nvidia, Netflix, Microsoft, Google
- Apple buys music analytics company Asaii: Axios (Reuters)
Asia Tech & Innovation Trends
- Chinese tech fundraising under pressure amid market turmoil; Investors expect slower and smaller IPO launches as valuations shrink (Nikkei)
- India’s $5bn no-frills hotel start-up Oyo Rooms targets China; Founder says he runs world’s ‘most advanced hotel system’ but analysts warn on expansion (FT)
- Relentless selling savages ASX tech stocks (AFR)
Life
- How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life by Epictetus (Amazon)
- SFC chairman Carlson Tong exits after dishing out nearly HK$4 billion in penalties; Six-year tenture saw the former head of KPMG in mainland China casting the regulatory spotlight firmly on corporate fraud, insider dealing, poor new listings (SCMP)
Bamboo Innovator 