TiA podcast: bad news for big CEOs, and Ola and Uber battle it out

It’s time for our weekly roundup of the top tech news in Asia, in audio format! Yes, it’s the Tech in Asia podcast with hosts Charlie Custer and Anh-Minh Do (absent this week), so if you need to catch up on the week’s top Asia tech news, look no further.

This week: it’s rough news for CEOs, with Housing’s Rahul Yadav getting the worst news a CEO can hear, and Qihoo’s Zhou Hongyi hearing news that made him angry enough to threaten fornication. Plus, another big example of Japan investing in Southeast Asia, and Uber and Ola both have some important news in India. Also, note that we’ll be taking a two-week hiatus from this weekly news updates, they will return again the week of July 20.

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Show notes

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
02:02 Rahul Yadav fired
07:43 Zhou Hongyi flips out after Letv invests in Coolpad
14:05 Uber vs. Ola in India
19:26 Transcosmos buys MetroDeal

Show links:

• Rahul Yadav released by Housing.com board
• Qihoo CEO promises to “f**k back” those who betrayed him after Letv buys stake in Coolpad
• Indian tycoon Ratan Tata bets on homegrown taxi aggregator Ola
• Uber and Ola play fast and furious in the Indian on-demand taxi industry
• Transcosmos acquires MetroDeal at a valuation of $30M, says broker

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