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SandboxAQ raises $300m in latest funding round

SandboxAQ now holds a valuation of more than US$5.6 billion.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 1 min read
Ex-Google chief once considered buying TikTok

Ex-Google chief once considered buying TikTok

Eric Schmidt is no longer looking at a deal, but stresses that regulating TikTok would be more appropriate than an outright ban.
Miguel Cordon · · 2 min read
13 biographies every entrepreneur must read in 2017

13 biographies every entrepreneur must read in 2017

Here’s a list of must-read biographies of tech luminaries for entrepreneurs of all stripes.
Sumit Chakraberty · · 11 min read
In Thailand, it’s time to stop online anonymity in political activism

In Thailand, it’s time to stop online anonymity in political activism

Over the past several weeks in Thailand, there has been no news hotter than the ongoing public protests against a recent proposed bill in Parliament to grant amnesty to former
Saiyai Sakawee · · 3 min read
Eric Schmidt talks Google and politics

Eric Schmidt talks Google and politics

This morning, we reported about Google chairman Erich Schmidt’s interview with the local Thai TV station Voice TV, during which he answered questions submitted by local students. This afternoon, at
Saiyai Sakawee · · 2 min read

Eric Schmidt to students: Silicon Valley is not about a location, it’s about people

Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google continued his tour of Asia with a stop in Bangkok today, where he continued to provide his insights on the international tech industry
Saiyai Sakawee · · 2 min read

Big data and Asia: the trends and the challenges

Mohit Sharma takes us through what it will take for Big Data to catch on across Asia. It’s still the early stages, so there’s lots of work to be done.
Mohit Sharma · · 3 min read

Google Launches Search Engine in Myanmar as Schmidt Warns Against Web Censorship

(File image: Google’s Eric Schmidt) Google’s search engine launched in Myanmar yesterday on the Google.com.mm domain. It’s nothing special to look at, and it’s just in English at the moment,
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Google’s Eric Schmidt Drops in on Beijing, Reminds Chinese Devs that Android is Number One

(Images: QQ Tech) Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Eric Schmidt dropped into the GeekPark conference in Beijing earlier today where, in a panel discussion, he reminded the assembled developers that Android is the
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

PSY Teaches Google’s Eric Schmidt How to Dance Gangnam Style [Photos]

Here are some fun photos from Google Korea showing PSY’s visit to the company’s Seoul office, where Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) executive chairman Eric Schmidt apparently requested to be taught the popular
Rick Martin · · 2 min read