Tech in Asia podcast episode 2: Uber’s in trouble, and so is your marriage

Yes, it’s true: after years of providing you top-notch text coverage of Asia’s tech scene, Tech in Asia has branched out into the world of multimedia. Meet the Tech in Asia Podcast, our weekly show where hosts Anh-Minh Do and Charlie Custer will take you through the week’s top Asia tech stories and then dive into deeper discussions on pressing issues with experts from all across Asia’s tech industry.

This week: Uber’s in trouble, and so is your marriage! We break down big drama in India’s startup scene, discuss Uber’s China woes, look into a big funding round in India, and talk about a new study in China that links smartphones to marital troubles. Plus, we speak to Rakuten Ventures managing partner Saemin Ahn about what his company’s up to, and break down the biggest startup verticals in Southeast Asia.

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Show notes

Story links:

• Housing founder apologizes, withdraws resignation
• (Related) Who’s the Wolf of Dalal Street? Behind the explosion at Housing is a shifting power equation
• (Related) Housing calls Sequoia ‘inhuman and unethical,’ VC tells the Indian startup to grow up
• Uber office raided by police in China, accused of running ‘illegal’ car business
• (Related) Driver numbers down, but Uber still running after Guangzhou police raid
• (Related) Uber Chengdu office raided by police just days after similar raid in Guangzhou
• (Related) Didi Dache called out over ‘illegal’ private-car features in Wuhan
• Logistic services firm Delhivery raises $85M to ride on India’s ecommerce boom
• Smartphones are ruining Chinese marriages, apparently

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