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...“Stripe has the luxury to go to Thrive, a previous investor, because they have a strong business,” said Robert Le, an analyst at PitchBook. “Not a lot of start-ups have that luxury.”...
...Hours earlier, a Chinese industry group said Tesla’s electric vehicles were among more than 70 cars that had been successfully tested for data security compliance....
...Chart du jour: Power grab French far-right leader Marine Le Pen kicked off her EU election campaign yesterday by vowing to wrest back powers from an “intrusive and authoritarian” bureaucracy in Brussels...
...Chairwoman Le Thi Thu Thuy shared her reasons for optimism at the Nikkei and Financial Times’ Asia Green Tech Summit....
...This threatens to stifle Chinese technology groups, including Baidu, which are still reliant on US computer chips....
...“For any doubters left in the west, I hope this is the final data point that points to BYD’s strength and, as importantly, how ‘China EV Inc’ has bullied its way on to the global stage,” said Tu Le, founder...
...Some see his bet on battery-swapping technology — which is at the heart of the electric vehicle group’s business plan and competes with the likes of Tesla that only charges vehicles individually — as unworkable...
...Meanwhile, the group’s prospects in the US and Europe remain uncertain....
...Aiways’ investors were now wary of “throwing good money after bad”, said Le....
...Last week, a verdict was passed down in the case of Walkers Snack Foods Ltd v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, with first-tier tribunal judges Anne Fairpo and Sonia Gable ruling against...
...Belgium’s technology minister Mathieu Michel has asked the country’s telecoms regulator to analyse the iPhone’s danger levels....
...The VW-Xpeng deal was a vote of confidence in the Chinese EV industry, said Tu Le of Sino Auto Insights....
...Epic was valued at almost $30bn in a fundraising earlier this year led by Sony and the family investment group that owns most of Lego....
...Les Funtleyder, a healthcare portfolio manager at E Squared Capital Management, said he expected Pfizer would make a series of acquisitions this year....
...CATL prod Driven by a booming electric vehicle market, Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd has grown into a Rmb1tn ($148.1bn) company....
...However, Tu Le, managing director of advisory group Sino Auto Insights, said BYD, was “firing on all cylinders”, with products covering many critical EV market segments....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on June 28 2022. ©2022 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...Be sure to check out the full line up of events, and don’t miss Sid’s interview with David Mercer, chief executive officer of the LMAX Group....
...What’s missing is an integrated smartphone mount to aid with viewing the app, but you could add one yourself or wait for the V, which will include one....
...Reach out to me (imani.moise@ft.com) or Sid (sid.v@ft.com) to let us know. Happy reading!...
...of Technology Delhi....
...Write to the FintechFT team at imani.moise@ft.com and sid.v@ft.com. You can build it, but will they come?...
...Players of Fortnite, developed by Epic, were able to purchase an in-game currency known as “V-bucks” online, but these credits would not show up when playing on the iPhone....
...Other banks with minimal direct finance exposure still find themselves entangled, be it through technology or data security....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on November 29, 2021. ©2021 Nikkei Inc....
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