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(Innovation/Technology/Swiggy) India’s Swiggy nears $5 billion valuation in new $800 million fundraise (TechCrunch)

Manish Singh Swiggy has raised about $800 million in a new financing round, the Indian food delivery startup told employees on Monday, as it looks...

(Innovation/Technology/FinanZero) FinanZero, Brazil’s free online credit marketplace, raises $7M (TechCrunch)

Marcella McCarthy FinanZero, a Brazilian online credit marketplace, announced today that it has closed a $7 million round of funding – its fourth since it...

(Innovation/Technology/Byju/Aakash) Byju’s acquires Indian tutor Aakash for nearly $1 billion (TechCrunch)

Manish Singh Why did Byju’s raise over $1 billion last year and is already inching closer to securing another half a billion dollars? We are getting...

(Innovation/Technology/Meesho) Indian social commerce Meesho valued at $2.1 billion in new $300 million fundraise (TechCrunch)

Manish Singh Meesho said on Monday it has raised $300 million in a new financing round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 as the Indian...

(Innovation/Technology/LG) LG is shutting down its smartphone business worldwide (TechCrunch)

Manish Singh LG said on Monday it will close its loss-making mobile phone business worldwide as the once pioneer brand looks to focus its resources...

(Defense/USA) Why slashing the Pentagon budget would be a disaster (Defense News)

Dov S. Zakheim and Elaine McCusker There is little that is new in the letter that 50 members of the House of Representatives sent to President Joe Biden on...

(Defense/USA) America and its military need a blockchain strategy (Defense News)

Trevor Logan and Theo Lebryk For the first time, China’s five-year plan for social and economic development calls for the use of blockchain applications in supply chain management, e-governance...

(Innovation/Technology/LG) South Korea’s LG to shut its loss-making smartphone division (Al Jazeera)

Dropping out of the fiercely competitive smartphone market will let it focus on growth areas such as smart homes and electric vehicle parts. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/4/5/lg-to-shut-its-loss-making-mobile-division

(Afghanistan) Afghan president proposes three-phase peace roadmap: Report (Al Jazeera)

Ashraf Ghani will put forward a three-phase peace roadmap for Afghanistan during a proposed meeting in Turkey, Reuters reports. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/5/afghan-leader-proposes-peace-road-map-in-three-phases-document

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