Tη δημιουργία μιας νέας θυγατρικής εταιρείας στον χώρο του gaming ανακοίνωσε η γαλλική Ubisoft, γνωστή για την κυκλοφορία επιτυχημένων βιντεοπαιχνιδιών όπως το Assasin’s Creed, το Far Cry, το Rainbow Six και το Prince of Persia. Βασικός επενδυτής στη νέα αυτή εταιρεία θα είναι η κινεζική τεχνολογική Tencent, που θα συμμετάσχει με 1,16 δισ. ευρώ (1,25 δισ. δολάρια) αποκτώντας ένα μετοχικό μερίδιο της τάξεως του 25%. Η νέα εταιρεία θα επικεντρωθεί στην ανάπτυξη των διασημότερων IPs της Ubisoft...
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Is Didi’s IPO a stock loser from the start?
Didi Global operates in 16 countries, but 90% of its revenues come from China. In 2020, the ride-hailing giant saw its business plummet due to lockdowns related to COVID-19 and lost $1.6 billion on $21.6 billion in revenue, a 10% decline from 2019. The loss might have been bigger, save for the company’s decision to expand its operations into intracity freight delivery, food delivery and community group-buying services.
Even as a Chinese government investigation into the company is ongoing, Didi...
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Baidu chip unit reported at $2B valuation; China dominates AI, report finds
Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU), one of China’s largest multinational technology companies, has completed a fundraising round on its artificial intelligence (AI) chip, Kunlun, that would value the business at $2 billion, a source told Reuters. The round, which generated an undisclosed amount of funding, was led by CITIC Private Equity Funds Management (CPE), and is said to include IDG Capital, Legend Capital and Oriza Hua.
The Kunlun chip has been praised for its development of autonomous vehicles and...