In this NEWS category Disruptive.Asia’s editorial team scours the internet for news relevant to telecoms, fintech, digital service providers, regulation, BSS/OSS and analytics. Regular feeds from Reuters keep us all updated on what is happening and who is making it happen.
Inspired by new ultra-thin solar panels developed for satellites, a project led by Toyota Motor Corp is experimenting with a sun-powered Prius. Read more…
Huawei Technologies’ device business, comprising mainly smartphones, made a 11 billion yuan ($1.55 billion) profit in the first half of this year. Read more…
Grab is in talks to merge OVO, an Indonesian digital payments firm, with an Ant Financial-backed local peer to build heft and power ahead of archrival Gojek. Read more…
A tearful Jack Ma formally left Alibaba on Tuesday, donning a guitar and a rock star wig at an event for thousands of employees of the e-commerce giant. Read more…
Huawei Technologies plans to issue two tranches of bonds worth 3 billion yuan ($422 million) each. Read more…
Apple Inc’s new, lower priced #iPhone that comes with a faster processor but lacks 5G technology disappointed Asia. Read more…
China’s proposed new digital currency would bear some similarities to Facebook’s Libra coin and would be able to be used across major payment platforms. Read more…
Uber Technologies Inc’s restaurant delivery business will terminate its service in South Korea, Uber Eats said on Monday. Read more…
Alibaba chairman Jack Ma will step down from the Chinese firm, leaving his handpicked successor a daunting task. Read more…
Alibaba has agreed to buy e-commerce business Kaola from NetEase for $2 billion, adding a platform that supplies luxury goods to domestic consumers. Read more…
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