Hej,
last night the French voters chose Emmanuel Macron and his party EnMarche! to lead the country. It was the lowest turnout of voters in 40 years and the greatest success for a far-right party in French history nonetheless Link
Tech
– Huawei is now the leading smartphone in China with 18% market share of new sales ahead of Opportunity Link
– Amazon released their Amazon Echo Look – that can give you advise on what to wear Link
– Facebook educates users how to critically filter between fake news and shut down accounts distributing the same Link | Link
Transportation
– Didi raise over USD 5.5 BN in record funding from SoftBank, Silver Lakeand others at a USD 50 BN valuation ramping up the ride-sharing industries in Asia Link | Link
– BlaBlaCar reveals daily commute service BlaBlaLine Link
Media
– Podcast startup Acast raise SEK 30 M from existing investors looking for SEK 70 M more Link
– Netflix signs partner distribution agreement with iQiyi to license its series in China Link
– Ifpi report show how Sweden and Swedish music companies helped grow music revenues (8%) – again Link
– Facebook adds 3,000 people to monitor live video feeds Link
XR
– Here is what applied AR could look like in a police chase Link
– Penrose studios earns more praise for their Arden’s wake Link
– Wonderworld secures distribution agreement for e-sport league ESL Link
– Global VR/AR investments breakdown by Pitchbook Link
– Facebook shuts down Oculus Studios Link
