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Manoj Kohli chosen to steer government relations and public policy
Robot pizza maker Zume and car rental app Getaround downshift in wake of WeWork debacle
Close ally of Masayoshi Son steps down from role of non-executive director after 18 years
Company scrambles for financing as investors shun sector following fall in price of metal
Chinese growth fell off and Germany felt gloomy but there were pockets of cheer and plenty of action
Financial technology arm of China’s biggest insurer will raise up to $299m in New York IPO
Selling shares in Chinese ecommerce group must be tempting but it would spell trouble
Japanese company sells back nearly 50% stake to company
The collapse in the company’s valuation has implications for investors in start-ups
Indian hotel start-up relies on heavy spending for growth but profits are far away
Ex-Publicis boss Maurice Lévy joins as marketing chief amid strategy shift
Masayoshi Son seeks ¥300bn facility but faces resistance from Japan’s biggest bank
Big Four firm to dispose of property after regulator raised client perks concerns
Andrew Boyd to launch own fund targeting private investments in technology groups
Deal that hopes to create an AI powerhouse sounded less like a dream five years ago
Masayoshi Son’s legendary persistence will be needed to make deal work
Tie-up aimed at creating a south-east Asia powerhouse in data and AI
Blackstone, Tiger Global, Lightspeed and Founders Fund all raising huge funds for late-stage companies
People close to talks say deal will create powerhouse that can challenge Silicon Valley
SoftBank-backed US dog-walking start-up is on the block
Colourful telecoms veteran John Legere could replace office group insiders
Calls for salary transparency to address ‘systemic inequalities’
SoftBank’s ‘Aim to achieve Turnaround’ is pretty impressive/insane.
Airbnb is being valued at up to $42bn by investors seeking indirect stakes ahead of a planned IPO
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