Month: October 2018

What Are You Risking for the Sake of Getting Your Salary Early? – Appknox

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Be vigilant:

2017 has seen a massive turmoil of cybersecurity breaches impacting both the business and consumers. Be it WannaCry, Petya or Equifax, the rate of security breaches is rising in parallel to innovation. Talking about India, companies like Zomato, Reliance Jio, Indigo Airlines (Twitter Hack)

— Read on blog.appknox.com/what-are-you-risking-for-the-sake-of-getting-your-salary-early/

U.S. share of global venture capital fell more than 20% in 5 years | VentureBeat

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This will be interesting to watch. Is it a speed bump or a real shift? With the shitshow that is American politics, my feeling is this is just the beginning. America may not be failing today but this is a leading indicator of some sorts but of course the growth abroad is just getting started.

My personal belief is that the current American administration is no longer planning for the future and that means America is in much more trouble decades from now.

In 2012, U.S. startups captured 71 percent of all global venture capital investment. Last year, they captured just 50 percent.

— Read on venturebeat.com/2018/10/05/u-s-share-of-global-venture-capital-fell-more-than-20-in-5-years/

KKR’s Kravis Sees Southeast Asia Winners in U.S.-China Trade War – Bloomberg

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I guess a contrarian view of sorts where the USA/China trade war benefits SEA region. Possible but I assume there will be pain before the possible gains.

KKR & Co. is seeking to invest more in Southeast Asia, where companies are poised to benefit from the U.S.-China trade dispute, according to the private equity firm’s co-founder Henry Kravis.

— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-02/kkr-s-kravis-sees-southeast-asia-winners-in-u-s-china-trade-war

Amazon planning new free video service to compete for TV ad dollars

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Interesting way for Amazon to play the free OTT game:

Amazon is expected to announce a free, ad-supported video service with libraries of past TV shows and movies. The offering, which is similar to The Roku Channel and Hulu, will let advertisers use Amazon’s first-party data to target advertising.

— Read on www.cnbc.com/2018/10/01/amazon-planning-new-free-video-service-compete-tv-dollars.html