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Twitter’s Clash With India Government Gives Boost to Local Rival Feb 17 2021, 7:32 PM February 17 2021, 3:30 AM February 17 2021, 7:32 PM (Bloomberg) -- An Indian alternative to Twitter Inc. is experiencing a surge in popularity after the U.S. microblogging site clashed with the country’s government, a sign of the growing political challenges for social media services. (Bloomberg) -- An Indian alternative to Twitter Inc. is experiencing a surge in popularity after the U.S. microbloggi...

India’s biggest e-learning startup, Byju’s, is close to signing a deal to acquire rival Toppr Technologies Pvt. in a transaction valued at roughly $150 million, according to a person familiar with the matter.

(Bloomberg) -- SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund posted a record 844.1 billion yen ($8 billion) profit in a quarter bolstered by a stock market surge that lifted the value of its investments and helped portfolio companies like DoorDash Inc. go public.

(Bloomberg) -- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. pulled off Asia’s largest dollar bond sale in eight months, with investors giving a loud vote of confidence in the e-commerce giant’s long-term prospects amid easing tensions with Chinese regulators.

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(Bloomberg) -- In China’s popular online-streaming industry, virtual gift-giving is big. You can send your favorite live performer anything from a rose for 5 yuan (80 cents) to a space rocket for 500 yuan.

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Everbridge Wins Award as One of the 50 Fastest-Growing Market Leaders Among Public and Private Companies in the Region, for Second Consecutive Year January 20, 2021 GMT Everbridge Wins Award as One of the 50 Fastest-Growing Market Leaders Among Public and Private Companies in the Region, for Second Consecutive Year (Graphic: Business Wire) Everbridge Wins Award as One of the 50 Fastest-Growing Market L...

(Bloomberg) -- Citrix Systems Inc. is in advanced talks to buy the work-management platform company Wrike Inc. for more than $2 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

(Bloomberg) -- Nazara Technologies Ltd. , the cricket games developer backed by billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, became the first Indian gaming technology company to seek a market debut as mobile entertainment takes off across the world’s No. 2 smartphone arena.

(Bloomberg) -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. expects to boost capital spending to as much as $28 billion this year in order to safeguard its lead in advanced technologies that made it chipmaker of choice to the world’s technology and auto giants.