The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Indonesia and 500 Startups have launched ImpactAim Indonesia to boost social entrepreneurship in the country.
Read more: http://bit.ly/2Q8W6rQ
Entrepreneur想移民有很多選擇，如我們早前介紹的澳洲和英國，都非常歡迎創業家和VC移居當地。而現在我們要介紹的加拿大，政策條款除了對創業家有利外，亦對Investor非常吸引！究竟想移民加拿大有什麼資格，相比澳洲和英國
Read more: http://bit.ly/2O06Zty
Dapper Labs, the company behind CryptoKitties and upcoming projects such as NBA Top Shot, has raised $11 million in funding. It also unveiled the development of Flow, a new blockchain built to enable decentralized applications at scale.
Read more: http://bit.ly/2AcSU3B
過去四年間，香港創科生態持續向好，本地初創企業數目增長1.
Read more: http://bit.ly/3165bme
香港早於六十年代開始發展電子業，以組裝原子粒收音機起步，八十年代初香港已成為亞洲的高科技中心之一，經過三十餘年高速發展，九十年代已成為香港第二大工業，直至近年才開始式微。香港科技園公司上星期公布推出香
Read more: http://bit.ly/2N1TNVn
創意香港助理總監袁賽芳（左三）及彭子傑（左四）為首屆「香港遊戲優化和推廣計劃」主禮。（朱美俞攝）
Read more: http://bit.ly/2LwsgIq
吳永豪研發「人造光合作用」，製造可再生潔淨能源，符合環保及經濟原則。（陳施敏攝）
Read more: http://bit.ly/2N1TgCR
Hong Kong’s chip design capabilities will likely be in high demand as the Greater Bay Area further develops smart infrastructure and as the city positions itself as a hub for innovation and technology, according to a leading Hong Kong research engineer.
Read more: http://bit.ly/2Lw2J21
Joseph Xie Zhifeng relocated back to his native Shanghai in 2000 after 17 years away in the US and Singapore to join the founding team of what would become China’s biggest semiconductor manufacturer.
Read more: http://bit.ly/2N1T32x
China’s SenseTime Group, currently regarded as the world’s most valuable AI startup, has seen its valuation breach US$7.5 billion this year, following massive investments from the likes of SoftBank. The company was reportedly valued at US$4.
Read more: http://bit.ly/2Lx7tEH
China risks a catastrophic loss in competitive advantage to the US in AI if it does not invest more in basic research, according to Peking University professor Wang Liwei.
Read more: http://bit.ly/34wkJSH
反對修訂《逃犯條例》觸發的示威及暴力衝突持續近3個月，至今未有平息跡象，評級機構惠譽國際周五（6日）宣布，把香港長期外幣信貸評級下調一級，從「AA+」降至「AA」，評級展望「負面」，反映市民的不滿恐持續，社會
Read more: http://bit.ly/31co3jT
It took an entrepreneur to reimagine the mundane home thermostat as an object of beauty — and then to make a fortune based on that vision. The entrepreneur was Tony Fadell, who had that thermostat epiphany after decades in the tech industry, including at companies like Apple. Mr.
Read more: https://nyti.ms/2zLyI8R
美國財政部指出，伊朗利用一家在香港註冊的公司，規避美國和國際制裁。（路透資料圖片）
Read more: http://bit.ly/2UkFRX2
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm Megvii has filed for a public listing in Hong Kong. The company is backed by e-commerce giant Alibaba and state-owned enterprises such as Bank of China Group Investment, the bank’s private equity arm.
Read more: https://cnb.cx/2PtNeN6
US officials are seeking to block an undersea internet cable linking the US to China over national-security concerns, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people involved in the discussions.
Read more: http://bit.ly/2zEa61W
Cross-border ecommerce is expected to grow at 25% until 2024, but the biggest problem is the high shipping fee for customers Hong Kong-based Buyandship is now focussing on India and has signed up local partners for last-mile delivery The primary focus for the company is establishing a base in Delhi,
Read more: http://bit.ly/30E9V2e
Tech Nation is partially funded by the UK government and was announced by former UK Prime Minister Theresa May in 2017. Mitsubishi took a 20% stake in Ovo Energy for $200m in February to help expand its business in Germany, France, Spain and Australia.
Read more: https://zd.net/2Zrkt3x
Earlier this year, Carla Engelbrecht flew to Phoenix, sat on the couch in a stranger’s living room, and observed the stranger watching—or possibly playing or experiencing—a movie-length installment of Black Mirror.
Read more: http://bit.ly/2zkRCDh
Hong Kong-based payment firm BBPOS has closed an $8 million funding round by a local investment firm, the company said in a statement. It, however, did not disclose the name of the investor.
Read more: http://bit.ly/2TVtkt7
智慧政府創新實驗室開幕，為公共服務和運作所需設立平台。（政府新聞處圖片）
Read more: http://bit.ly/33OuOdn
Entrepreneur們又有好消息！香港科技大學（HKUST）宣布，設立全新的「香港科技大學創業基金」（Entrepreneurship Fund，E-Fund），將在5年內斥資5000萬港元，以資助廣大有意創業的科大相關人士！
Read more: http://bit.ly/2U0zJ6u
運動及智能手環企業Fitbit昨日（8月21日）與新加坡政府簽訂合作協議，共同推出國家級的運動及健康計劃，當中使用了Fitbit的智能健康系統及旗下相關產品。是次合作旨在以科技進行健康項目推廣，希望國民有更多機會使用科技
Read more: http://bit.ly/2KNE9KM
本地創科發展氣氛漸趨濃厚，不過科技企業即使有出色的產品及意念，卻苦無方法將之商品化，亦未必懂得尋找投資者。有見及此，香港科技園公司（科技園）與羅兵咸永道香港（羅兵咸永道）聯合宣布，推出為期兩年的「創新
Read more: http://bit.ly/31Vsr6D
連日分享了不少朋友對修訂《逃犯條例》引起群眾運動的大數據研究，反映近年數據民間化、學術多樣化，本來的小圈子研究氛圍開始慢慢改變，同時亦改變了新一代面對問題及決策方式。
Read more: http://bit.ly/2KWIdHm
香港科技大學設立「香港科技大學創業基金」（下稱基金），為科大初創企業提供支持。科大最初向基金注資5000萬港元，於未來5年投資大學的初創企業；用以支持創業與創新科技的捐款，亦可投入到此基金。
Read more: http://bit.ly/2Z5WT0P
原标题：中共中央 国务院关于支持深圳建设中国特色社会主义先行示范区的意见（全文） 党和国家作出兴办经济特区重大战略部署以来，深圳经济特区作为我国改革开放的重要窗口，各项事业取得显著成绩，已成为一座充满魅
Read more: http://bit.ly/2Zf2Svw
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is open to traffic and the outline plan for developing a world-class urban cluster in the GBA has been is launched.
Read more: https://pwc.to/30c2G1o
上回拾捌堂報導了Uber Eats 2019峰會香港站Future of Food Summit的盛況，除了有多位Uber Eats的高層在場分享「新餐飲」的未來趨勢外，亦雲集了不少飲食界的管理精英到場分享現時飲食業的最新狀況。是次峰會裡，拾捌堂邀請了Uber Eats
Read more: http://bit.ly/2Z8swC1
上回拾捌堂報導了Deliveroo如何幫助餐廳提升業績，更利用大數據工具幫助分析形勢，提升餐廳業績！Deliveroo香港及台灣區總經理Brian Lo宣布，Deliveroo正在推廣「戶戶小廚」，利用中央廚房形式建立虛擬品牌，以另類型式幫助餐飲
Read more: http://bit.ly/33EN9t0
