gojek is shutting down a number of its GoLife services – The Jakarta Post
Indonesian ride-hailing unicorn gojek announced that it is shutting down a number of its GoLife services, only two years after its launch, The Jakarta Post reported.
According to Wesly Simatupang, the company’s vice president who is in charge of the GoLife app, most of these services have grown stagnant, excluding GoClean and GoMassage. The last two services accounted for up to 90 per cent of total orders in the GoLife ecosystem.
Simatupang further explained that GoLaundry and GoDaily will shut down by December 31 while GoFix and GoGlam would be closed by mid-January.
gojek would provide an opportunity for its partners impacted by the decision to sign up with its other services.
India-based foodtech startup HungerBox raises US$12M to expand to Southeast Asia – e27
Bangalore-based foodtech startup HungerBox has closed US$12 million in funding from a host of Indian and international investors such as Paytm and NPTK, who joined existing backers Sabre Partners and Neoplux.
The funding is the extension of the US$4.5 million round from Sabre, Neoplux, Lionrock Capital (Singapore), and Infosys Co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan in 2018.
The startup said it will use the new investment to grow HungerBox’s operations in 10 new Indian cities as well as fuel the company’s international expansion to Southeast Asia.
Global e-sports federation launches with Tencent support – Hybrid
The Global e-Sports Federation (GEF) has officially launched on Monday, December 16, with Chinese internet giant Tencent as their first global partner Hybrid reported.
Based in Singapore, the federation aimed to make e-sports more credible.
GEF has three goals: To develop e-sports, to build a sustainable platform for e-sports, and to become an authority in coordination between international e-sports organisations.
In a more concrete form, GEF is going to regulate athlete’s salaries, prevent the use of dope, create e-sports leadership structure, and encourage the founding of national e-sports foundation with clear standard and regulation.
Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) Secretary-General Chris Chan is set to become the president of GEF.
Toyota to use advanced self-driving tech in commercial vehicles first – Reuters
Japanese automotive giant Toyota stated that it plans to first deploy advanced self-driving features in commercial vehicles before adding them to cars meant for personal use, Reuters reported.
According to James Kuffner, chief of Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development (TRI-AD), it will be easier to apply self-driving technology that does not require constant and direct human-monitoring to taxis and vehicles Toyota is developing, including on-demand ride services, mobile shops and ambulatory hospitals.
He added that the operators of these vehicles could control when and where they are deployed and oversee their maintenance.
Toyota is also said to release its first so-called ‘Level 2’ autonomous car –one that is capable of driving itself on the highway– over the next few decades.
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