Tim Culpan
Stories by Tim Culpan
Baidu’s M&A fest shows AI/VR are its preferred targets
Chinese startup Raven Tech is the latest item from the menu.
Indonesia’s Go-Jek can teach Uber a few Asian tricks
I don't consider Uber Eats to be a separate service, but a different flavor of the same product, and the fact that Uber is still burning cash despite
Flipkart, Snapdeal markdowns may augur well for young Indian startups
We all know that a downround is a fate worse than out-of-the-money options. Earlier investors see the worth of their stake decline when a subsequent i
Indian e-commerce shows signs of becoming rational
Two news items in the past 24 hours serve as positive indicators that India's e-commerce sector may be turning rational.
Uber’s bid for peace with Didi Chuxing has global ramifications
Outside of China, though, Didi has started forging partnerships with Uber’s competitors. In the US, it’s working with Lyft. In India, users will b
Merging Flipkart, Snapdeal could be the best way to beat Amazon in India
The two e-commerce companies are burning through cash and it doesn’t look like the flames of competition are going to die down while they’re being
Jack Ma is finally taking foreign markets seriously
The chairman and founder of Alibaba, China's largest e-commerce site, said in November he aims to generate at least 50 percent of the group's revenue
Apple’s India solution for selling refurbished phones lies 15,000 km away in Brazil
India isn't alone in knocking back Apple's attempts to import used devices. In fact, many electronics companies ban their recycling partners from expo