Missed out on the best Asia tech news from the past seven days? Worry not, we’ve got you covered. Here’s our roundup of the week’s top stories, sorted by popularity.
1. ‘Discriminatory’ job ad angers developer community
This job ad went viral for all the wrong reasons.
2. Oh hell no… Slow internet misery caused by broken undersea cable to last 20 more days
Here’s some bad news: you’ll be experiencing these depressing dial-up web speeds for another twenty days before the cable is fixed.
3. Xiaomi Mi Band: at just $13, all flaws are forgiven (REVIEW)
Unless there’s a specific feature or third-party app that you just can’t part with on the Fitbit and Jawbone, there’s no reason not to buy the Mi Band.
4. Indian startup founders can’t get married
You want to chase the entrepreneurial dream, but society is not playing along. How does that impact your life in terms of dating and marriage?
5. A deeper look at Southeast Asia’s only two unicorns: VNG and Garena
VNG and Garena represent the two biggest tech companies out of Southeast Asia.
6. Oh, Big Brother: you won’t believe how many sites are now blocked in China
China got the internet in 1994. But soon after, the government started working on ways to restrict it. Here’s a list of all the major sites that are now blocked.
7. 10 reasons why startups fail – from the confessions of founders
There are many reasons for startups failing, but the 10 that came up most often provide useful signposts for everyone involved with the startup ecosystem. Entrepreneurs share why their startups failed.
8. DuckDuckGo joins Google in being blocked in China
Privacy-oriented search engine DuckDuckGo is now blocked in China, confirms founder and CEO Gabriel Weinberg.
9. Meet the foot soldiers in the massive iPhone 6 grey market (video)
For a bit of extra income, these people form the frontlines in the massive iPhone 6 grey market.
10. Yahoo acquires one-year-old Bangalore startup Bookpad
Bookpad, a one-year-old startup founded by three engineers from IIT Guwahati, is Yahoo’s first Indian tech startup acquisition.
11. Japan’s high-tech toilets are no laughing matter
Toto has the environment and the elderly in mind with toilets that redefine going to the bathroom.
12. This is how Evernote CEO Phil Libin makes decisions
Not based on fear or negativity, but rather looking at the upside.
13. Moka, an Indonesian mobile point-of-sale startup, gets seed funding from East Ventures
Traditional point-of-sale equipment Jakarta-based mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) startup Moka announced this morning that it received seed funding of an undisclosed amount from local venture capital firm East Ventures (East Ventures also invests in Tech in Asia. See our ethics page).
14. Bitcoin gains strength in Japan, wins support from a leading payment provider
The move could make bitcoin payment a reality for over 48,000 online merchants.
15. 25 startups in Asia that caught our eye
Here’s our newest round-up of the featured startups on our site this week.
16. From zero to hire in 10 days, here’s how this startup is radically improving recruitment
“We believe that one of the most critical challenges in the recruitment process today is the ability to match the right candidates to the right job,” the founder emphasizes.
17. Setting up a company in Indonesia could get a lot easier
Considering to open a business in Indonesia? This is a good time to do that.
18. Move over SpaceX, Japan’s space elevator will be a ride to the stars
The latest entry in Asia’s space race.
19. This Australian startup just raised $35 million in its first round of funding
Australian startups don’t typically see that kind of money. Invoice2go is Accel’s fourth major Australian investment, alongside Atlassian, 99designs and Ozforex.
20. Scale up your mind: How the smart startups get venture capital funding
How should entrepreneurs prepare themselves before going out to seek venture capital funding? Here are 10 questions, and some useful hints for answering them.
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20 of our hottest tech stories on Asia in the past week
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