Grab Gets $2B, Disney’s Next Movie Could Be Watching You, Microsoft Paint To Be Killed Off

Richard Bradbury | Arvindh Yuvaraj | Audrey Raj

25-Jul-17 12:00

Grab Gets $2B, Disney’s Next Movie Could Be Watching You, Microsoft Paint To Be Killed Off

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In today's Biz Bytes, Richard Bradbury, Arvindh Yuvaraj and Audrey Raj talk about:

1:55 - Grab Gets $2B From Didi And Softbank To Fuel Bid To Defeat Uber In Southeast Asia

5:31 - Alibaba And Tencent Are Carving Up Southeast Asia’s Startup Ecosystem

11:55 - Bursa's New Platform For Small Firms To Seek Listing

16:40 - Disney’s Next Movie Could Be Watching You, Too

25:08 - Microsoft Paint To Be Killed Off After 32 Years

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Tags: enterprise, biz bytes, Grab, Didi, Softbank, Alibaba, Tencent, Startup Ecosystem, Bursa, new platform for listing, Disney, Microsoft Paint

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