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Facial recognition startup Megvii raises $460mn

Bloomberg Megvii Inc., a Chinese developer of facial-recognition technology, has raised about $460 million from investors including billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Financial and one of China’s largest state-backed venture funds, according to a person familiar with the matter. The Beijing-based company, also known as Face++, has attracted several other investors including the Russia-China Investment Fund, a venture backed by sovereign ...

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Tata Steel India head Narendran to lead global operations

Bloomberg Tata Steel Ltd.’s India head TV Narendran has been appointed global chief executive officer and managing director as the steelmaker returns to profitability, and sets about implementing an agreement with Thyssenkrupp AG to combine European steel businesses. Narendran has helmed the Indian and South East Asian operations since November 2013, the company said in a filing. It also reappointed ...

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SoftBank’s Sprint to halt talks on T-Mobile merger

­­­­­­­­­­­Bloomberg SoftBank Group Corp.’s talks to merge US unit Sprint Corp. with T-Mobile US Inc. have hit a serious snag, according to people familiar with the matter, throwing the deal into jeopardy after months of talks. In the past three days, the companies have been unable to get past differences over valuation, according to a person close to T-Mobile parent ...

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