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Jac Cheok

@JacCheok

Storyteller | Journalist at heart

Joined April 2014
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Tetiana Perebyinis and her two children were killed trying to dash to safety, a moment captured by a New York Times photographer. Her husband describes their lives, and their final hours. nyti.ms/3MAtJw3
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This week is our 6th birthday! We're kicking it off with a surprise #UndesignPodcast episode. Tune in to hear @GarenCheckley from @Google talking about the #NextBillionUsers team's research on digital gender equity & voice-first products. Listen here 👉 bit.ly/3wViPYL
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GoViet rebrands as Gojek Vietnam today, a milestone in Gojek's international expansion! We're marking this with an epic video: youtube.com/watch?v=VJH5FJ5k…
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A look-back at Gojek Singapore's 2019 milestones⭐️ #GojekSGTurns1
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The #ridehailing firm has been discreetly recruiting drivers for a programme that tests new products and services businesstimes.com.sg/garage/…
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VC firms bullish on 2019 as region steps into the limelight bit.ly/2VgNUnY
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When Amazon realized its rural customers in India didn't know the magnifying glass was a standard symbol for search—some were calling it the ping-pong paddle—it added pop-up descriptions and recommendations in Hindi. wsj.com/articles/amazon-to-w… via @WSJ @EricBellmanWSJ
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@Recode20 Dec 2018
When tech’s highest-valued companies finally go public next year, they will unleash billions of liquid dollars into the market and make 2019 a year of incredible wealth creation. Will the billions go to mansions or missions? recode.net/2018/12/20/181456…
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Indonesia e-commerce leader Tokopedia raises $1.1B from Alibaba and SoftBank’s Vision Fund tcrn.ch/2QJgHSQ by @jonrussell
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'Reducing friction' for its consumers is key for #GoJek @sgfintechfest bit.ly/2Tej9PG
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Private exchanges a good way for startups to rehearse for IPO. @sgfintechfest bit.ly/2For1en
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.@MAS_sg launches US$5b kitty to woo fund managers to drop anchor here. @sgfintechfest bit.ly/2FnlqVX
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.@GrabSG in tie-up with UOB for financial services bt.sg/43Ja
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Go-Jek partners DBS to offer regional payments services bt.sg/43Js
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.@GrabSG scores coup on Super App rivals with KBank tie-up in #Thailand bit.ly/2zCBEnP
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Grab partners Thailand's KBank to launch e-wallet in 2019, gets US$50m investment from bank bt.sg/4JyQ
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Ex-Uber exec scores funding to bring e-scooters to #Singapore bt.sg/4JNX
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.@Toyota, @SoftBank in first-ever alliance, target self-driving car services bit.ly/2ECJ0xl
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Govt e-services to be created more quickly, cheaply with common suite of software tools: @leehsienloong bt.sg/4oWi
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SMRT's mobilityX raises Series A round led by Toyota Tsusho; deal size undisclosed bt.sg/4oWh
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