Rita Liao from TechCrunch - Journalist Profile

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1	Rita Liao TechCrunch Asia @TechCrunch. Formerly @SOSV @BowdoinCollege. cheung fun searching TechnologyJournalism		Facing roadblocks, China’s robotaxi darlings apply the brakes - 4 months ago EthSign brings DocuSign-like features to Line, Telegram with a web3 twist - 5 months ago Backed by Cresta founders, Trove’s AI wants to make surveys fun again - 5 months ago Nvidia taps China talent for autonomous driving endeavors - 5 months ago After two ambitious years, TikTok parent ByteDance starts mass layoffs in gaming - 5 months ago Fate of US venture capital in China teeters on uncertainty - 5 months ago US chip export ban is hurting China’s AI startups, not so much the giants yet - 5 months ago China’s EV upstart Li Auto hunts for chip talent in Singapore - 5 months ago How Jane Street-backed ZetaChain aims to expand Bitcoin’s use cases - 6 months ago ByteDance’s Oculus challenger Pico lays off hundreds, halts aggressive expansion - 6 months ago China’s tech titans race to invest $340M in OpenAI challenger - 7 months ago Waymo-Zeekr robotaxi poised for US testing by end of 2023 - 7 months ago AquaLith might have an answer to the US battery material shortage problem - 7 months ago Akowe wants to fix Africa’s broken certificate system with blockchain - 7 months ago Power amplifier startup Falcomm to close $4M, taking on Qualcomm and Broadcom - 7 months ago GGV splits off China business following congressional panel probe - 8 months ago US finds no evidence Huawei can mass produce advanced phone chips - 8 months ago MobileCoin, which powers Signal’s anonymous crypto payments, appoints new CEO - 8 months ago Telegram adds a self-custodial crypto wallet worldwide, excluding the US - 8 months ago 0xPass raises $1.8M from Balaji Srinivasan and others to build secure login systems for web3 - 8 months ago MetaMask now allows crypto cash-out to PayPal and banks, but fees could be high - 8 months ago Gleen’s tech-savvy chatbot for Discord and Slack attracts Solana founder in oversubscribed round - 8 months ago Alibaba-backed autonomous driving darling Deeproute sets sight on Europe carmakers - 8 months ago Chinese users can finally try their homegrown ChatGPT equivalents - 8 months ago With Beijing’s greenlight, mobility unicorns Zeekr and WeRide inch closer to US IPOs - 8 months ago SEC settles first NFT enforcement case, fines LA media company $6M - 8 months ago Tesla’s China rival Xpeng buys ride hailing giant Didi’s smart EV business - 8 months ago Tesla’s China rival Xpeng buys ride hailing giant Didi’s smart EV assets for $744M - 8 months ago Tesla supplier CATL unveils battery that can charge 400km in 10 minutes - 9 months ago Tesla supplier CATL unveils battery that can add up to 400km of range in 10 minutes - 9 months ago Finofo secures funding to challenge traditional forex with automated solution - 9 months ago Tesla reassures Chinese users on data security amid spying concerns - 9 months ago Altos challenges lidar’s dominance in autonomous driving with 4D image radar - 9 months ago China tech further severed from US fundings after Biden ban - 9 months ago MPCVault’s crypto wallet for businesses hits $500M AUM in 7 months - 9 months ago Powered by electric vehicle growth, China overtakes Japan as biggest auto exporter - 9 months ago China’s draft measures demand ‘individual consent’ for facial recognition use - 9 months ago Xpeng’s head of autonomous driving quits, rumored to join Nvidia - 9 months ago SettleMint’s AI assistant aims to help web3 developers write better smart contracts - 9 months ago Generative AI services pulled from Apple App Store in China ahead of new regulations - 9 months ago China’s cutthroat e-commerce tactic goes global as Shein-Temu war escalates - 9 months ago Volkswagen’s Xpeng deal sets example for EV alliance between the West and China - 9 months ago a16z-backed Eco unveils Beam, a P2P crypto transfer service aiming to be a ‘global Venmo’ - 9 months ago Zombie game maker Techland joins Tencent’s global empire in latest acquisition - 9 months ago Foreign visitors to China can finally go cashless like locals - 10 months ago China’s OpenAI challenger Zhipu AI gets Meituan funding - 10 months ago Kitchen robot Botinkit raises $13M from DJI angel and others - 10 months ago Team behind crypto privacy protocol Manta Network is now valued at $500M - 10 months ago Rice Robotics picks up $7M, powers SoftBank’s office delivery - 10 months ago Gnosis launches Visa card that lets you spend self-custody crypto in Europe, soon US and Hong Kong - 10 months ago