// China’s venture landscape was hit especially hard by the government’s multiyear regulatory crackdown on the tech sector and severe lockdown measures to limit the spread of Covid-19. The value of venture-capital deals dropped 50 percent in China the first 11 months of last year, according to research firm Preqin. https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/6/201758/Biden-team-reviews-impact-of-SVB-collapse-on-Chinese-startups%C2%A0 //

// The two parties also signed a partnership agreement, which involves the exploration of GPT technology (Generative Pre-training) to produce AI Digital Humans for different New World projects, assisting New World in expanding the development of PropTech (property technology). https://technode.global/2023/03/22/hong-kongs-pantheon-lab-completes-seed-round-funding-seals-partnership-agreement-with-new-world-group/ //

// 先導試驗計劃將於港鐵大學站至白石角之間一段長約4公里的單車徑推行，參加者需預先報名，並年滿18歲、持有有效香港駕駛執照（私家車、輕型貨車或電單車駕駛執照均可），以及具備踩單車經驗。程俊豪指出，公司自去年12月開始招募參加者，吸引逾130人報名，公司會為他們購買第三者保險。 http://startupbeat.hkej.com/?p=131738 //

// Circle Ventures, the venture arm of the USDC issuer Circle, has invested in an offshore Chinese yuan-backed stablecoin project, CNHC. As a 1:1 fully collateralized stablecoin backed by offshore Chinese yuan, CNHC needs approval from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and is obliged to submit audit reports at the local government’s request, the company told TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/15/circle-kucoin-chinese-yuan-stablecoin/ //

// “Africa is an important part of our strategy; therefore, we are building relationships and representation in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana,” says InvestHK investment promotion director-general Stephen Phillips. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/hong-kong-opens-investhk-office-to-attract-african-businesses-2023-03-15 //

// 醫學影像科企美時醫療（Time Medical）昨天宣布，其位於大埔創新園醫療用品製造中心（MARS）的生產基地正式開幕，專門開發及生產高增值兒科及乳腺專用超導磁力共振（MRI）系統產品，料今年底產量可達100部；首批兒科專用MRI產品將於今年底安裝在美國哈佛大學醫學院麻省總醫院、史丹福大學醫學院兒童醫院 http://startupbeat.hkej.com/?p=131896 //

// All that I remember about Citymapper besides it had been my guide around London and Hong Kong – Gene Soo was the GM of Citymapper HK. https://www.techmeme.com/230316/p19 //

// 在數據安全上，網信辦同時兼顧數據安全及發展兩個環節，因此這次變動將會突顯網信辦在數據安全上的重要地位，明確地把開放數據的使用及共享任務，交到國家數據局身上。 http://startupbeat.hkej.com/?p=131815 //

// 微軟真係得勢不饒人，至於 Google 又係咪兵敗如山倒？ // OpenAI just announced its next-generation GPT-4 AI language model, but it turns out that there’s already been a major application using it: Microsoft’s AI-powered Bing. https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/14/23639928/microsoft-bing-chatbot-ai-gpt-4-llm //