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Friday Flashback: Flyspaces Acquires its Hong Kong Competitor Quikspaces Know what happened in the APAC region over the past week

By Komal Nathani

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Here's a new series on the big developments that took place in the APAC region over the past one week.

    All's not well at Apple

    Apple cut the revenue forecast for its latest quarter, citing fewer iPhone upgrades and weak sales in China, and its shares tumbled in after-hours trade.

    FlySpaces acquires Quikspaces

    Manila-based flexible office space marketplace FlySpaces is purchasing its Hong Kong competitor, Quikspaces. This is FlySpaces' second acquisition– it bought Malaysian firm 8Spaces in 2016.

    SoftBank venture arm rebrands itself

    To increase its focus on Southeast Asia and China, SoftBank Ventures Korea, an investment arm of the Japanese tech giant, has rebranded. It's now called SoftBank Ventures Asia, and will soon open offices in Shanghai and Singapore – its first base in Southeast Asia.

    Komal Nathani

    Former Correspondent, Entrepreneur Asia Pacific

    A firm believer of hard work and patience. Love to cover stories that hold a potential to change the momentum of business world. Currently, a part of all-women web team of Entrepreneur’s Asia Pacific edition to jig the wheel of business journalism!

    Business News

    A Billionaire Founder Admits He Had 'Horrible Habits' — Then He Started a Morning Routine That 'Transformed' His Life

    Kind Snacks founder Daniel Lubetzky used to go to sleep at 2 a.m. and skip his morning workout.

    Business News

    Google's CEO Says AI Is Now Responsible for 25% of 'All New Code' Created at the Company

    Google CEO Sundar Pichai said engineers are moving faster because of AI.

    Business News

    How to Humanize AI Content: 3 Strategies for Authentic Engagement

    Want to know why human-generated content gets 5.4 times more traffic than AI-generated material? Learn the game-changing strategies that can make your AI content feel more authentic and engaging.

    Leadership

    Why Great Leaders Embrace Broad Thinking — and How It Transforms Organizations

    What leaders think they know can cause narrowed thinking, limiting the ability to solve complex problems.

    Business News

    Read the Memo Dropbox's CEO Wrote to Staff Announcing Layoffs, Cutting 20% of Workforce

    Dropbox CEO Drew Houston announced the company was laying off more than 500 employees in a blog post on Wednesday.