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Philippines’ GrowSari bags US$45M investment from KKR to bolster national expansion

GrowSari, a local B2B platform in the Philippines aimed at serving local mom-and-pop stores in the country, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with global investment firm KKR where KKR will be investing US$45 million to GrowSari to support its national expansion, as well as strengthen its financial service capabilities.

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Malaysia’s AirAsia Group rebrands to Capital A to reflect new biz strategy

February 3, 2022

AirAsia Group has rebranded the group holding company to Capital A. The name change reflects the Group’s new core business strategy as an investment holding company with a portfolio of synergistic travel and lifestyle businesses, which have rapidly transformed the AirAsia brand into much more than just an airline. The group aims to transform from an airline into a one-stop digital travel and lifestyle services group.

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ShowHeroes buys Smartclip to bring contextual-first tech to US and LATAM markets

February 3, 2022

ShowHeroes Group, a video and contextual targeting tech provider based in Europe, announced its acquisition of cross-screen ad platform smartclip LATAM. The rationale behind the deal is to help ShowHeroes Group bring its solution to the US and Latin American markets. The deal price is just under eight figures, although ShowHeroes declined to share the exact amount.

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Disney and Universal Sue Midjourney for Copyright Infringement

June 12, 2025

There’s no shortage of lawsuits by publishers against genAI platforms for copyright infringement; now major studios are getting with the program. Walt Disney and Comcast’s Universal are accusing Midjourney of using some of their best known characters (think Darth Vader and the Minions) in its AI image generator — a “bottomless pit of plagiarism,” they say. No response yet from Midjourney.

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