Goxip raises $5M led by Meitu to build an influencer marketing platform for fashion in Asia

Goxip, a Hong Kong-based social shopping service, has raised $5 million to branch out into influencer marketing. The investment was led by Meitu, the $6 billion Hong Kong-listed company that develops selfie apps and selfie-optimized phones, with participation from Hong Kong conglomerate Nan Fung Group […]

New story in Technology from Time: U.S. Soldiers are Accidentally Revealing Sensitive Locations by Mapping Their Exercise Routes

U.S. soldiers may have inadvertently mapped remote military bases including in sensitive locations such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria, through publicly sharing their jogging routes with a GPS tracking app. Social fitness tracker Strava created an online, interactive heatmap based on satellite data from the […]

Spain’s travel and tourism market scrutinized in new research

Spain topped the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) in 2016 due to its blend of cultural and natural resources, exceptional tourism infrastructure, air transport connectivity, and strong policy support. Spain's travel and tourism industry benefited from the easing of fiscal policy and has … social […]