It’s time for Silicon Dragon’s annual year in review and spotlight on top trends that are supercharging innovation and venture capital. China’s growing impact in the West, India’s tougher times for VCs, and Israel’s edge in R&D continue to be dominant themes as Silicon Valley goes global.

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Just below millions of people there is a supervolcano that has begun to show signs of reawakening.

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Pokémon GO cut it close, but today it announced that yes, it is indeed getting a holiday event that will start on Christmas Day itself. An increased chance for Gen 2 and starter Pokémon are just a few of the highlights of the unique event.

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Following a year-long period of member-state pressure to reduce taxes on e-books sold in the EU, the European Commission has proposed a VAT reduction on “electronically supplied books, newspapers and periodicals.”

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The storage hardware market has witnessed a slowdown over the last few years due to falling prices and particularly low demand in the consumer market for laptops and desktop computers. Hard drive manufacturers such as Seagate have not been immune to this, with the company’s revenues falling on a year-over-year […]

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