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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"newslink",<br>"author":"beerbot",<br>"permlink":"newslink-usd820-million-for-maker-of-a-stormtrooper-robot-here-s-why-it-was-a-smart-move",<br>"title":"Newslink: $820 million for maker of a Stormtrooper robot? Here's why it was a smart move.",<br>"body":"https:\/\/zdnet2.cbsistatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2018\/05\/05\/e1438f68-dcd4-4b8b-a4a5-99d01551f03a\/resize\/770xauto\/d971c9057c76375f183ca5dee2a6a90f\/stormtrooper.jpg\n\n> Chinese robotics company UBTech just landed $820 million in a Series C round led by Tencent.\n\n> Founded just five years ago,<br> the company now has an eye-popping valuation of $5 billion.\n\n> That's a lofty assessment for what currently amounts to an unsuccessful toy company. But I have a hunch Tencent and other investors are on the ball as they look ahead to the next decade. \n\nhttps:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/820-million-for-maker-of-a-stormtrooper-robot-heres-why-it-was-a-smart-move\/",<br>"json_metadata":" \"tags\":[\"newslink\",<br>\"robot\",<br>\"tech\",<br>\"business\" ,<br>\"image\":[\"https:\/\/zdnet2.cbsistatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2018\/05\/05\/e1438f68-dcd4-4b8b-a4a5-99d01551f03a\/resize\/770xauto\/d971c9057c76375f183ca5dee2a6a90f\/stormtrooper.jpg\" ,<br>\"links\":[\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/820-million-for-maker-of-a-stormtrooper-robot-heres-why-it-was-a-smart-move\/\" ,<br>\"app\":\"steemit\/0.1\",<br>\"format\":\"markdown\" " |
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