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  1. Jackie Chan

    Knight Commander Title

    Sunday Feb 1, 2015Malaysia

    On 1 February 2015, Chan was awarded the honour of Knight Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia Tuanku Abdul Halim in conjunction with the country's Federal Territory Day.

  2. Mohamed Salah

    To Fiorentina

    Monday Feb 2, 2015Florence, Italy

    On transfer deadline, 2 February 2015, Chelsea confirmed that Salah would play for the Italian club Fiorentina on an 18-month loan until the end of the 2015–16 season, as part of a transfer deal which saw Juan Cuadrado moving in the opposite direction, Salah chose the number 74 shirt in honor of the victims of the Port Said Stadium riot. Six days after signing, he made his Fiorentina debut coming off the bench in the 65th minute as a replacement for Joaquín in a 3–2 Serie A victory against Atalanta at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.

  3. Uber

    Uber opens robotics research facility In Pittsburgh to build self-driving cars

    Tuesday Feb 3, 2015Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

    Uber opens robotics research facility In Pittsburgh to build self-driving cars. In May, Uber poaches 50 employees from Carnegie Mellon's National Robotics Engineering Center.

  4. Zoom Video Communications

    Zoom received US$30 million in Series C funding

    Wednesday Feb 4, 2015San Jose, California, U.S.

    On February 4, 2015, the company received US$30 million in Series C funding from investors including Emergence Capital, Horizons Ventures (Li Ka-shing), Qualcomm Ventures, Jerry Yang, and Patrick Soon-Shiong. At that time, Zoom had 40 million users, with 65,000 organizations subscribed and a total of 1 billion meeting minutes since it was established.

  5. Conflict in Myanmar

    Government Forces launched a series of Military Operations

    Monday Feb 9, 2015Kokang, Myanmar

    Between February and May 2015, government forces launched a series of military operations in Kokang, in northern Shan State, after the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) attempted to retake territory it had lost in 2009.

  6. Harald V

    The world's first reigning monarch to visit Antarctica

    Wednesday Feb 11, 2015Antarctica

    In 2015, he became the world's first reigning monarch to visit Antarctica, specifically the Norwegian dependency Queen Maud Land.

  7. Adidas

    Kanye West Collaborated With Adidas

    Saturday Feb 14, 2015Herzogenaurach, Germany

    On 14 February 2015, Kanye West collaborated with Adidas to create the first pair of Yeezys, eventually leading to his own clothing line which would transform the lifestyle and streetwear industry.

  8. Uber

    Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache, the two biggest players in the low-cost app-based taxi hailing market in China

    Sunday Feb 15, 2015China

    Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache, the two biggest players in the low-cost app-based taxi hailing market in China, announce a merger into Didi Kuaidi. The merged company would be significantly larger than Uber in China.

  9. YouTube

    YouTube Kids

    Feb, 2015San Bruno, California, U.S.

    In February 2015, YouTube released a secondary mobile app known as YouTube Kids. The app is designed to provide an experience optimized for children. It features a simplified user interface, curated selections of channels featuring age-appropriate content, and parental control features.

  10. Bitcoin

    Release 0.10 of the software was made public

    Monday Feb 16, 2015Washington D.C., U.S.

    Release 0.10 of the software was made public on 16 February 2015. It introduced a consensus library which gave programmers easy access to the rules governing consensus on the network. In version, 0.11.2 developers added a new feature that allowed transactions to be made unspendable until a specific time in the future.

  11. Emmanuel Macron

    Special 49.3 procedure

    Tuesday Feb 17, 2015France

    As Minister of the Economy, Macron was at the forefront of pushing through business-friendly reforms. On 17 February 2015, Prime Minister Manuel Valls pushed Macron's signature law package through a reluctant parliament using the special 49.3 procedure.

  12. Samsung

    Acquiring LoopPay

    Wednesday Feb 18, 2015U.S.

    On 18 February 2015, Samsung acquired U.S.-based mobile payments firm "LoopPay" - This allows Samsung in smartphone transactions.

  13. Uber

    Uber raises an additional $1 billion in its $40 billion pre-money valuation Series E

    Thursday Feb 19, 2015U.S.

    Uber raises an additional $1 billion in its $40 billion pre-money valuation Series E, increasing the total Series E money raised to $2.8 billion (after adding the first $1.2 billion and the next $600 million raised from Baidu). The additional investors are Times Internet, Foundation Capital, and Accelerated IT Ventures.

  14. Donald Trump

    Not ready to sign on for another season

    Feb, 2015U.S.

    In February 2015, Trump said he was not ready to sign on for another season of the show (The Apprentice) because he considered running for president. Despite this, NBC planned a fifteenth season, but in June distanced itself from Trump, citing "derogatory statements regarding immigrants" in his campaign announcement.

  15. Prince William

    China visit

    Feb, 2015China

    In 2015, Prince William visited the Chinese cities Beijing, Shanghai, and Yunnan from 1 to 4 March. Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed him as he began the first visit to mainland China by a member of the British royal family in almost three decades.

  16. Jackie Chan

    Knight Commander Title

    Sunday Feb 1, 2015Malaysia

    On 1 February 2015, Chan was awarded the honour of Knight Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia Tuanku Abdul Halim in conjunction with the country's Federal Territory Day.

  17. Mohamed Salah

    To Fiorentina

    Monday Feb 2, 2015Florence, Italy

    On transfer deadline, 2 February 2015, Chelsea confirmed that Salah would play for the Italian club Fiorentina on an 18-month loan until the end of the 2015–16 season, as part of a transfer deal which saw Juan Cuadrado moving in the opposite direction, Salah chose the number 74 shirt in honor of the victims of the Port Said Stadium riot. Six days after signing, he made his Fiorentina debut coming off the bench in the 65th minute as a replacement for Joaquín in a 3–2 Serie A victory against Atalanta at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.

  18. Uber

    Uber opens robotics research facility In Pittsburgh to build self-driving cars

    Tuesday Feb 3, 2015Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

    Uber opens robotics research facility In Pittsburgh to build self-driving cars. In May, Uber poaches 50 employees from Carnegie Mellon's National Robotics Engineering Center.

  19. Zoom Video Communications

    Zoom received US$30 million in Series C funding

    Wednesday Feb 4, 2015San Jose, California, U.S.

    On February 4, 2015, the company received US$30 million in Series C funding from investors including Emergence Capital, Horizons Ventures (Li Ka-shing), Qualcomm Ventures, Jerry Yang, and Patrick Soon-Shiong. At that time, Zoom had 40 million users, with 65,000 organizations subscribed and a total of 1 billion meeting minutes since it was established.

  20. Conflict in Myanmar

    Government Forces launched a series of Military Operations

    Monday Feb 9, 2015Kokang, Myanmar

    Between February and May 2015, government forces launched a series of military operations in Kokang, in northern Shan State, after the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) attempted to retake territory it had lost in 2009.

  21. Harald V

    The world's first reigning monarch to visit Antarctica

    Wednesday Feb 11, 2015Antarctica

    In 2015, he became the world's first reigning monarch to visit Antarctica, specifically the Norwegian dependency Queen Maud Land.

  22. Adidas

    Kanye West Collaborated With Adidas

    Saturday Feb 14, 2015Herzogenaurach, Germany

    On 14 February 2015, Kanye West collaborated with Adidas to create the first pair of Yeezys, eventually leading to his own clothing line which would transform the lifestyle and streetwear industry.

  23. Uber

    Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache, the two biggest players in the low-cost app-based taxi hailing market in China

    Sunday Feb 15, 2015China

    Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache, the two biggest players in the low-cost app-based taxi hailing market in China, announce a merger into Didi Kuaidi. The merged company would be significantly larger than Uber in China.

  24. YouTube

    YouTube Kids

    Feb, 2015San Bruno, California, U.S.

    In February 2015, YouTube released a secondary mobile app known as YouTube Kids. The app is designed to provide an experience optimized for children. It features a simplified user interface, curated selections of channels featuring age-appropriate content, and parental control features.

  25. Bitcoin

    Release 0.10 of the software was made public

    Monday Feb 16, 2015Washington D.C., U.S.

    Release 0.10 of the software was made public on 16 February 2015. It introduced a consensus library which gave programmers easy access to the rules governing consensus on the network. In version, 0.11.2 developers added a new feature that allowed transactions to be made unspendable until a specific time in the future.

  26. Emmanuel Macron

    Special 49.3 procedure

    Tuesday Feb 17, 2015France

    As Minister of the Economy, Macron was at the forefront of pushing through business-friendly reforms. On 17 February 2015, Prime Minister Manuel Valls pushed Macron's signature law package through a reluctant parliament using the special 49.3 procedure.

  27. Samsung

    Acquiring LoopPay

    Wednesday Feb 18, 2015U.S.

    On 18 February 2015, Samsung acquired U.S.-based mobile payments firm "LoopPay" - This allows Samsung in smartphone transactions.

  28. Uber

    Uber raises an additional $1 billion in its $40 billion pre-money valuation Series E

    Thursday Feb 19, 2015U.S.

    Uber raises an additional $1 billion in its $40 billion pre-money valuation Series E, increasing the total Series E money raised to $2.8 billion (after adding the first $1.2 billion and the next $600 million raised from Baidu). The additional investors are Times Internet, Foundation Capital, and Accelerated IT Ventures.

  29. Donald Trump

    Not ready to sign on for another season

    Feb, 2015U.S.

    In February 2015, Trump said he was not ready to sign on for another season of the show (The Apprentice) because he considered running for president. Despite this, NBC planned a fifteenth season, but in June distanced itself from Trump, citing "derogatory statements regarding immigrants" in his campaign announcement.

  30. Prince William

    China visit

    Feb, 2015China

    In 2015, Prince William visited the Chinese cities Beijing, Shanghai, and Yunnan from 1 to 4 March. Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed him as he began the first visit to mainland China by a member of the British royal family in almost three decades.