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Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology. 

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Bringing together the latest business insights and trends of China's tech ecosystem.

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Vietnam

The Chinese tech group is renting server space from state-owned partners in the meantime.

Alibaba to build Vietnam data center to follow local storage law | KrASIA

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Alibaba to build Vietnam data center to follow local storage law

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

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ByteDance or Beijing ByteDance Technology Co Ltd. is a Chinese Internet technology company operating several machine learning-enabled content platforms, headquartered in Beijing. It was founded by Zhang Yiming in 2012. ByteDance's core product, Toutiao, is a popular content platform in China.

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Tiktok

In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

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With the spread of Internet global accessing (fastest Internet broadband connection TCP with accumulator cables and semi-fast connection), Short Video services have become very popular online. 

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The automatic labeling of AI-generated content on TikTok is a small step in an uphill battle against the misuse of AI.

Will TikTok’s new content labels really combat AI misinformation? | KrASIA

Will TikTok’s new content labels really combat AI misinformation?

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Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

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India

Singapore

Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Osome extends Series B round, Kasagi Labo lands pre-Series A funding, Husk bags USD 5 million from Mekong Capital, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Osome extends Series B round, Kasagi Labo lands pre-Series A funding, Husk bags USD 5 million from Mekong Capital, and more

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Read the stories about Augmented reality (AR), Virtual reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR), know about the trendings and the future of VR/AR/MR industry. 

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Hardware, in the context of technology, refers to the physical elements that make up a computer or electronic system and everything else involved that is physically tangible. 

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In an ideal world, extended reality devices like the Vision Pro should be affordable, portable, and packed with useful features. But Apple and its competitors may need a compromise. Here's why.

Mixed reality: What you should know about the trilemma plaguing the Apple Vision Pro | KrASIA

Mixed reality: What you should know about the trilemma plaguing the Apple Vision Pro

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Baidu has introduced Ernie 4.0, the latest iteration of its large language model, but will its enhanced features stack up against OpenAI's GPT-4?

Baidu claims its latest AI model Ernie 4.0 is on par with OpenAI’s GPT-4 | KrASIA

Baidu claims its latest AI model Ernie 4.0 is on par with OpenAI’s GPT-4

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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The Internet of things (IoT) is the extension of Internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects. Embedded with electronics, Internet connectivity, and other forms of hardware, these devices can communicate and interact with others over the Internet, and they can be remotely monitored and controlled.

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Mobility has newfound meaning as physical and virtual realms converge, with notable implications for the visually impaired. How can we assist our peers without sight in adapting to the digital world?

Braille me out: What you should know about assistive technology in the “phygital” era | KrASIA

Braille me out: What you should know about assistive technology in the “phygital” era

Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet requirements of customers or corporations. 

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An on-demand service platform connects waiting-time-sensitive customers with independent service providers.

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Smart factories and sustainable supply chains are poised to play significant roles in the future of manufacturing.

Advanced manufacturing to be smart and sustainable | KrASIA

Advanced manufacturing to be smart and sustainable

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GITEX Global 2023 has brought together the brightest minds in tech and innovation to explore crucial topics including AI, mobility, smart cities, and beyond.

GITEX Global 2023: Spotlighting the growing significance of technology and innovation | KrASIA

GITEX Global 2023: Spotlighting the growing significance of technology and innovation

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SenseTime may be one of China's big four "AI dragons," but it needs to focus beyond AI if it hopes to regain the trust of investors.

To succeed, SenseTime must do more than just chase the AI hype | KrASIA

To succeed, SenseTime must do more than just chase the AI hype

Recent advancements in data modeling have improved researchers' understanding of the intricate impacts of global warming and climate change.

This deep learning AI model can predict climate change's impact on daily rainfall patterns | KrASIA

This deep learning AI model can predict climate change&#8217;s impact on daily rainfall patterns

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The world is united in the need to solve the deepfake problem, yet remains divided on the solutions to pursue. How do we harness the benefits of deep synthesis technology while mitigating its dangers?

Changing faces: What you should know about the world’s deepfake problem | KrASIA

Changing faces: What you should know about the world’s deepfake problem

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics manufacturer, headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The company was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, a former People's Liberation Army engineer.

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5G is a commonly used term for certain advanced wireless systems. Industry association 3GPP defines any system using "5G NR" software as "5G", a definition that came into general use by late 2018. 

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

The Chinese tech giant has introduced a series of solutions to support the growing demand for computing power amidst a new era of AI-driven large models.

AI