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Nikkei Asia

What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

Deep Tech

Embodied Intelligence

How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

Robotics

Singapore

Southeast Asia

The low-profile startup’s intriguing technology has prompted market scrutiny of its origins.

Singapore-based Sharpa surfaces as robotics venture linked to Hesai founders

Cheng Zi is based in China, covering technology- and business-related events. She works with her colleagues at 36Kr Global to provide coverage in both English and Chinese.

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Cheng Zi

Nvidia develops GPUs for gaming, AI, and data centers, fueling graphics, machine learning, and compute-intensive workloads.

Nvidia

The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

What powers digital devices? Delve into chip design, manufacturing bottlenecks, and semiconductor breakthroughs fueling global electronics.

Semiconductors

The plan maps four architectures benchmarked against Nvidia’s lineup, culminating with a bid to challenge Rubin.

Iluvatar CoreX lays out GPU roadmap to surpass Nvidia by 2027

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T. K. Lin

Alibaba, China’s e-commerce giant, operates online retail marketplaces, cloud computing services, and digital payment networks across Asia and beyond.

Alibaba | KrASIA

Alibaba’s AMAP, aka AutoNavi, will start offering global map services this year aimed at tourists, rivaling Baidu Maps.

Can Alibaba and Baidu convince Chinese travelers to ditch Google Maps?

Didi, a Chinese mobility platform, connects riders to taxis, private cars, and ride-sharing options, integrating AI-driven route optimization.

Didi

Ele.me, a Chinese online food delivery platform, partners with local restaurants to provide fast, convenient dining options to urban consumers.

Ele.me

JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce leader, ensures trusted transactions, efficient logistics, and a wide product selection for online shoppers.

JD.com

Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, JD.com, Didi, and Ele.me are among the 14 companies

Following labor dispute scandals, trade union urges China's top internet companies to prioritize employees

Following labor dispute scandals, trade union urges China&#8217;s top internet companies to prioritize employees

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Song Jingli

What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Economy

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

Nice Tuan merged with another group-buying platform called Niwonin late last year.

Amid capital winter in China, community group-buying platform Nice Tuan scores USD 88.3 million investment joined by Alibaba

Alibaba aggressively promotes discount program to fend off Pinduoduo

Taoxiaopu lets anyone become a stockless online merchant.

Alibaba wants its 693 million users to become dropshippers

ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

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

Enterprise Services

Visual Stories

Enterprise services and medical health stand out to become both the VCs and CVCs' favorites amid a depressed fund-raising environment

Infographic | Where did the investment money go in the 2019 capital winter

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Julianna Wu

Flipkart, a prominent Indian e-commerce marketplace, hosts electronics, fashion, and home goods with fast shipping and easy returns.

Flipkart

Reliance drives digital retail, telecommunication services, and entertainment offerings, shaping India’s consumer and connectivity environment.

Reliance

India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani launched JioMart to take down e-commerce giants Amazon India and Flipkart.

India's Reliance launches JioMart to compete with Amazon and Walmart-backed Flipkart

India&#8217;s Reliance launches JioMart to compete with Amazon and Walmart-backed Flipkart

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Avanish Tiwary

What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

Entertainment

Can brief clips hold lasting impact? Analyze short-form content trends, creator communities, and platform strategies for rapid viewer engagement.

Short Video

How can businesses drive positive change? Study policies, ESG strategies, and community initiatives fostering global social advancement.

Social Impact

How does information move at light speed? Review 5G rollouts, fiber networks, and connectivity standards advancing global communication.

Telecommunications

In China, users spent an average of 600 million cumulative hours watching short-form videos, according to the 2019 Internet Trend Report.

How a decade of smartphone apps changed the way people live, work, and play in China

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SCMP

Kuaishou, best known for its short video platform, drives user-generated content, influencer marketing, and community engagement through shareable clips.

Kuaishou

Here’s a breakdown of how Chinese short-video app operators are spreading their rivalry to other continents.

One step further: Chinese short-video apps take the world by storm

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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