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

China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

China

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

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What guides machine-led insights? Uncover AI applications, language models, and decision-making systems transforming sectors worldwide.

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

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Lin Junyang’s abrupt resignation has unsettled employees at Alibaba’s flagship AI unit.

Alibaba scrambles after sudden departure of Qwen tech lead

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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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Photo shows Blue Bottle Coffee's first outlet in Singapore, located in Raffles City Shopping Mall.

Luckin Coffee provides app-based ordering, convenient pickup, and a broad beverage menu, reshaping China’s coffee consumption patterns.

Luckin Coffee

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

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How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

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Centurium Capital has reached an agreement with Nestle to acquire Blue Bottle Coffee's global retail store operations for less than USD 400 million,

Blue Bottle Coffee changes hands again as Luckin's largest shareholder makes acquisition move

Blue Bottle Coffee changes hands again as Luckin&#8217;s largest shareholder makes acquisition move

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Here's a roundup of key developments across the Middle East for the week of February 22–28.

Middle East weekly: Aito secures first UAE order, Qatar launches 36 digital services, Dubai tests autonomous taxis, and more

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Al Shasia

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

Mobility

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The Middle East’s growing tech ecosystem harnesses the enterprising spirit of innovators from its diverse cultural markets.

How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

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How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

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ntel’s Jerusalem-based subsidiary Mobileye announced plans on Monday to launch driverless delivery services by 2023 with autonomous vehicle delivery company Udelv, with commercial operations set to begin in 2023.The company’s Mobileye Drive self-driving system, a unique turnkey solution designed to support a range of autonomous vehicle (AV) applications—robotaxis, consumer passenger cars, and commercial delivery vehicles—will power Udelv’s next-generation electric, self-driving delivery vehicle, Transporter, according to the announcement.

Mobileye teams up with US firm for autonomous delivery service by 2023

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700 people working for DJI's car-related business unit

DJI sets industry standards in drone technology, offering aerial imaging, filming solutions, and advanced flight controls for professionals and hobbyists.

What hovers over new frontiers? Explore drone logistics, aerial data collection, and surveillance tools shaping multiple industries.

Drones

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

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DJI is set to release a new auto-related product during the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition next week, local news media Yicai reported on Tuesday. In the launch poster, a silhouette of an automobile appears below the brand name DJI Chezai, which can roughly be translated as "DJI vehicle-mounted," keeping the mystery alive.

KEY STAT | Drone manufacturer DJI ventures into auto sector, keeps product under wraps

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Julianna Wu

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

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What extends a car’s lifecycle beyond the showroom? Investigate spare parts, performance upgrades, and services fueling the secondary automotive market.

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Singaporean classifieds marketplace Carousell has entered into the online used car marketplace with the launch of its auto sector, which is already accounting for a third of the group’s revenue.The news comes at a time when all eyes are on Carousell, which is on the verge of becoming Southeast Asia's next unicorn after bagging a USD 80 million investment from a consortium led by South Korean tech giant Naver last September. Carousell’s co-founder and CEO Quek Siu Rui told CNBC in an interview last October that the firm is increasing its focus on becoming profitable “in the next three to four years."

Carousell jumps on the automotive e-commerce bandwagon while navigating path to profitability

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Baidu leads Chinese search engines, voice assistants, autonomous driving research, and AI platforms connecting users with information and services.

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Guangzhou-based WeRide received approval from the California Department of Motor Vehicles on Monday to test driverless vehicles on public roads in San Jose, two and a half months after Baidu was granted a permit to do the same.

WeRide's cars to go fully driverless in California

WeRide&#8217;s cars to go fully driverless in California

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India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

India

CarTrade, a Mumbai-based marketplace of new and used cars, is ready to become a unicorn company, those with USD 1 billion-plus valuation, with the recent funding of USD 25 million from Malabar India Fund and IIFL, the regulatory documents filed by the company shows.The 12-year-old firm allotted 1,336, 310 equity shares on March 31 to Malabar and IIFL, and doubled its valuation to USD 967 million (INR 7,100 crore), a report by local media Entrackr said. Prior to this, the company had raised INR 3.2 billion in Series H from existing investors Temasek, Warburg Pincus, and March Capital Partners in June 2020, at a valuation of USD 525 million.

Temasek-backed car marketplace CarTrade inches closer to unicorn status, report says

I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.

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Bike-sharing startup Hello Chuxing has started selling "intelligent" electric bikes in China, it said on Wednesday during a product launch ceremony held in Beijing, diversifying from its original bike-sharing business, ahead of a reportedly USD 2 billion initial public offering in the US this quarter.

Hello Chuxing transitions to selling intelligent e-bikes after lackluster performance in bike-sharing service

How do we store tomorrow’s power? Evaluate battery R&amp;D, manufacturing progress, and recycling strategies fueling energy independence.

Batteries

Oyika is looking to revolutionize the nascent EV market in the region with its battery-swapping technology.

Battery swapping is potential key to overcoming slow EV adoption in Southeast Asia

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Ursula Florene

Nio, a Chinese electric car maker, specializes in high-performance EVs, battery-swapping solutions, and autonomous driving technologies.

WM Motor creates user-centric electric cars and integrates connectivity, smart interfaces, and eco-friendly powertrains.

WM Motor

Xiaomi crafts affordable smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, appealing to users who seek innovation, quality, and budget-friendly tech.

Xpeng Motors builds intelligent EVs equipped with advanced infotainment systems, autonomous features, and sleek electric mobility designs.

Xpeng Motors

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Eight years ago, Lei Jun purchased his first Tesla. Last Wednesday, speaking with a slightly husky voice because he had a cold, Lei said that Xiaomi is about to enter the electric vehicle business. He called it "the last major entrepreneurship project" of his life.The announcement cut through a series of leaks and denials from the past few months. Before this point, Lei himself had a hard time figuring out whether Xiaomi should be part of this highly competitive industry, with startups like Nio, Xpeng gaining heat, and conglomerates like Baidu and Evengrande already making headway.

A letter from Lei Jun: Starting over one last time

What fits the world in your pocket? Track device innovation, OS ecosystems, and connectivity shaping smartphone usage.

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CEO Lei Jun also presented Xiaomi's first-ever foldable phone, as well as an in-house developed chipset.