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

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Embodied Intelligence

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

Robotics

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Data shortages, hardware differences, and customer economics will make robotics progress gradual, says founder Gao Haichuan.

Why Qianjue’s founder expects no “ChatGPT moment” for robotics

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

KrASIA

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

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

Autonomous Vehicles

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

Mobility

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

Autonomous Driving

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Why your regular ride isn’t driving itself yet.

The Uptake | Good enough for what?

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The Uptake

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

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

East Asia

SenseTime’s AI solutions power facial recognition, image processing, and autonomous driving, serving governments, enterprises, and research institutes.

SenseTime

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

Artificial Intelligence

Foundation and Large Models

SenseTime sees visual understanding and controllable generation as steps toward AI that can reason and act across physical environments.

Multimodal AI breakthrough could come within two years, SenseTime scientist says

KrASIA tracks China’s tech and business stories, alongside key developments across the broader Asia Pacific region.

News | KrASIA

An editor at Baidu's news app thought the message from father of a girl who had been abducted would gain huge views.

Baidu fires one of its news app editors over its latest outrageous fake news scandal

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Song Jingli

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

Three upgrades to highlight its mini-app platforms

News aggregator Jinri Toutiao tweaks its interface to prioritize mini programs

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Lao Bei

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

Ride-hailing

If the case of Indonesia holds any lessons, Malaysia best brace itself for a long, protracted argument.

Malaysia’s ride-hailing drivers get another three months to meet industry requirements

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Zhixin Tan

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

This is becoming a pattern in China's fast-evolving and competitive EV space.

Alibaba-backed Xpeng launches its newest, more powerful EV – to face backlash from owners of the old model

Huawei, a global telecom and smartphone vendor, delivers networking equipment, 5G solutions, and consumer devices integrating cutting-edge tech.

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

Telecommunications

Huawei is preparing extensive layoffs in the US

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Viktoria Fricova

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

Perry has advised technology companies on over USD 100 billion of financing and M&A transactions, including 40 IPOs.

Zilingo appoints its first chief financial officer

What drives global exploration? Discover evolving tourism trends, hospitality services, and the shift toward personalized travel experiences.

Travel

It covers Asia, Africa, Europe and Oceania and America now.

China's Ctrip teams up with 10 ride-hailers worldwide to offer mobility service in 785 cities

China&#8217;s Ctrip teams up with 10 ride-hailers worldwide to offer mobility service in 785 cities

The reason for its vanishing is still unknown.

Feiliao, ByteDance's second social app to challenge WeChat, gets removed from Apple's App Store

Feiliao, ByteDance&#8217;s second social app to challenge WeChat, gets removed from Apple&#8217;s App Store

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What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

The fund will target companies in the consumer goods and services sectors.