KrASIA Connection

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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“You just cannot stop investing,” says Baidu’s Robin Li as AI costs plummet

Despite a sharp decline in AI inference costs, Baidu’s CEO cautions that the industry still lacks a breakthrough app to justify massive spending.

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The OpenAI CEO acknowledged DeepSeek’s achievements but stopped short of calling its approach revolutionary.
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman weighs in on DeepSeek, says it did “nice work”
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The program offers Singapore-based Shopee sellers a hassle-free way to expand into Malaysia, Thailand, and soon, the Philippines.
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Shopee expands cross-border program to help Singapore sellers go regional
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The AI upstart has overtaken ByteDance’s Doubao and is closing in on ChatGPT, but scrutiny is mounting.
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DeepSeek hit 33.7 million users in January—but is a crackdown imminent?
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OpenAI’s Operator hints at a future where AI agents take over e-commerce.
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Agentic commerce is near: AI could soon turn into your personal shopper
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Nissan reportedly wants out of the proposed merger, but conflicting statements leave the deal’s fate uncertain.
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Nissan hits the brakes on Honda merger talks, throwing the deal into limbo
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China steps up in AI as Alibaba Cloud and DeepSeek push forward with competitive large models.
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Alibaba Cloud fires back in the AI race with Qwen 2.5-Max
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Trump’s latest tariff push targets China, Mexico, and Canada, raising the specter of a trade war.
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Trump’s new tariffs rattle global markets—will they backfire or pay off?
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Foreign investors take note as the Dubai Financial Market closes 2024 at its highest level since 2014.
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DFM ends 2024 at a decade high, lifted by IPOs and foreign inflows
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