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

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

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Transportation

The automaker is aiming to balance its partnership with Huawei as it asserts control over its smart mobility future.

Seres turns to ByteDance’s Doubao as it trims dependence on Huawei

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ZTE woes may steer China’s AI chip development into a different direction

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

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Chip talent war: Taiwan faces critical staffing shortage. Semiconductor giants hike salaries to lure island's dwindling number of graduates.

Chip talent war: Taiwan faces critical staffing shortage

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Daily Digest | Constructing second lives

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The Uptake Daily Digest | One out of five. Didi will lay off a significant portion of its staff.

Daily Digest | One out of five

Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

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Enterprise Services

Ant Group forms new SaaS company amid regulatory scrutiny of its consumer services. One of Ant Group’s largest enterprise clients is China’s central bank.

Ant Group forms new SaaS company amid regulatory scrutiny of its consumer services

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

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Daily Digest | Metaverse lost

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

Didi

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

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

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

Ride-hailing

Didi set to lay off 20% of staff as multiple business lines fail to meet expectations. Competitors took Didi’s business after its removal from app stores.

Didi set to lay off 20% of staff as multiple business lines fail to meet expectations

The Uptake Daily Digest | The next great game.

Daily Digest | The next great game

What defines fully immersive realms? Uncover virtual environments, user-generated content, and monetization models shaping the metaverse.

Metaverse

Viral Chinese metaverse app Jelly taken offline amid allegations of user data malpractice and copyright infringement.

Viral Chinese metaverse app Jelly taken offline amid allegations of user data malpractice and copyright infringement

The Uptake Daily Digest | Game stopped. Video game companies in China haven't been able to publish new games since mid-2021.