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

Electric 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.

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Mercedes-Benz will begin integrating Flyme Auto OS into its vehicles, starting with the long-wheelbase E-class in 2027.

Mercedes-Benz taps Flyme Auto OS to boost smart vehicle appeal

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

Consumer Economy

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

Smartphones

Priced to match the iPhone 16, Nothing’s Phone (3) targets design-conscious users who prioritize personality over specs.

Nothing brings its design-focused phones to China, starting with the Phone (3)

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Deep Tech

Once dismissed, companies like MiniMax and AIsphere are proving that video generation models can scale with sustainable revenue.

China’s video AI startups are doing what LLM firms haven’t: Making money

Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, showcases locally popular short videos, influencer content, and creative challenges optimized for China’s market.

Douyin

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

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

What drives digital storytelling? Examine content creation, distribution channels, and media platforms connecting audiences worldwide.

Content

How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

Creative

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

E-commerce

What happens when viewers join in real time? Explore live streaming platforms, audience interaction tools, and brand opportunities in instant video.

Live Streaming

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

On-demand Services

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

Short Video

How do visuals captivate global viewers? Dive into streaming services, production models, and evolving formats defining video engagement.

Video

Douyin’s content ecosystem offers brands a path to adapt to shifting consumer habits, engage users, and drive demand across channels.

How does Douyin fuel omnichannel growth for brands?

TikTok hosts short-form videos spanning entertainment, education, and branded content, capturing global audiences and driving cultural trends.

TikTok

Douyin’s e-commerce operations will consolidate under unified management to boost collaboration across merchant tiers.

Douyin E-commerce reorganizes ops to streamline merchant support

The platform refuted claims tying its ad revenue solely to e-commerce, highlighting its diverse revenue streams and evolving ecosystem.

Douyin E-commerce clarifies ad revenue rumors amid online speculation

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

Entertainment

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

Gaming

Faker’s latest championship sparked a surge on Douyin, underscoring the platform’s rapid rise as a hub for esports content.

China’s esports streaming heats up as Douyin draws top IP and talent

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

Food Delivery

What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

Grocery Delivery

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

Ride-hailing

After a strong start in 2024, Douyin’s life services business faces new challenges in maintaining its momentum.

With RMB 320 billion in sales, Douyin’s life services business still faces uphill growth battle

A second restructuring of Douyin Waimai in just six months casts uncertainty over ByteDance’s approach to the food delivery market.

Douyin Waimai’s future in doubt after another strategic shift by ByteDance

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

Retail

Low-price tactics could be leading to Douyin E-commerce’s faltering GMV growth.

Douyin E-commerce misses first-half GMV target amid growth slowdown

Influencers will bear the brunt of the change, aimed at refining Douyin’s e-commerce focus.

ByteDance adjusts Douyin’s traffic allocation to boost e-commerce, sources say

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

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With a stronghold in e-commerce, TikTok has launched a pilot for local services in Southeast Asia, beginning with Indonesia and Thailand.