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Nvidia

In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

Deep Tech

Semiconductors

Industry experts urge calm as tempered demand and strategy shifts drive down Nvidia’s GPU rentals.

Nvidia GPU rentals drop sharply, but experts say no cause for panic | KrASIA

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Nvidia GPU rentals drop sharply, but experts say no cause for panic

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KrASIA

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been providing high-quality content around China’s innovation and new economy trends. With the traffic and network it has built, 36Kr has developed a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities of the technology landscape in China.

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Investment

Private Equity

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

Venture Capital

In an uncommon VC move, HongShan teams up with Li-Ning to drive the sportswear brand’s international growth.

HongShan and Li-Ning form rare joint venture to fuel global expansion | KrASIA

HongShan and Li-Ning form rare joint venture to fuel global expansion

Angel Investing

Merger &amp; Acquisition

Indonesia

Malaysia

Singapore

Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Finfra secures USD 2.5 million, Gobi Partners invests in DCAP through GDIV fund, HSBC backs BuzzAR in MENA expansion, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Finfra secures USD 2.5 million, Gobi Partners invests in DCAP through GDIV fund, HSBC backs BuzzAR in MENA expansion, and more

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KrASIA Writers

NetEase, Inc. is a Chinese Internet technology company providing online services centered on content, community, communications and commerce. The company was founded in 1997 by Lebunto. NetEase develops and operates online PC and mobile games, advertising services, email services and e-commerce platforms in China.

NetEase

KrASIA | NetEase Archives

China Tech

Ghibli Museum, Tokyo. Source: Shutterstock.

Music

The Japanese film studio’s music catalogue will be available online in China via NetEase Cloud Music.

NetEase, Japan’s Studio Ghibli team up to stream music from some of Hayao Miyazaki’s anime films | KrASIA

NetEase, Japan’s Studio Ghibli team up to stream music from some of Hayao Miyazaki’s anime films

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South China Morning Post

Work from home. Photo by Kaitlyn Baker on Unsplash

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology. 

Alibaba

ByteDance or Beijing ByteDance Technology Co Ltd. is a Chinese Internet technology company operating several machine learning-enabled content platforms, headquartered in Beijing. It was founded by Zhang Yiming in 2012. ByteDance's core product, Toutiao, is a popular content platform in China.

Bytedance

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics manufacturer, headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The company was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, a former People's Liberation Army engineer.

Huawei

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

Tencent

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

Working from home is becoming a rising trend in China, fueled by the coronavirus outbreak.

As millions are forced to stay at home, China's office apps battle for market share | KrASIA

As millions are forced to stay at home, China&#8217;s office apps battle for market share

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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Wency Chen

The game industry is the economic sector involved in the development, marketing, and monetization of games. It encompasses dozens of job disciplines and its component parts employ thousands of people worldwide.

Gaming

Visual Stories

China's second-biggest game publisher's gaming revenue excesses RMB 10 billion for the 9th quarter straight.

KEY STAT | NetEase 2019 revenue reaches USD 8.5 billion on gaming growth | KrASIA

KEY STAT | NetEase 2019 revenue reaches USD 8.5 billion on gaming growth

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Julianna Wu

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. The education industry is fast-reforming nowadays. 

Education

The company reported total net revenues of USD 2.26 billion in 2019 Q4, up 9.2% from last year.

Netease stocks rise as Q4 earnings report beats estimates, led by gaming and education units | KrASIA

Netease stocks rise as Q4 earnings report beats estimates, led by gaming and education units

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Sun Henan

Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Four of technology along with Amazon, Google, and Facebook.

Apple

Apple and TikTok maker ByteDance are asking for developers to show game licenses as China tightens its grip on video game publishing.

Why Apple’s new rules for games in China could spell trouble for indies | KrASIA

Why Apple’s new rules for games in China could spell trouble for indies

The market long dominated by Tencent has a disrupter now.

Opinion | Five reasons why ByteDance might become the next gaming giant | KrASIA

Opinion | Five reasons why ByteDance might become the next gaming giant

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

Alibaba fundraising paves way for USD 15 billion fundraising by China tech titans.

JD.com, Baidu, NetEase, and others weigh Hong Kong listings | KrASIA

JD.com, Baidu, NetEase, and others weigh Hong Kong listings

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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Nikkei Asia

It is about life, death, and freedom for the average Chinese technology worker.

Year-end review: The top three anxieties for China's tech workers in 2019 | KrASIA

Year-end review: The top three anxieties for China&#8217;s tech workers in 2019

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Song Jingli

Tencent and Huawei’s cloud gaming efforts demand massive speed and bandwidth that 5G is ready to provide.