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

Consumer Economy

China

The way Coolfly responded to a single email says much about the birdwatching tech startup’s identity.

Coolfly’s “uneconomical” sprint for one user shows the kind of company it aims to be

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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

Kling AI

Kuaishou, best known for its short video platform, drives user-generated content, influencer marketing, and community engagement through shareable clips.

Kuaishou

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

The upgrade integrates visuals, dialogue, and sound effects into a single workflow, giving creators a unified tool for immersive media production.

Kling AI launches Video 2.6 with native audio generation to speed end-to-end content creation

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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Vidu Q2 and Kling O1 aim to keep AI-generated videos consistent from frame to frame.

Shengshu and Kuaishou unveil new AI systems to improve generative video consistency

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The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

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Japan’s largest startup conference FUSE returns in 2022. The event will connect individuals and businesses in Japan and abroad for new opportunities.

Japan’s largest startup conference FUSE returns in 2022

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Google dominates online search, digital ads, and cloud solutions, powering discovery, analytics, and smartphone operating systems.

Google

The Middle East’s growing tech ecosystem harnesses the enterprising spirit of innovators from its diverse cultural markets.

Middle East

How are digital assets protected? Analyze threat detection, encryption standards, and cybersecurity solutions safeguarding data.

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Google buys Israeli cybersecurity firm Siemplify in deal possibly worth USD 500 million.

Google buys Israeli cybersecurity firm Siemplify in deal possibly worth USD 500 million

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Amazon leads e-commerce, streaming (Prime Video), and AWS cloud infrastructure, redefining retail, media, and data services.

Amazon

JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce leader, ensures trusted transactions, efficient logistics, and a wide product selection for online shoppers.

JD.com

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

E-commerce

A Kindle shortage is fueling the theory that Amazon is leaving China. In October 2021, Amazon closed down its Kindle flagship on Taobao.

A Kindle shortage is fueling the theory that Amazon is leaving China

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Mengyuan Ge

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

Gaming

Chinese regulators ban game distributor Steam citing "unlawful behaviors." Gamers can no longer access their previously purchased titles.

Chinese regulators ban game distributor Steam citing ‘unlawful behaviors’

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Jiaxing Li

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.

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Japan to create legal framework for level 4 self-driving cars. Authorities eye rural areas, plan to submit bill to Diet session next spring.

Japan to create legal framework for level 4 self-driving cars

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Apple designs iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers, coupling sleek hardware with robust software ecosystems and service offerings.

Apple

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

Semiconductors

China's Luxshare builds iPhone mega-plant to challenge Foxconn. Chinese assembler is making aggressive bid to expand in Apple supply chain.

China's Luxshare builds iPhone mega-plant to challenge Foxconn

China&#8217;s Luxshare builds iPhone mega-plant to challenge Foxconn

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

Southeast Asia

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Startup Wire | Simple Things. The latest startup briefs from across the Asia Pacific region.

Startup Wire | Simple Things

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Startup Wire

SMIC is a Chinese semiconductor foundry fabricating chips that power smartphones, data centers, and emerging IoT applications.

SMIC

TSMC, a leading semiconductor manufacturer, delivers advanced chipsets that enable next-generation devices and cloud computing servers.

TSMC

Chipmakers' nightmare: Will shortages give way to a supply glut? Expansion plans raise fears of another boom-to-bust cycle within the industry.

Chipmakers' nightmare: Will shortages give way to a supply glut?

Chipmakers&#8217; nightmare: Will shortages give way to a supply glut?

How do trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

Blockchain

Where do digital assets find value? Consider market volatility, decentralized exchanges, and blockchain protocols shaping crypto economies.

Cryptocurrencies

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For JPYC CEO Noritaka Okabe, age is nothing but a number.

For JPYC CEO Noritaka Okabe, age is nothing but a number

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