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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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A sharp profit rise and booming Labubu sales weren’t enough to spark a rally in the company’s share price.

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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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AI investments go mainstream in India | India Digest Volume 83

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The funding in local AI startups has more than doubled to USD 654 million in 2021 from USD 283 million in 2020, as per the data collated by Venture Intelligence.

AI investments go mainstream in India

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

ProfilePrint optimizes the search for food ingredients with flavor ‘fingerprinting’ technology. The company has already commercialized its solution.

ProfilePrint optimizes the search for food ingredients with flavor ‘fingerprinting’ technology

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Meet Protos Labs, the Asia Star of the Alibaba Cloud x KrASIA Global Startup Accelerator joint Singapore-Thailand Demo Day.

Meet Protos Labs, the Asia Star of the Alibaba Cloud x KrASIA Global Startup Accelerator joint Singapore-Thailand Demo Day

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Prosa.ai trains systems to process human speech in Bahasa Indonesia. The firm is set to raise its Series B round this year, aiming to close by the mid-2022.

Prosa.ai trains systems to process human speech in Bahasa Indonesia

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VoiceAI helps businesses make full use of the human voice. Company provides AI-powered voice authentication systems and other intelligent voice solutions.

VoiceAI helps businesses make full use of human vocals

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SenseTime’s AI solutions power facial recognition, image processing, and autonomous driving, serving governments, enterprises, and research institutes.

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Chinese AI group SenseTime postpones IPO following US sanctions. Company 'remains committed' to plan for Hong Kong share sale.

Chinese AI group SenseTime postpones IPO following US sanctions

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Baidu leads Chinese search engines, voice assistants, autonomous driving research, and AI platforms connecting users with information and services.

Baidu reports widening losses in Q3 despite revenue beating estimates. The company is planning a deeper march into AI.

Baidu reports widening losses in Q3 despite revenue beating estimates

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Huawei marches into smart manufacturing as US sanctions hit its consumer businesses. It is seeking new growth in digital transformation services.

Huawei marches into smart manufacturing as US sanctions hit its consumer businesses

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