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

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Embodied Intelligence

How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

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The robotic Apex Hand comes unusually close to matching its human counterpart.

Swipe, type, take a pulse: Dexcel’s Apex Hand mimics human dexterity to the fingertips

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What shapes modern healthcare and agriculture? Examine biotech startups, gene editing, and drug discovery unlocking biological potential.

Biotechnology

After inking an USD 8.4 billion deal with BMS, the founder says Biokin’s next chapter is about efficiency, innovation, and going global.

The “richest man on the STAR Market” wants more than wealth: Biokin’s chairman sets sights on MNC status

How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

Private Equity

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

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

Deals in brief: SGInnovate leads investment in Greenitio, Living Roots and LineWise raise funding, eight deals in China, and more

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Sudo Lim

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

Artificial Intelligence

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The firm serves clients including JD.com, Xiaohongshu and Plum, and predicts profitability by the end of the year.

Clothing-focused AI startup Infimind raises over USD 14 million in Series A led by Sequoia

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Song Jingli

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

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

Gaming

One of the world's top unicorns is said to be exploring AI-driven titles to cater to the massive gamer base in China.

ByteDance deploys gaming teams in five cities in bid to double 2019 revenue

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

How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous Vehicles

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

Enterprise Services

How do connected devices shape daily life? Examine IoT sensors, data platforms, and security protocols integrating smart tech into homes and cities.

Internet of Things

Study finds technological advancement is bigger driver of unemployment, undermining populist argument China is stealing manufacturing jobs

‘China’s rise’ cannot be blamed for regional job losses in developed countries, IMF finds

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South China Morning Post

Alibaba, China’s e-commerce giant, operates online retail marketplaces, cloud computing services, and digital payment networks across Asia and beyond.

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

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

SenseTime

One step forward to commercialize SenseTime's tech in real-world applications.

China's AI unicorn SenseTime allies with Japan's MOL to prevent ship collisions

China&#8217;s AI unicorn SenseTime allies with Japan&#8217;s MOL to prevent ship collisions

The Singaporean startup uses artificial intelligence for automated tagging and to map out relationships between companies, individuals, and capital investment.

Nikkei acquires 14.8% stake in SPH-backed AI startup DC Frontiers

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Zhixin Tan

How do virtual worlds expand reality? Discover AR/VR tools, content creation, and platforms layering digital information onto everyday life.

Augmented and Virtual Reality

NexRea provides futuristic solutions to the problems faced by medical device manufacturers.

How two sisters are changing the medical equipment market: Women in Tech

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Avanish Tiwary

Starting with Malaysia, Qlue is currently eyeing Dubai, Thailand, and Japan.

Indonesian smart city solution provider Qlue expands into foreign market

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Khamila Mulia

It has already been ungrading the country's pig-raising industry with its AI capability.