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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Creative

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

Deep Tech

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

Gaming

Krafton’s new game lets players shape cities and personalities with generative AI—just don’t expect a smooth ride, yet.

InZoi is what happens when The Sims meets AI, and the results are gloriously unstable | KrASIA

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InZoi is what happens when The Sims meets AI, and the results are gloriously unstable

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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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

Xpeng Motors builds intelligent EVs equipped with advanced infotainment systems, autonomous features, and sleek electric mobility designs.

Xpeng Motors

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

Autonomous Vehicles

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.

Transportation

Built for full-stack autonomy, the Turing chip clocks 700 TOPS and will debut in an upcoming Xpeng vehicle.

Xpeng’s Turing AI chip nears mass production, takes aim at Nvidia | KrASIA

Xpeng’s Turing AI chip nears mass production, takes aim at Nvidia

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

Kuaishou

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

Content

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

Entertainment

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

Live Streaming

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

From automated ads to synthetic video, the short video firm is threading AI through every part of its playbook.

Kuaishou turns to AI—and Kling—to stay sticky in a flatlining market | KrASIA

Kuaishou turns to AI—and Kling—to stay sticky in a flatlining market

Artificial Intelligence | KrASIA Archives

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

Xiaomi

Nanjing Big Fish Semiconductor splits from Xiaomi's chip R&D unit Pine Cone.

Xiaomi spins out new IoT chip unit, eyes for new financing | KrASIA

Xiaomi spins out new IoT chip unit, eyes for new financing

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

Xiaomi crafts affordable smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, appealing to users who seek innovation, quality, and budget-friendly tech.

Smart Cities

Xiaomi says it has sold over 10 million units of its flagship Xiao AI smart speaker since July 2017. The Xiao AI Speaker is China's second-best selling

Xiaomi catching up with Alibaba as smart speaker sales top 10 million units | KrASIA

Xiaomi catching up with Alibaba as smart speaker sales top 10 million units

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Lao Bei

Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

Tencent

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

E-commerce

Aibaba

Taobao

China's three tech giants Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent all made "major announcements" on April 1st.

Which Chinese April Fools' joke got you best? | KrASIA

Which Chinese April Fools&#8217; joke got you best?

Tokopedia, an Indonesian online marketplace, empowers entrepreneurs, brands, and SMEs to reach digital-savvy consumers.

Tokopedia

Indonesia

NVIDIA

The facility is equipped with supercomputer technology from American tech company Nvidia.

Tokopedia teams up with Universitas Indonesia to launch AI research center | KrASIA

Tokopedia teams up with Universitas Indonesia to launch AI research center

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Khamila Mulia

The five steps for true digital transformation using artificial intelligence | KrASIA

The five steps for true digital transformation using artificial intelligence

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Midea

Alibaba Cloud unveiled two customized chips, the result of its cooperation with home appliance maker Midea, on its annual summit held in Beijing on

Alibaba Cloud rolls out tailor-made IoT chips for home appliance maker Midea | KrASIA

Alibaba Cloud rolls out tailor-made IoT chips for home appliance maker Midea

Tmall Genie

voice recognition

Alibaba's AI Labs is investing $15m on Chinese dialects recognition

Smart speakers in China are learning dialects | KrASIA

Smart speakers in China are learning dialects

Adtech

AnyMind Group

marketing tech

Singapore

The company also acquired a majority stake in a leading content management network in Thailand.

Singapore-based AnyMind Group raises $8m in Series B+ funding round | KrASIA

Singapore-based AnyMind Group raises $8m in Series B+ funding round

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Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Megvii

Beijing-based face-recognition startup Megvii Technology Limited is reportedly headed for an IPO in Hong Kong. The firm plans to submit its prospectus to