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By building for overlooked niches in the fitness industry, Aeke now ships hundreds of units each month.

With smart fitness machines, Aeke finds profit where others saw no market

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Describing VLA models as “relatively dumb,” he outlined an alternative approach to embodied intelligence.

Unitree’s founder disputes VLA consensus, backs video-trained models for robotics

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Chinese face-swap app Zao faces backlash over user data protection

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

ByteDance wants to keep its growth momentum.

ByteDance reshuffles management in bid to build a third app with 100 million DAU

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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.

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

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China's tech giants line up to be at the forefront of disruption in this traditional business.

Alibaba and JD want to clean up the dirty business of pig farms in China–with AI

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LAIX's apps relied heavily on user acquisition via WeChat Moments.

English learning company LAIX fears growth slowdown amid WeChat's tightened rules

English learning company LAIX fears growth slowdown amid WeChat&#8217;s tightened rules

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

The AI avatar will handle customers inquiries via an app.

Sogou unveils AI financial assistant for Ping An, after creating AI news anchors for Xinhua and planning novel readers for Zhangyue

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

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

Five Chinese companies are among the world's largest smart speakers vendors.

Baidu beats Google in smart speaker shipment, following its win against Alibaba

It claims to cover 60% of China's cloud-based facial recognition market.

China's largest facial recognition developer Megvii files for HK IPO

China&#8217;s largest facial recognition developer Megvii files for HK IPO

Bricks-and-mortar supermarket chain meets marketing and sales prediction startup.

Tencent-backed Yonghui Superstores sets up JV with AI unicorn 4Paradigm to prepare for new retail era

The CEO said changes have brought temporary pain, but the positive impact will be far-reaching, enabling a more solid and long-lasting future for his company.