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What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

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

China

Appearances at CES and NRF, alongside the opening of its 100th Sunmi Home outlet, signal a deeper investment in North America and overseas markets.

Sunmi takes its CPad tablet series global with US launch blitz

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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

Hong Kong

Japan

Singapore

Southeast Asia

Vietnam

Bringing you the latest updates on funding and investment activity across the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: HeyMax and Ekko raise funding, MOL Plus invests in Secai Marche, seven China investments, and more

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Photo shows DJI’s Mini 2 lightweight drone.

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

Deep Tech

What hovers over new frontiers? Explore drone logistics, aerial data collection, and surveillance tools shaping multiple industries.

Drones

New requirements for registration, flights, and airspace use are reshaping how drones operate across the country.

China's tighter drone rules usher in industry adjustment period

China&#8217;s tighter drone rules usher in industry adjustment period

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

Biotechnology

The company hopes to stand out with Diabegone, a diabetes treatment that lasts longer than competing drugs from companies like Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly.

Innogen bets on longer-lasting GLP-1 drugs to stand out in crowded field

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Nvidia develops GPUs for gaming, AI, and data centers, fueling graphics, machine learning, and compute-intensive workloads.

Nvidia

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

AI Infrastructure

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

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

Semiconductors

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

Fears of more US restrictions are pushing companies to develop in-house solutions.

China's automakers speed up efforts to replace Nvidia chips

China&#8217;s automakers speed up efforts to replace Nvidia chips

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

Artificial Intelligence

The platform integrates AI and simulation engineering to cut development time from weeks to minutes across multiple industries.

Femai’s AICode challenges Western hold on simulation software

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

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

Once considered too difficult to produce, black dimmable glass now features on the roof of Xiaomi’s YU7 Max.

Ambilight’s black dimmable glass debuts on Xiaomi YU7 Max’s roof

Europe

South Korea

While TSMC, SK Hynix and SMIC ramp up, struggling Intel cuts back.

Semiconductor investment rebounds on AI, but not everyone is winning

Embodied Intelligence

Foundation and Large Models

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

Robotics

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

New releases from StepFun, Z.ai, and Alibaba spark fresh competition, but in a field that may not have room for everyone.

China’s “AI tigers” return to the ring as the foundation model race reignites

Spirit AI is playing to win in China’s embodied AI race.

Entrepreneurship is like “playing a game,” says Spirit AI co-founder Gao Yang

Commercialization and global expansion are now central to the humanoid robotics race.

Taking the pulse of China’s humanoid robot push at WRC 2025

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