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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Deep Tech

Artificial intelligence

36Kr investigates how natural language processing is evolving in China, driven by tech innovation, policy support, and industry needs.

The lowdown on NLP developments in China: Insights from 2024 | KrASIA

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The lowdown on NLP developments in China: Insights from 2024

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

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36Kr Global Research

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

The Chinese firm has secured RMB 5 billion to target logistics assets, seizing opportunities in the real estate sector.

Insurers back CDH Investments to capitalize on China’s logistics boom | KrASIA

Insurers back CDH Investments to capitalize on China’s logistics boom

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been providing high-quality content around China’s innovation and new economy trends. With the traffic and network it has built, 36Kr has developed a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities of the technology landscape in China.

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36Kr English

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

Luckin Coffee provides app-based ordering, convenient pickup, and a broad beverage menu, reshaping China’s coffee consumption patterns.

Luckin Coffee

Starbucks offers coffee, espresso beverages, and pastries, emphasizing premium quality and creating a welcoming "third place" experience for customers.

Starbucks

What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Services

Coffee

Coffee chains built on razor-thin margins face mounting pressure from volatile markets and record-high bean costs.

RMB 9.9 coffee era risks collapse as bean prices soar | KrASIA

RMB 9.9 coffee era risks collapse as bean prices soar

Deep Tech | KrASIA Archives

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If large language models represent the computers of the AI era, search enhancement technology will serve as the "external hard drives" of these systems, according to Baichuan.

Baichuan says its new API can greatly reduce the cost of customizing large language models | KrASIA

Baichuan says its new API can greatly reduce the cost of customizing large language models

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Shein, a fast fashion online retailer, updates its catalog frequently, offering trendy apparel and accessories to global style-conscious shoppers.

Shein

Newsletters

Shein’s use of artificial intelligence has come under scrutiny once again after Uniqlo filed a lawsuit, accusing Shein of imitating its popular bag design.

Unique or Uniqlo: What you should know about Shein’s “secret” AI algorithm | KrASIA

Unique or Uniqlo: What you should know about Shein’s “secret” AI algorithm

A weekly newsletter analyzing the pros and cons of emerging technology. Published every Thursday.

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Open Source

How do businesses grow responsibly? Examine green policies, sustainable materials, and climate commitments guiding corporate strategies.

Sustainability

Singapore

Initiatives like Living Seawalls underscore the potential to address the impacts of climate change effectively without compromising nature.

Living seawalls: What you should know about these “concrete panels” that preserve marine biodiversity | KrASIA

Living seawalls: What you should know about these “concrete panels” that preserve marine biodiversity

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

Alibaba

While rumors circled around Luohan Academy's closure, it is Damo Academy—Jack Ma's other "training ground"—that bears a greater responsibility for future profit generation.

Alibaba Group’s Luohan Academy has opted for a “six pence” approach | KrASIA

Alibaba Group’s Luohan Academy has opted for a “six pence” approach

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

Biotechnology

Thailand

Relish the taste of juices but cringe at their high sugar levels? Good news: IncreBio will soon serve up sugar-reduced juices that promise a comparable taste with significantly less sugar.

Zest without excess: What you should know about IncreBio’s sugar-reduced juices | KrASIA

Zest without excess: What you should know about IncreBio’s sugar-reduced juices

How do we store tomorrow’s power? Evaluate battery R&amp;D, manufacturing progress, and recycling strategies fueling energy independence.

Batteries

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

Drones

How is power evolving? Review renewable sources, grid innovations, and efficiency measures driving cleaner, more resilient energy systems.

Energy

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

Mobility

iKingtec is aiming to redefine precision and safety in maintenance workflows with its drones, amid rising opportunities in China's power grid sector.

iKingtech bestows “wings” to transform power grid inspections | KrASIA

iKingtech bestows “wings” to transform power grid inspections

A viral video featuring Taylor Swift effortlessly speaking Mandarin Chinese on a talk show has sparked widespread discussion about voice synthesis technology. We discuss its boons and banes.

Talk is cheap: What you should know about synthesizing AI voice clones | KrASIA

Talk is cheap: What you should know about synthesizing AI voice clones

How is healthcare going digital? Investigate telemedicine, wearable sensors, and data-driven platforms improving patient experiences.

Health Tech

What medical tools shape care delivery? Assess medical devices, diagnostics, and digital services refining patient treatment.

Medtech

Indonesia

Indonesia's new omnibus health law opens up new avenues to enhance its healthcare system, including stronger collaboration with China in vaccine development and genomics research.

Law 17/2023: Indonesia is taking active steps to improve its healthcare system | KrASIA

Law 17/2023: Indonesia is taking active steps to improve its healthcare system

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Sara Mandagie

In a recent interview with 36Kr, senior figures from Sensors Data discuss the company's growth phases and its current strategic refocus.