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

Deep Tech

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

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New supply deals and products signal the LiDAR leader’s expansion beyond sensors into embodied intelligence.

RoboSense sees AI and robotics as next growth driver after Q2 earnings beat

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

Autonomous Vehicles

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

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

Rino.ai expects to break even once its fleet reaches 10,000 units.

From pilots to profit: Rino.ai plots commercialization after Series B+ round

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

Augmented and Virtual Reality

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

Consumer Economy

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

Hardware

The release positions mixed reality as both a next-gen consumer interface and a testing ground for robots learning to navigate the physical world.

Vivo launches “Discovery” edition of Vision MR headset, signaling shift beyond smartphones

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

E-commerce

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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.

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

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

This move allows smaller companies and livestreamers to capitalize on the rapidly growing livestreaming e-commerce sector in China.

Alibaba opens its livestreaming technologies to other companies

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Song Jingli

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

JD.com

Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

What revolutionizes mealtimes? Investigate alternative proteins, supply chain tracking, and delivery services fueling the future of food.

Food Tech

The move is Meituan’s second foray into China’s RMB 5 trillion (USD 733 billion) fresh food retailing industry.

Meituan plans grocery retail business expansion to cover 1,000 cities and towns in China

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The food service market in Thailand is worth over USD 7.7 billion in annual purchases across more than 200,000 restaurants, according to Freshket.

Thai agritech Freshket raises USD 3 million from Openspace Ventures

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Taobao Live 2020 GMV goal: USD 73 billion

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

Kuaishou

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

Creative

Boosted by the COVID-19 outbreak, livestreaming e-commerce in China is in its heyday.

KEY STAT | Alibaba sets new livestreaming sales goal for 2020

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Livspace projects to grow into a USD 500 million business within the next 2-3 years.

Home renovation platform Livspace raises USD 90 million to expand in Southeast Asia, Australia

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Yin Lin Tan

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

With high mobile phone and internet penetration, the e-commerce sector is set to grow with the entry of international players like Alibaba-backed Daraz Group.

Myanmar’s UMG Idealab invests in local startup Zay Chin &amp; Indonesian startup Moodco

The startup's case is a cautionary tale for anyone who equates large investment rounds with success.

Dubai’s Awok shuts down a year after raising USD 30 million Series A round

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Google dominates online search, digital ads, and cloud solutions, powering discovery, analytics, and smartphone operating systems.

Google

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

Grocery Delivery

How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

This round of funding comes 10 months after it raised USD 45 million last year.

Google and Lightstone lead USD 28 million round in delivery startup Dunzo

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Avanish Tiwary

The company, a joint venture between Telkom and eBay, has been operating since 2014.

Indonesian e-commerce platform Blanja shuts down

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