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In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

Deep Tech

Beyond tech hubs like Beijing and Shanghai, China’s smaller cities reveal a different dimension of AI's business impact.

In China, cities like Yiwu reveal a less known side of the AI boom | KrASIA

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In China, cities like Yiwu reveal a less known side of the AI boom

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

KrASIA

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

Bringing together the latest business insights and trends of China's tech ecosystem.

China Tech

Artificial intelligence

As open-source models and high costs squeeze the market, leading Chinese AI firms consider dropping pre-trained models for a clearer path to profitability.

Two of China’s "AI tigers" abandon pre-trained models to pursue app-driven growth | KrASIA

Two of China’s &#8220;AI tigers&#8221; abandon pre-trained models to pursue app-driven growth

A blockchain, originally block chain, is a growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data.

Blockchain

Digital Banks

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

Fintech

An e-commerce payment system facilitates the acceptance of electronic payment for online transactions. Read stories of Payment service providers, platforms or the trending of the Payment industry.

Payments

Efforts with Saudi Arabia, Thailand and more pave way for cheaper transfers.

China explores cross-border uses for digital yuan in new trial | KrASIA

China explores cross-border uses for digital yuan in new trial

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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Nikkei Asia

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. The education industry is fast-reforming nowadays. 

Education

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. The education industry is fast-reforming nowadays.

KrASIA | Education Archives

ByteDance or Beijing ByteDance Technology Co Ltd. is a Chinese Internet technology company operating several machine learning-enabled content platforms, headquartered in Beijing. It was founded by Zhang Yiming in 2012. ByteDance's core product, Toutiao, is a popular content platform in China.

Bytedance

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

Live Streaming

Medical technology, or "medtech", encompasses a wide range of healthcare products and is used to treat diseases and medical conditions affecting humans. 

MedTech

Private Equity

With the spread of Internet global accessing (fastest Internet broadband connection TCP with accumulator cables and semi-fast connection), Short Video services have become very popular online. 

Short Video

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

Venture Capital

The fresh investment would value ByteDance at USD 180 billion.

ByteDance expects to raise USD 2 billion in new round led by Sequoia and KKR | KrASIA

ByteDance expects to raise USD 2 billion in new round led by Sequoia and KKR

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Song Jingli

During the COVID-19 pandemic, education hardware products rose in popularity.

Periscope Volume 7 | This industry may spawn the next Xiaomi (Part 1 of 2) | KrASIA

Periscope Volume 7 | This industry may spawn the next Xiaomi (Part 1 of 2)

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KrASIA Periscope

Online classes were like a band-aid in the beginning because nobody believed that the pandemic would last this long, said Sandeep Aneja.

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

Edtech

Companies plan to overcome new learning obstacles with accelerators.

ASEAN's edtech startups eye brisk expansion on COVID boost | KrASIA

ASEAN&#8217;s edtech startups eye brisk expansion on COVID boost

Q&amp;A

Haoting Chow discusses his journey to becoming a vet, and the importance of long term planning to personal growth.

[Tuning In] Haoting Chow on his 80/20 entrepreneurial mindset, animal ethics, and personal growth | KrASIA

[Tuning In] Haoting Chow on his 80/20 entrepreneurial mindset, animal ethics, and personal growth

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AJ Cortese

17 Education Technology continues to report widening losses.

Shunwei Capital-backed 17 Education Technology gets lukewarm reception on Nasdaq debut | KrASIA

Shunwei Capital-backed 17 Education Technology gets lukewarm reception on Nasdaq debut

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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Wency Chen

Technion faculty practice distance teaching ahead of the opening of the online spring semester. Courtesy of Technion Spokesperson’s Office via NoCamels.

MENA

Today, Ex Libris is an Israel-based edtech company working with more than 7,500 academic institutes, insluding Harvard, Yale, and Oxford.

Israeli edtech firm helps universities worldwide adopt remote learning | KrASIA

Israeli edtech firm helps universities worldwide adopt remote learning

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NoCamels

The edtech startup's user base has grown fifty-fold in 2020.

Pahamify combines animation and gamification to engage online students: Startup Stories | KrASIA

Pahamify combines animation and gamification to engage online students: Startup Stories

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Khamila Mulia

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

Tencent

ClassIn has been used by 60,000 schools and institutional clients from 35 countries and regions around the world.

EEO Education bags USD 265 million amid online education boom | KrASIA

EEO Education bags USD 265 million amid online education boom

Live events to be back by 2021, says Web Summit founder

Creative

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. 

Entertainment

Cosgrave recently announced the expansion of Web Summit to Latin America with an in-person event to be held in Brazil in 2022.

Live events will be back, with or without a vaccine, by end of 2021: Q&A with Paddy Cosgrave, CEO of Web Summit | KrASIA

Live events will be back, with or without a vaccine, by end of 2021: Q&#038;A with Paddy Cosgrave, CEO of Web Summit

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