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Apple designs iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers, coupling sleek hardware with robust software ecosystems and service offerings.

Apple

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

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

Pang Ruoming built Apple’s foundational AI models, but secrecy and internal gridlock kept his team in the shadows—until he walked.

Trapped by silence: How Apple lost its top AI talent to Meta

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36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network, delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends since 2010. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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Built to predict the next best word, AI has become adept at reflecting human empathy. For many, that reflection is enough to offer comfort.

“This must be painful for you”: How AI became our emotional mirror

A real debate is brewing over whether Moonshot AI’s latest open-source model belongs in the top echelon of AI.

Is Kimi K2 strong enough to spark China’s next “DeepSeek moment?”

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

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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.

Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

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

The firm helps established health insurance companies take their businesses online.

CHINA BRIEF | Zhongan-and-Sequoia-backed Nuanwa Technology closes USD 14 million Series A round

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

Consumer Economy

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

E-commerce

There are at least 27 Indonesian startups with valuations above USD 100 million.

Classifying the centaur startups in Indonesia

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Daily Social

Previously the head of DBS 's consumer banking unit, Wawan Salum is now the CEO of Atome .

Ex-banker Wawan Salum wants to boost Indonesian financial inclusion through fintech: Profiles in Tech

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Gojek, an Indonesian superapp, covers on-demand rides, food delivery, and financial services, enriching daily urban life.

Gojek

Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

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

Food Delivery

The two companies share Mitsubishi and Visa as investors.

Grab and Gojek reportedly in merger talks

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Ursula Florene

Tonik, a Southeast Asia-focused digital bank, announced that it has raised USD 6 million in an institutional funding round led by VC investors Insignia

Tonik raises USD 6 million to fund Philippine digibank

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

Amazon

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

Google

Paytm, an Indian digital payments app, enables mobile transactions, bill payments, and financial products for millions of users.

Paytm

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

BharatPe will use fresh funds to set up and expand a non-banking financial company (NBFC) to dive deeper into lending space.

Coatue Management and Ribbit Capital lead a USD 75 million round in Indian fintech startup BharatPe

I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.

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Moulishree Srivastava

Fintech investments in China totaled US$1.9 billion last year vs US$25.5 billion in 2018, Accenture says.

Global fintech deals declined 4% in 2019 as China investments fell sharply, report says

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SCMP

Mirza Adityaswara led the central bank from 2013 to 2019.

Ovo enlists former Bank Indonesia deputy governor as commissioner president

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

The newly formed partnership aims at offering new financial services through apps.