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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.

Facial Recognition

Korea

The world is in the grip of a deepfake epidemic, and victims are coming together to demand accountability and action.

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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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Hardware, in the context of technology, refers to the physical elements that make up a computer or electronic system and everything else involved that is physically tangible. 

Hardware

The Internet of things (IoT) is the extension of Internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects. Embedded with electronics, Internet connectivity, and other forms of hardware, these devices can communicate and interact with others over the Internet, and they can be remotely monitored and controlled.

As China battles CNC technology restrictions, First Automation’s approach could offer the breakthrough the industry needs.

Can First Automation step up to break China’s CNC bottleneck? | KrASIA

Can First Automation step up to break China’s CNC bottleneck?

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Youzan decoded: China’s Shopify struggles to earn a profit despite SaaS clout

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology. 

Alibaba

Taobao

Tmall

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

E-Commerce

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

Visual Stories

Working in the background, Youzan has shaped China's massive e-commerce sector. It is now indispensable for online sales.

Youzan decoded: China's Shopify struggles to earn a profit despite SaaS clout | KrASIA

Youzan decoded: China&#8217;s Shopify struggles to earn a profit despite SaaS clout

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Julianna Wu

Gojek is a transportation network company and logistics startup company based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Gojek

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

An on-demand service platform connects waiting-time-sensitive customers with independent service providers.

On-Demand Services

Ride-hailing encompasses a range of companies and services, including traditional taxis and car services. 

Ride-hailing

Indonesia

The formation of GoTo will unlock many synergies for Gojek and Tokopedia, an expert says.

When green bike jackets meet blank boxes: The 'GoTo' route for Gojek and Tokopedia | KrASIA

When green bike jackets meet blank boxes: The &#8216;GoTo&#8217; route for Gojek and Tokopedia

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Ursula Florene

Autonomous Vehicles is about self-driving. A self-driving car is also known as a robot car, autonomous car, or driverless car, is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving with little or no human input.

Autonomous Vehicles

Mobility

The company currently operates in the US cities of San Diego and Tucson. Chinese startup TuSimple (NASDAQ: TSP) kicked off its public listing on Thursday, raising USD 1.1 billion at a market capitalization of USD 8.5 billion. The offering price of USD 40 was higher than the indicated range of USD 35 to 39. It ended the day unchanged.

KEY STAT | Driverless truck developer TuSimple debuts on Nasdaq | KrASIA

KEY STAT | Driverless truck developer TuSimple debuts on Nasdaq

Baidu

Didi Chuxing Technology Co., formerly Didi Kuaidi, is a Chinese transportation network company, artificial intelligence and autonomous technology conglomerate.

Didi

Xiaomi Corporation is a Chinese electronics company headquartered in Beijing. Xiaomi makes and invests in smartphones, mobile apps, laptops, and related consumer electronics.

Xiaomi

Electric Vehicles

WM Motor now operates in a crowded sector packed with recognizable names like Baidu, Xiaomi, and Didi.

EV maker WM Motor pulls out of Star Market IPO, report says | KrASIA

EV maker WM Motor pulls out of Star Market IPO, report says

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Song Jingli

GrabTaxi Holdings Pte. Ltd. is a transportation network company based in Singapore. In addition to transportation, the company offers food delivery services via mobile app. It operates in the Southeast Asian countries of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Cambodia. 

Grab

Malaysia

Singapore

Accumulated losses reach USD 10 billion; Singapore company raises Myanmar risk.

Grab CEO takes 60% of voting rights: 5 take-aways from IPO plan | KrASIA

Grab CEO takes 60% of voting rights: 5 take-aways from IPO plan

ByteDance to file IPO with a valuation of USD 400 billion

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

Douyin

Kuaishou (Chinese: 快手) is a platform for recording with millions of original fresh videos everyday.

Kuaishou

Tiktok

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

The company's subsidiaries may seek their own listings in New York, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. With a valuation of nearly USD 400 billion, app factory ByteDance—known chiefly as the company behind TikTok, Douyin, and Toutiao—has submitted a letter to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange indicating the company is seeking underwriters for a listing in Hong Kong, local news media China Securities reported on Wednesday, citing an anonymous source.

KEY STAT | ByteDance initiates process for mammoth listing in Hong Kong | KrASIA

KEY STAT | ByteDance initiates process for mammoth listing in Hong Kong

Jia Yueting, founder of formerly highflying technology conglomerate LeEco Holdings, has been fined USD 36.81 million by Chinese regulators over false and inadequate financial disclosures in the 2010 IPO of its video streaming unit in Shenzhen and other fundraisings.The fine comes as Faraday Future, a California-based electric vehicle maker that was backed by Jia and LeEco, is in the midst of a USD 1 billion deal to list on the Nasdaq Stock Market through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) called Property Solutions Acquisition Corp.

China fines SPAC-linked fallen tech tycoon USD 37 million over IPO fraud | KrASIA

China fines SPAC-linked fallen tech tycoon USD 37 million over IPO fraud

Pressured by the ruling Communist Party at home and the US administration abroad, Chinese startups have begun rethinking plans to go public in anticipation of further obstacles down the road.The impact is especially pronounced on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's Star market, where 88 companies, including some of China's most promising unicorns, have suspended or canceled planned initial public offerings over the first three and a half months of 2021.

88 tech startups ditch China IPOs in 2021 as headwinds mount | KrASIA

88 tech startups ditch China IPOs in 2021 as headwinds mount

Didi Chuxing, China's top ride-hailing company, is preparing an initial public offering in the US, Nikkei has learned. The IPO is expected to value the company at around USD 70 billion to USD 100 billion. Didi is expected to use the billions of dollars it stands to gain from the IPO to fund a global expansion.

IPO

Youzan decoded: China’s Shopify struggles to earn a profit despite SaaS clout

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KEY STAT | Driverless truck developer TuSimple debuts on Nasdaq

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Grab CEO takes 60% of voting rights: 5 take-aways from IPO plan

KEY STAT | ByteDance initiates process for mammoth listing in Hong Kong

China fines SPAC-linked fallen tech tycoon USD 37 million over IPO fraud

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