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

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

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How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

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Laifen is sinking serious money into shavers, wagering that innovation will help it trump incumbents like Philips and Braun.

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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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Businesses offering bargains came out ahead of their high-end peers, based on Q1 earnings.

Discount coffee, hotels thrive in China's penny-pinching economy

Discount coffee, hotels thrive in China&#8217;s penny-pinching economy

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

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India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

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The fund is exploring startups with deep tech capabilities in agritech, fintech, health tech, edtech, and cybersecurity.

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&#8216;We are looking for deep tech companies with global market potential&#8217; | Q&#038;A with Jatin Desai of Inflexor Ventures

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By the financial year 2025, e-pharmacy firms in India are likely to reach a gross merchandise value of USD 13.3 billion.

Indian e-pharmacy startup PharmEasy raises USD 350 million, becomes unicorn

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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.

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

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

Internet hospital and health maintenance platform WeDoctor filed a prospectus for a Hong Kong IPO on Thursday night. The company expects to raise up to USD 3 billion, according to 36Kr.The company generated revenue to the tune of RMB 1.8 billion (USD 280 million) in 2020, more than three times higher than that of the year before. Losses in 2020 were RMB 1.9 billion (USD 290 million), a gentle 1.1% decline year-on-year.

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

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The Singapore Management University (SMU) on Friday announced the winners of its tenth Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition. The contest, which was organized by the university's Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE)​​​​​​​, received over 850 entries from 650 universities across 60 countries.

Singapore's SMU announces winners of its startup competition

Singapore&#8217;s SMU announces winners of its startup competition

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Net profit growth of Star Market-listed companies

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

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Net profits in the biotech and medtech sector increased almost fivefold from the year before. Total revenue of companies listed on the Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Board (Star Market) amounted to USD 51.35 billion in 2020, up 15.6% year-on-year, while the net profit of the 232 enterprises reached USD 7.15 billion, almost 60% higher than the year before, according to 36Kr.

KEY STAT | Star Market-listed companies show robust growth in 2020

CorNeat Vision co-founders Gilad Litvin (right) and Almog Aley Raz. Courtesy of CorNeat Vision via NoCamels.

The Middle East’s growing tech ecosystem harnesses the enterprising spirit of innovators from its diverse cultural markets.

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The historic medical procedure points to new possibilities for mending declining vision, which until now relied on a short supply of corneas from deceased donors.

Blind man regains sight after receiving first artificial cornea implant by Israel's CorNeat Vision

Blind man regains sight after receiving first artificial cornea implant by Israel&#8217;s CorNeat Vision

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Matricelf will compete against at least 50 other finalists from around the world at the Startup World Cup finale in San Francisco.

Medical tech startup wins Israel final of Startup World Cup 2021

ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

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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

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

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Reliance drives digital retail, telecommunication services, and entertainment offerings, shaping India’s consumer and connectivity environment.

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In August, PharmEasy acquired smaller rival Medlife.

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Indian e-pharmacy startup PharmEasy raises USD 350 million, becomes unicorn

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Singapore’s SMU announces winners of its startup competition

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Blind man regains sight after receiving first artificial cornea implant by Israel’s CorNeat Vision

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