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Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

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

What guides machine-led insights? Uncover AI applications, language models, and decision-making systems transforming sectors worldwide.

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

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Autonomous Vehicles

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

The automaker is appointing a former Huawei and Geely executive to lead its assisted driving R&D efforts.

Chery reshuffles leadership at intelligent tech hub, signaling renewed drive toward smart mobility

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

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Deals in brief: Estie raises JPY 2.8 billion, Meridian Innovation and Ouch secure funding, Saudi’s PIF trims Nintendo stake, and more

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Deals in brief: Clout Kitchen and Salmon score funding, Meta awards AI grants at Singapore event, Antler backs Canterly again, and more

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

Deals in brief: Truely and Jazro raise funding, IFC invests in First Circle, OpenAI closes massive USD 6.6 billion round, and more

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Deals in brief: Indonesian startup Broom lands Series A+ funding, Mitsui invests in US-based Numa, latest India deals, and more

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Deals in brief: HungryPanda banks USD 55 million, TeamSolve snags seed funding, SoftBank invests in OpenAI, and more

Deals in brief: Qarbotech and Rey land fresh seed funding, Nio subsidiary secures RMB 3.3 billion for EV push, four other China deals, and more

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Deals in brief: India’s Whatfix raises Series E funding, Supabase bags USD 80 million, Sleek secures debt financing to fuel growth, and more

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