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HashKey Group, Hong Kong’s largest licensed crypto exchange operator, has confidentially filed for an IPO, according to media reports. If approved, the listing could come as early as this year, testing investor confidence in regulated digital asset platforms amid a volatile market.

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Insta360 said price competition with <a href="/company/dji">DJI</a> has expanded the 360-degree camera market, boosting its Q3 revenue 93% YoY despite thinner margins. The Shenzhen-based company is also <a href="https://kr-asia.com/shenzhen-breeds-a-new-rivalry-as-dji-and-insta360-clash-across-markets">entering the drone market through its Antigravity brand</a>, pursuing new growth while investing in chip development to bolster long-term competitiveness.

France has opened an investigation into TikTok for allegedly failing to monitor content promoting suicide. Prosecutors are probing <a href="/company/bytedance">ByteDance’s</a> algorithm and moderation systems after a parliamentary report accused the platform of exposing minors to harmful material and lacking adequate content safeguards.

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Chinese <a href="/industry/ev">EV</a> maker <a href="/company/xpeng">Xpeng</a> plans to launch robotaxis next year and begin mass production of its humanoid robot, Iron, as part of a broader <a href="/industry/ai">AI</a> expansion. The Guangzhou-based firm unveiled three robotaxi models powered by its Turing chips and said trials will start in Chinese cities in 2026, aligning its strategy more closely with <a href="/company/tesla">Tesla’s</a>.

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<a href="/company/bytedance">ByteDance</a>-backed coding app Trae has discontinued the use of Anthropic’s Claude models after the US firm imposed global restrictions on Chinese-owned entities. Trae said it would rely on other models from <a href="/company/openai">OpenAI</a>, Google, and <a href="/company/deepseek">DeepSeek</a> to maintain performance, as the move underscores widening US-China tech divisions.

<a href="/company/meituan">Meituan’s</a> Dianping unit will invest at least RMB 3 billion over the next five years to upgrade its local services information infrastructure. The initiative aims to expand global data verification capabilities and build an <a href="/industry/ai">AI</a>-driven calibration system using Meituan’s proprietary enterprise model, accelerating its push into overseas markets.

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