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How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous Vehicles

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

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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 startup believes only purpose-built platforms can meet the demands of self-driving freight.

As freight goes electric, Zeron skips retrofits with trucks built for autonomy

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

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Forget syntax. This startup’s AI tool builds apps without a single line of code, for users who just want to get back to business.

No code, no problem: How CodeFlying is turning mahjong players and couriers into app creators

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What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

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How do connected devices shape daily life? Examine IoT sensors, data platforms, and security protocols integrating smart tech into homes and cities.

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How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

On-demand Services

The company raised a total of USD 1.5 billion in venture capital funds to back its growth.

Cashier-less convenience store Bianlifeng likely profitable in 2020, against industry trends

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Song Jingli

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

How do visuals captivate global viewers? Dive into streaming services, production models, and evolving formats defining video engagement.

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About 86.6% of TikTok’s user spending in April was generated in mainland China, followed by 8.2% in the United States

TikTok user spending hits USD 78 million in April, leads YouTube to become world’s top-grossing non-game app

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South China Morning Post

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

Reliance

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

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

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The Mumbai-based company plans to take JioMart to more than a thousand districts in the next one year.

Reliance expands its e-commerce venture JioMart to 200 Indian cities

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

The company's tool is used by the Indonesian government to track the COVID-19's rate of transmission.

Indonesian big data startup Bonza bags seed funding from East Ventures, tracks COVID-19 transmission rate

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Khamila Mulia

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

What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

Entertainment

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

Gaming

The company reported a solid Q1 despite turbulence from the coronavirus pandemic.

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent raising USD 60 billion in medium-term note

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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The firm provides services to Xiaomi, Unilever, and the National Bureau of Statistics of China, among other clients.

CHINA BRIEF | Singtel Innov8 invests in Chinese data visualization startup DataHunter

The funding round was led by Intudo Ventures, with participation from Prasetia Dwidharma Ventures and Qlue Performa Indonesia.

Indonesian big data startup Delman raises USD 1.6 million seed funding

Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

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

Food Delivery

But the company still managed to beat analyst revenue expectations.

Chinese food delivery giant Meituan Dianping posts Q1 loss after three consecutive profitable quarters

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AJ Cortese

The number of companies developing artificial intelligence technologies has grown from 30 to 80, a whopping 166% increase.

Jerusalem a rising powerhouse for Israel's tech scene, report says

Jerusalem a rising powerhouse for Israel&#8217;s tech scene, report says

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