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Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Habitto raises Series A funding, OpenAI tender offer to boost SoftBank’s stake, Deutsche Bank backs Partior, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: Habitto raises Series A funding, OpenAI tender offer to boost SoftBank’s stake, Deutsche Bank backs Partior, and more

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Bringing together the latest business insights and trends of China's tech ecosystem.

China Tech

Serta aims to solve one of the final challenges of smart living by reimagining what a bed can do.

For Serta, the new era of smart living begins with sleep | KrASIA

For Serta, the new era of smart living begins with sleep

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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Japan, Korea, and the West

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.

Deep Tech

Artificial intelligence

To keep users engaged, AI tools may need to be as simple and intuitive as they are powerful.

What NotebookLM’s success says about the future of AI tools | KrASIA

What NotebookLM’s success says about the future of AI tools

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Energy

The find was described as 'globally significant' but development obstacles cloud its outlook.

Indonesia hopes Mubadala gas discovery off Sumatra draws investment | KrASIA

Indonesia hopes Mubadala gas discovery off Sumatra draws investment

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Cotti Coffee

Cotti Coffee’s push to adopt coffee-making robots, yet to be proven as a practical and cost-effective practice, may pose challenges for its franchisees and lead to frustration.

Cotti Coffee is introducing robots to its new coffee and tea stores | KrASIA

Cotti Coffee is introducing robots to its new coffee and tea stores

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Bringing you the latest news briefs on fundraising activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: The Parentinc acquires Motherswork, Flowdesk secures Series B funding, Mirae Asset Capital Life Science emerges from stealth, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: The Parentinc acquires Motherswork, Flowdesk secures Series B funding, Mirae Asset Capital Life Science emerges from stealth, and more

Malaysia

Deals in brief: EDBI invests in AlphaSense, Blue Earth Capital secures USD 378 million for climate impact strategy, multiple China and India deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: EDBI invests in AlphaSense, Blue Earth Capital secures USD 378 million for climate impact strategy, multiple China and India deals, and more

Climate

PVC and polystyrene, among other plastics, can be hazardous and raise climate concerns, but the world has not yet found a comprehensive solution.

What solutions does the world need for “problematic plastics” like PVC and polystyrene? | KrASIA

What solutions does the world need for “problematic plastics” like PVC and polystyrene?

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Mongabay

Digital Banks

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

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Indonesia

Apps are now the core of the state-owned lender's expansion, its president director said.

Indonesia's Bank Mandiri 'strikes back' at fintech rivals | KrASIA

Indonesia&#8217;s Bank Mandiri &#8216;strikes back&#8217; at fintech rivals

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Deals in brief: Meals In Minutes, Meiro, and Prota Therapeutics secure funding, ABC Impact reaches first close of second fund, multiple China and India deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Meals In Minutes, Meiro, and Prota Therapeutics secure funding, ABC Impact reaches first close of second fund, multiple China and India deals, and more

Thailand

Deals in brief: Alina Vision, Toki, and HashKey Group secure funding, Roojai acquires Lifepal, nine China deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Alina Vision, Toki, and HashKey Group secure funding, Roojai acquires Lifepal, nine China deals, and more

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