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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.

Alibaba

SenseTime

Softbank

Softbank Vision Fund

The world's largest tech fund Softbank Vision Fund is seeking to invest close to US$1 billion in SenseTime, the most valuable artificial intelligence

Softbank Vision Fund seeks $1 bn investment in SenseTime: report | KrASIA

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Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology. 

ByteDance or Beijing ByteDance Technology Co Ltd. is a Chinese Internet technology company operating several machine learning-enabled content platforms, headquartered in Beijing. It was founded by Zhang Yiming in 2012. ByteDance's core product, Toutiao, is a popular content platform in China.

Bytedance

With the spread of Internet global accessing (fastest Internet broadband connection TCP with accumulator cables and semi-fast connection), Short Video services have become very popular online. 

Short Video

Douyin

Jinri Toutiao

Kuaishou

Yunfeng

This will pit Alibaba against Tencent, which backs Kuaishou, in the short-video war

Rumour: Alibaba to invest in Douyin after it splits off from Bytedance | KrASIA

Rumour: Alibaba to invest in Douyin after it splits off from Bytedance

A blockchain, originally block chain, is a growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data.

Blockchain

Ce Yuan

Cherubic Ventures

China Chengxin Credit

DHVC

Ontology

Points

The blockchain company also announced a credit-profile partnerships with two of China's major credit-rating agencies.

Singapore blockchain startup Points announce $8m funding and Chinese credit agencies tie-up | KrASIA

Singapore blockchain startup Points announce $8m funding and Chinese credit agencies tie-up

bike-sharing

Chris Taylor

The bike-sharing giant had intended to put 20million bikes in 20 international cities just last year.

Ofo pulls out of US after exiting Australia, Germany and India | KrASIA

Ofo pulls out of US after exiting Australia, Germany and India

Kuaishou (Chinese: 快手) is a platform for recording with millions of original fresh videos everyday.

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

Tencent

Tencent Weishi

Hardware, in the context of technology, refers to the physical elements that make up a computer or electronic system and everything else involved that is physically tangible. 

Hardware

Starci Smart Spectacles

Tencent Weishi EKEN

Will Kuaishou's new wearable tech and Tencent Weishi's new action camera be game changers in the short-video competition?

Kuaishou launches Snap Spectacles-like product as Tencent Weishi gets a new action cam | KrASIA

Kuaishou launches Snap Spectacles-like product as Tencent Weishi gets a new action cam

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. The education industry is fast-reforming nowadays. 

Education

K-12

Zuoyebang

Online education provider Zuoyebang just closed a US$350 million Series D financing round, led by Coatue Management, according to various Chinese media

Deals | China's top homework-helper app Zuoyebang raises $350m | KrASIA

Deals | China&#8217;s top homework-helper app Zuoyebang raises $350m

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. 

Entertainment

Tik Tok

The short-video and musical app announced 300 million MAUs in China just a month ago

Douyin hits 500m monthly active users worldwide | KrASIA

Douyin hits 500m monthly active users worldwide

Didi Chuxing Technology Co., formerly Didi Kuaidi, is a Chinese transportation network company, artificial intelligence and autonomous technology conglomerate.

Didi

Meituan-Dianping is a Chinese group buying website for locally found food delivery services, consumer products and retail services. The company is headquartered in Beijing and was founded in 2010 by Wang Xing. The Meituan.com site offers deals of the day by selling vouchers on local services and entertainment.

Meituan

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

Transport or transportation is the movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. 

Transportation

Didi Chuxing

Tencent Music

The car-hailing giant is hoping to raise up to $1.5 billion for the unit

Didi to spin off car services unit worth up to $1.5b | KrASIA

Didi to spin off car services unit worth up to $1.5b

Gionee

Meizu

Smartphone

xiaomi

The smartphone maker has not managed a turnaround, unlike Xiaomi.