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BYD, a Chinese EV maker, produces electric cars, buses, and batteries, accelerating adoption of sustainable transportation worldwide.

China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

China

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

East Asia

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

Electric 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

Discounts of up to 34% add to pressure that could squeeze out weaker players.

BYD price bombshell raises specter of wider China EV consolidation

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

Deep Tech

How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

The startup is building bots that prioritize emotional presence over technical perfection, hoping that’s what wins over families.

Joyin races to rewire homes with emotionally aware robots

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network, delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends since 2010. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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How do we store tomorrow’s power? Evaluate battery R&amp;D, manufacturing progress, and recycling strategies fueling energy independence.

Batteries

How is power evolving? Review renewable sources, grid innovations, and efficiency measures driving cleaner, more resilient energy systems.

Energy

The Chinese firm hopes its “cold core” architecture will reshape expectations for the 4680 form factor.

Can cylindrical EV batteries make a comeback? Talent New Energy thinks so

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

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Investments in education, consumer, cloud computing and robotics industries.

Deals | Deal book: Tencent invests in robotics startup Marble; Knowbox raises $100 million from YF Capital and TAL

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Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

Toutiao has invested twice in online document tool Shimo in 2017.

Tencent launches Google Docs-Like tool to rival Alibaba and Toutiao in enterprise services

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

Entertainment

Xiaoxiang Huyu is Tencent’s first move in game MCN (Multi-Channel Network) and its third investee in game-streaming after Douyu and Huya.

Deals | Tencent invests $4.8M in gaming Influencer agency, completing its game-streaming matrix

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Tencent Invests $98M in News Video App to Compete with Toutiao’s Video App Matrix

The market size for short video hit RMB 5.74 billion in 2017 and is expected to grow to RMB 30 billion by 2020, according to iResearch.

Deals | Tencent Invests $98M in News Video App to Compete with Toutiao’s Video App Matrix

Tencent Bets on Its Revived Weishi App to Take on Toutiao's Tik Tok in Short Video Streaming

TikTok has been growing in popularity since its inception in 2016.

Tencent bets on its revived Weishi app to take on TikTok in short-video streaming

Tencent works on new retail mainly to promote the expansion of three businesses: financial payment, cloud computing, and advertising.

Pony MA: Why Tencent Is Spending so Much Money Purchasing Shares of Offline Retail Enterprises?

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How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

Tencent and Walmart are all major shareholders in JD.com.

Walmart Sides with Tencent; Stops Accepting Alipay in Southwest China Stores

Tencent Establishes Robotics X Lab, Mapping out Plan for Tencent AI Lab

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

Artificial Intelligence

Chief researcher at MSR is likely to resign from Microsoft to work for Robotics X.

Qu Toutiao, or Fun Headlines, mulls an IPO in the US as soon as this year.