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

Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud

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

China Tech

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

AI was front and center at Alibaba Cloud’s Apsara Conference this year—where does it go from here?

Will AI help Alibaba Cloud find its second wind? | KrASIA

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Will AI help Alibaba Cloud find its second wind?

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

KrASIA

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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A mix of US rate cuts and Chinese policies triggered rallies across A-shares, Hong Kong stocks, and US-listed Chinese companies, but will cautious investors be swayed?

As China’s markets rally, will investors take the plunge? | KrASIA

As China’s markets rally, will investors take the plunge?

While China’s tea chains race to open stores, Molly Tea is opting for a more measured expansion. Will this strategy give it an edge, or leave it lagging behind?

Molly Tea isn’t rushing into China’s tea wars—could that be the smarter move? | KrASIA

Molly Tea isn’t rushing into China’s tea wars—could that be the smarter move?

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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KrASIA | Insights Archives

As AI-generated content increases in volume, biases from datasets need to be addressed before they become normalized.

Tackling biases in AI: The need for neutrality in datasets | KrASIA

Tackling biases in AI: The need for neutrality in datasets

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Gideon Ng

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

Creative

Cryptocurrencies

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.

Fintech

Security

Web3

Singapore

Southeast Asian startups are harnessing cutting-edge technological capabilities to revolutionize digital crime detection and prevention.

Digital detectives: Southeast Asian startups tackling Web3 crimes | KrASIA

Digital detectives: Southeast Asian startups tackling Web3 crimes

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Degen Hill

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

Electric Vehicles

Mobility

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

Transportation

Indonesia

Electric vehicles play a significant role in Indonesia's endeavors to decarbonize and achieve net-zero emissions by 2060.

Indonesia’s automotive industry is driving toward the future with electrification | KrASIA

Indonesia’s automotive industry is driving toward the future with electrification

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Sara Mandagie

Japan, Korea, and the West

Climate

Energy

Japan

Thailand

By addressing challenges in cost, stability, and integration, hydro-floating photovoltaic projects can be a beacon of hope in sustainable power generation.

Are floating solar farms the future source of Asia’s renewable energy? | KrASIA

Are floating solar farms the future source of Asia’s renewable energy?

Live Streaming

Music

The large model product’s introduction marks Mobvoi’s fourth and latest phase of evolution.

Sequence Monkey: Mobvoi’s latest foray in the AI industry | KrASIA

Sequence Monkey: Mobvoi’s latest foray in the AI industry

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36Kr Global Research

With improvements in usability and user experience, fediverse-based platforms like Lemmy may be able to compete with their centralized counterparts.

Exploring the fediverse: Lemmy's surge and stagnation amidst growing interest in decentralized platforms | KrASIA

Exploring the fediverse: Lemmy&#8217;s surge and stagnation amidst growing interest in decentralized platforms

DragonBall Capital

Hillhouse Capital

Investors

Mixue Bingcheng

The story of how the Zhang brothers transformed a humble ice shop into a franchising empire with over 18,000 stores worldwide.

From roadside stand to a global franchise: The rise of Mixue Bingcheng | KrASIA

From roadside stand to a global franchise: The rise of Mixue Bingcheng

WeChat is a Chinese multi-purpose messaging, social media and mobile payment app developed by Tencent. It was first released in 2011, and by 2018 it was one of the world's largest standalone mobile apps by monthly active users, with over 1 billion monthly active users.

Wechat

An e-commerce payment system facilitates the acceptance of electronic payment for online transactions. Read stories of Payment service providers, platforms or the trending of the Payment industry.

Payments

While users enjoy a seamless payment experience, its widespread adoption still faces hurdles.

The future of digital transactions: Exploring embedded payments in messaging apps | KrASIA

The future of digital transactions: Exploring embedded payments in messaging apps

Twitter

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

Entertainment

The free flow of information on the internet faces potential threats as companies opt to impose charges for API access.