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

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

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China’s investment in Bangladesh’s power sector reaches USD 1.18 billion as solar and wind projects gain momentum.

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

Artificial Intelligence

How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

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What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

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Scarcity and market enthusiasm can lift AI valuations, but only revenue and commercial deployment can sustain them, he said.

Qiming’s Alex Zhou on staying half a step ahead of the AI market

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

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The startup believes embodied intelligence requires a unified architecture.

LatentVerse takes a third path beyond VLA and world models for embodied intelligence

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The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

What revolutionizes mealtimes? Investigate alternative proteins, supply chain tracking, and delivery services fueling the future of food.

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San Francisco-based Eat Just on Tuesday said that it raised USD 200 million in a new round led by the sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and with participation of US-based private equity firms Charlesbank Capital Partners and Vulcan Capital. The food tech startup aims to scale up its commercial manufacturing operations, reduce production costs, and ramp up research and development of other types of meat.

Faux-egg maker Eat Just raises USD 200 million more in latest round

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Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

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

Consumer Economy

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

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Indonesia

Social commerce startup KitaBeli on Wednesday said that it has closed a USD 10 million Series A funding round led by Go-Ventures. Its seed-round investors AC Ventures and East Ventures also participated again.KitaBeli's mobile app allows users to share product price information with their social circle, and build teams to purchase desired items at competitive prices, similar to Chinese commerce giant Pinduoduo. Over time, the platform aims to connect suppliers and farmers to tens of millions of consumers in lower-tier cities across Indonesia.

KitaBeli bags new funding for its fast-growing social commerce app

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

How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

Creative

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

Gaming

China's two leading game livestreaming platforms Huya (NYSE:HUYA) and Douyu (NASDAQ: DOYU), which are set to merge in a Tencent-orchestrated deal later this year, both reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2020 on Tuesday.Guangzhou-based Huya generated RMB 2.99 billion (USD 458.3 million) in total revenues for the December quarter, up 21.2% year-on-year (YoY), but shy of market expectations which forecasted USD 471.7 million in quarterly sales. Meanwhile, Douyu's fourth-quarter revenue totaled RMB 2.27 billion (USD 347.8 million) which exceeded market expectations.

China's top game-streaming platforms await regulatory approval on Tencent-backed merger

China&#8217;s top game-streaming platforms await regulatory approval on Tencent-backed merger

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India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

India

Where do style and commerce meet? Examine supply chains, sustainable sourcing, and digital trends influencing global fashion markets.

Fashion

Online beauty marketplace Purplle has raised USD 45 million from Sequoia Capital and existing investors including Belgian investment firm Verlinvest and Indian venture capital companies Blume Ventures and JSW Ventures.

Indian beauty e-retailer Purplle gives early investor a 22x return in latest funding

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Moulishree Srivastava

The Middle East’s growing tech ecosystem harnesses the enterprising spirit of innovators from its diverse cultural markets.

Middle East

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

Fintech

Group 11, the venture capital fund headed by American-Israeli investor Dovi Frances, has announced it has secured over USD 120 million in the first closing for the firm’s fifth fintech fund in just 90 days.The firm announced just three months ago it had intended to raise USD 100 million for the fund.Group 11 says its fifth fund will invest primarily in Silicon Valley-based fintech companies, many of them with Israeli founding teams and R&D centers.

Dovi Frances' Group 11 secures more than USD 120 million for fifth fintech fund

Dovi Frances&#8217; Group 11 secures more than USD 120 million for fifth fintech fund

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What happens when viewers join in real time? Explore live streaming platforms, audience interaction tools, and brand opportunities in instant video.

Live Streaming

Asia Vision Network (AVN), the parent company of Indonesia-based video-streaming platform Vision+, will list on Nasdaq after merging with the Southeast Asia-focused blank-check company Malacca Straits Acquisition (MSA).AVN and MSA announced that they have signed a business combination agreement that values the combined company at USD 573 million. The transaction is expected to close in late Q2 or early Q3 2021.

‘Netflix of Indonesia’ merges with SPAC to list on US exchange

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VC firm Openspace Ventures earlier this month announced the closure of its third managed fund, raising USD 200 million, which brings the total capital under management to USD 425 million. Openspace director Ian Sikora told DailySocial that Indonesia is an important market, where they will continue to develop their presence.

Openspace Ventures targets Southeast Asia with its third fund

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DailySocial

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

Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, showcases locally popular short videos, influencer content, and creative challenges optimized for China’s market.

Douyin

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

Chinese short video giant ByteDance—via its gaming unit Nuverse—is acquiring the Shanghai-based mobile game developer Moonton, further encroaching onto Tencent's territory.

ByteDance buys game developer Moonton to take on Tencent

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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

What sets the world’s soundtrack? Follow streaming royalties, label strategies, and genre shifts guiding the global music industry’s rhythm.

Music

Tencent Music Entertainment (NYSE: TME) said on Monday that the company gained RMB 8.34 billion (USD 1.28 billion) in revenue in the fourth quarter of last year, up 14.3% year-on-year (YoY), and generated RMB 1.2 billion in net profits, up 15.4% YoY.

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Dovi Frances’ Group 11 secures more than USD 120 million for fifth fintech fund

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ByteDance buys game developer Moonton to take on Tencent

Tencent Music reports strong profits as users decline

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