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Amazon questioned by US Congress over TikTok e-commerce deal
Some see the collaboration allowing users to directly buy Amazon goods through the ByteDance-owned app as a way to make it harder to ban TikTok.
15 Nov 2024 - 12:30PM
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China’s ‘AI Tiger’ Zhipu in race to boost video-generation features
11 Nov 2024 - 6:00PM
Vietnam threatens to block Chinese retailers Shein and Temu over licences
12 Nov 2024 - 10:39AM
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Ant International drives AI in cross-border payments to boost global expansion
The firm’s AI model predicts currency exchange rates on an hourly basis, helping businesses reduce transaction costs.
7 Nov 2024 - 10:58PM
Australia to ban children under 16 from social media: ‘real harm to kids’
The proposed age limit would be among the world’s strictest measures targeting children.
7 Nov 2024 - 5:15PM
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From chip war to TikTok ban: what tech can expect from Donald Trump
As Donald Trump returns to the White House, tech companies are bracing for a revamp of tech policies imposed by Joe Biden.
7 Nov 2024 - 10:20AM
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Apple to face first fine under new EU digital antitrust rules
The penalty, under the Digital Markets Act, is related to the iPhone maker’s App Store.
6 Nov 2024 - 10:07AM
Alibaba’s Black Friday alternative hits US with AliExpress Singles’ Day sales
Alibaba’s international e-commerce platform is kicking off Singles’ Day sales in the US on Friday and runs through November 18.
4 Nov 2024 - 8:09PM
What Google Maps’ new AI features are and how they will help you
Google is using its AI-powered Gemini technology to set up Google Maps as an entertainment guide as well as a navigational tool.
2 Nov 2024 - 2:15PM
Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei: US tech is great, but we have to build our own
The 80-year-old CEO talks about Huawei’s struggles and his admiration for US technology in a conversation with students.
31 Oct 2024 - 10:47PM
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Chinese AI unicorn MiniMax scores big in US with Talkie chatbot app
Talkie, part of the fast-growing ‘companion AI’ market segment, was the fourth most-downloaded AI app in the US in the first half of 2024.
31 Oct 2024 - 8:00AM
China’s Zhipu AI says its app can operate your smartphone for you
AutoGLM can order coffee, send messages and complete other tasks on smartphones based on voice prompts, according to the Chinese start-up.
30 Oct 2024 - 9:00AM
TikTok CEO vows to earn global trust, as app challenges US ban
Chew Shou Zi calls earning local trust around the world “a big challenge” for TikTok at a summit in Riyadh.
30 Oct 2024 - 1:19AM
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Check world chess No 1 Magnus Carlsen’s next move, a chess app
Carlsen, the world’s top player, talks about getting older and his new app Take Take Take, which makes following chess games easier.
29 Oct 2024 - 7:15PM
Ant CEO Eric Jing touts tokenisation benefits for cross-border transactions
Tokenisation is a major focus of FinTech Week this year, in addition to AI, as Web3 in Hong Kong looks beyond ‘speculative’ cryptocurrencies.
28 Oct 2024 - 8:18PM
Pakistani women turn to marriage apps, not aunties, to find love
In a country where dating is seen as dishonourable and arranged marriages and matchmaking are common, marriage apps promise ‘love matches’.
27 Oct 2024 - 5:15PM
TikTok owner ByteDance faces flagging growth as e-commerce rivals circle
ByteDance has faced ‘significantly’ slower revenue growth this year, according to media reports, as it struggles to get TikTok Shop to take off.
24 Oct 2024 - 9:30PM
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Huawei releases new version of home-grown OS in push for adoption in China
Huawei has started rolling out the latest update to HarmonyOS, which the company says now has 15,000 native apps and services.
23 Oct 2024 - 1:22AM
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Apple’s iPhone 16 sees further price cuts as part of Singles’ Day promotions
Alibaba’s Tmall, JD.com and Pinduoduo introduced further iPhone 16 discounts as part of their respective Singles’ Day campaigns.
22 Oct 2024 - 2:07AM
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Alibaba sees double-digit sales growth for Singles’ Day in Hong Kong
The rosy prediction comes on the back of a US$142-million promotion that waives delivery fees on certain orders for Taobao users in the city.
18 Oct 2024 - 8:30AM
Indonesia’s ban on Temu won’t spread across Southeast Asia: analysts
Indonesia’s core issue with Temu is how a large volume of cheap Chinese goods entering the country could impact its manufacturing sector.
16 Oct 2024 - 8:00PM
Alibaba’s global commerce unit launches new translation-focused AI model
Macro MT is a new large language model that supports translation in various cross-border e-commerce scenarios.
16 Oct 2024 - 9:45AM
TikTok’s 2023 revenue rises 75% in Europe, UK and other markets outside US, Asia
ByteDance-owned TikTok attributed that increase to its growing user base, improved ad performance and greater live-streaming revenue.
15 Oct 2024 - 8:30PM
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Moonshot AI updates Kimi chatbot to offer capabilities akin to OpenAI o1
Kimi Chat Explore is touted by Moonshot AI as being able to ‘think and reflect’ in response to user queries.
13 Oct 2024 - 7:00AM
Discount shopping giant Temu enters Vietnam and Brunei amid Indonesia ban
The latest expansion initiatives of Temu reflect its efforts to grow in Southeast Asia, home to nearly 700 million people.
11 Oct 2024 - 9:00PM
TikTok slashes hundreds of jobs in shift towards AI content moderation
Short-video platform TikTok currently employs a mix of automated detection and human moderators to review content posted on the site.
11 Oct 2024 - 2:48PM
US weighs Google break-up in historic Big Tech antitrust case
The US Justice Department may propose a forced sell-off of parts of Google’s business to prevent illegal monopolisation.
10 Oct 2024 - 11:10AM
Shopping on Taobao via WeChat: Tencent, Alibaba break digital wall
Users of Tencent’s WeChat can now buy and pay for products sold on Alibaba’s Taobao marketplace without leaving the multipurpose app.
9 Oct 2024 - 5:00PM
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9 September, 2024
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