IT総合 Here’s a lab-grown diamond startup that’s attracted a16z’s attention
Throughout hip-hop’s long history, jewelry has served as an important vehicle for artists to convey their ideas an...
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IT総合 IT総合 Microsoft’s $1.5B check for G42 shows growing US-China rift
As the Gulf region gains growing strategic importance for the tech war between the U.S. and China, Microsoft makes a big...
IT総合 HD raises $5.6M to build a Sierra AI for healthcare in Southeast Asia
Chatbots have come a long way. For years, they were limited to responding with predetermined replies that followed a sim...
IT総合 TikTok ban could harm Amazon sellers looking for alternatives
In March, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that could force ByteDance to divest TikTok or ...
IT総合 The Carevoice raises $10M Series B, bucking the funding slowdown in health tech
The field of insurance technology has had a rough time. About 7 years ago, early insurtech companies promised to disrupt...
IT総合 Taiko raises $37M to build web3 infrastructure for a censorship-free internet
Amid the speculation and volatility in the casino-like crypto land, there remains a subset of individuals who espouse bl...
IT総合 Ex-Meta employees’ Aptos tests Hong Kong’s crypto appetite
Ever since Hong Kong legalized cryptocurrency trading last June, blockchain projects from the West have been paying more...
IT総合 Morph Studio lets you make flims using Stability AI-generated clips
Want to weave various Stability AI-generated video clips into a movie? Now there’s a tool for that. Morph Studio, ...
IT総合 Initia raises $7.5M seed round to simplify blockchain development
It’s hard to keep track of crypto’s technical development, but one thing hasn’t changed much: blockcha...
IT総合 Alibaba staffer offers a glimpse into building LLMs in China
Chinese tech companies are gathering all sorts of resources and talent to narrow their gap with OpenAI, and experiences ...
IT総合 Armenia’s 10web brings AI website-building to WordPress
Generative AI has done an impressive job in improving productivity in a wide range of areas, including website building....
IT総合 Backed by Chinese carmaker Great Wall, Haomo raises $14M for autonomous driving tech
After a few years of funding frenzy, autonomous driving companies in China are experiencing a slowdown in investment. So...
IT総合 Tencent’s gaming cash cow Honor of Kings sets sights on MENA
Honor of Kings, Tencent’s massively popular mobile game, has its eye set on the international market in 2024. Star...
IT総合 Alibaba faces reckoning with once-vaunted ‘new retail’ strategy
In 2017, “new retail” began appearing in Alibaba’s earnings reports. Coined by the Chinese e-commerce ...
IT総合 This gaming startup tries to show ‘AI + crypto’ is not a fad
Before the world became fixated on artificial intelligence, thanks to generative AI’s advances, cryptocurrency was...
IT総合 AR glasses with multimodal AI nets funding from Pokémon Go creator
In the week when gadget lovers around the world are enchanted by Vision Pro, a young, brave startup is trying to carve o...
IT総合 China’s generative video race heats up
On Monday, Tencent, the Chinese internet giant known for its video gaming empire and chat app WeChat, unveiled a new ver...
IT総合 Despite global frenzy, investor enthusiasm in China’s AI startups wanes
In 2023, the global frenzy around artificial intelligence, fueled by the advent of ChatGPT, swept across the world. In C...
IT総合 China’s Xpeng is bringing its Tesla FSD equivalent to overseas owners
Xpeng, Tesla’s challenger from China, has its eye on the international market and plans to use its smart driving s...
IT総合 Facing roadblocks, China’s robotaxi darlings apply the brakes
A few years ago, robotaxis were the darlings of venture capitalists in China. A cadre of audacious startups, including D...
IT総合 Propelled by ‘science for humanity,’ this Chinese AI startup sets sight on US
Amid rising geopolitical tensions, many Chinese tech companies find themselves recalibrating their overseas pursuits, of...
IT総合 EthSign brings DocuSign-like features to Line, Telegram with a web3 twist
Despite the ongoing regulatory crackdown on the crypto industry and the collapse of some of its poster children, the und...
IT総合 Datalogz raises $5M to deal with your business intelligence sprawl
In recent years, there has been a proliferation of business intelligence tools that aim to help companies make critical ...
IT総合 Your robotaxi ride in China is monitored – with video and audio recordings
When it comes to spurring the development of cutting-edge technologies, the Chinese government is rather pragmatic in it...
IT総合 China’s autonomous vehicle regulation requires safety operators, in-car recordings
When it comes to spurring the development of cutting-edge technologies, the Chinese government is rather pragmatic in it...
IT総合 China’s WeRide tests autonomous buses in Singapore, accelerates global ambition
After years of aggressive expansion at home, China’s autonomous vehicle upstarts are now setting their gaze on ove...
IT総合 US-China tech war escalates over EV battery dominance
Semiconductors have in recent years become a focal point in the U.S.’s efforts to impede China’s technologic...
IT総合 Backed by Cresta founders, Trove’s AI wants to make surveys fun again
Surveys have become an integral part of many aspects of our lives, but most of them are tedious, leading to ineffective ...
IT総合 Following UK expansion, Robinhood brings crypto trading to EU
Robinhood’s long-awaited international expansion is at full throttle. The consumer trading and investment app tail...
IT総合 Vancouver’s Fantuan raises $40M to deliver real Chinese food at your doorstep
For those who move abroad from China, one thing they miss dearly is the convenience of food delivery apps. Fantuan, a Va...