
Why AI coding startups are racing to build the TikTok of software
As tech giants muscle in, companies like Lingzhu and Aippy are betting that social, remix-driven communities…

China’s Ubtech shifts from factory robots to AI emotional companions in high-stakes gamble
The humanoid robot maker has launched life-sized AI companions, betting that emotional interaction rather than factory…

China’s robotics race pivots from hardware to AI brains as Alibaba and ByteDance place their bets
Coffee-serving robot developed by AI Square Robotics By Da Cheung The race to commercialize embodied AI…

JD.com pledges retraining not layoffs as robots reshape China’s logistics sector
By Qing Qing JD.com (9618.HK) (JD.US) founder and chairman Richard Liu has pledged that the Chinese e-commerce giant will…

Market distortions and trillion-dollar bubbles: the reality of the AI boom
By Da Cheung The artificial intelligence boom is sweeping across global financial markets, creating a wave…

Tencent bets WeChat’s future on AI as Xiaowei reshapes the super app
By Huang Qingchun Tencent (0700.HK) is quietly attempting the biggest overhaul in the history of WeChat,…

Alibaba’s split narrative: the tug-of-war between AI and instant retail
By Su Da Alibaba’s (BABA.US) (9988.HK) valuation increasingly hinges on a question facing investors: is the…

Dreame restructures as it rethinks expansion strategy
By Liang Kaier Chinese smart home appliance maker Dreame Technology is overhauling its business structure to…

China startup Evoken’s record $300 million funding round highlights AI content race
By Zanzhu Chinese AI startup Evoken has secured nearly $300 million in a B+ funding round that values…





