China’s next interface: AI companions
Fusing tactile design with emotional intelligence, China’s AI companion boom is reshaping global norms in consumer tech, monetization, and intimacy
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Why Starbucks blinked in China’s tea-led future
Starbucks is shedding its legacy in China, slashing prices, chasing tea trends, and mimicking local rival Luckin. It battles slowing
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Alibaba’s identity crisis spills into the open
From missed AI opportunities to bureaucratic dysfunction, this insider account exposes what’s broken inside Alibaba—and what’s at stake in China’s
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China’s quiet retail boom
China’s convenience stores are growing 9.1% YoY—outpacing all retail. Discover how tech, supply chains, and localization are driving a retail
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Vintage photo trend turns heads in China
Scarcity, nostalgia, and celebrity influence turn a discontinued photo format into China’s latest consumer sensation...
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Brazilian blue ocean: China’s latest tech frontier
From food delivery and smartphones to e-commerce and logistics, China’s biggest tech firms are reshaping Brazil’s digital landscape with bold
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Smart devices redraw China’s digital map
Intelligent hardware, mini-programs, and short video commerce redrawing the digital map in China in Q1 2025...
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AI Boom Sparks $30B+ Data Center Gold Rush Across Southeast Asia
Chinese tech giants like ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent are doubling down on Southeast Asia, driving a new wave of AI-fueled
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09:21
Alibaba’s new AI sees, hears, talks in real time
Qwen2.5-Omni combines vision, speech, and language into one real-time model that’s small enough for edge devices. Qwen2.5-Omni feels like a
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AI unlocking China’s $1.7T silver economy
How Artificial Intelligence is Reshaping China's Eldercare Industry and Creating New Economic Opportunities...
