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China’s Data Security Law aims high, but lacks details: experts
Experts welcome an update to patchwork of regulations on data, but warn draft Data Security Law will leave key questions unanswered.
SMIC listing seeks billions to fund chip autonomy push
Chipmaker SMIC aims to raise $7.6 billion. It’s China’s best hope for semiconductors autonomy, but experts suggest it will need more than money.
INSIGHTS | Markets, not floods, will drown bitcoin miners
Recent floods have washed away remote Sichuan bitcoin mines, but small wildcat miners were already getting washed away by Big Bitcoin.
WAIC 2020 | Here’s how Singapore turns AI research into real-world ‘smart city’ tech
It was the first time the annual event focused on the city-state with a special WAIC Singapore stage.
WAIC 2020 International Day: recap
WAIC activities held on this day were focusing on enhancing global communication by gathering international organizations, government departments, AI enterprises, and innovation projects from all over the world to exchange progress on AI development.
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What’s really behind Pinduoduo leadership switcheroo?
Pinduoduo founder Colin Huang left his role as CEO just as his net worth exploded by $25 billion and contributor Michael Norris has a question: what gives?
INSIDER | The sun never sets on Tencent’s gaming empire
Tencent’s sprawling investments across the video game value chain have insulated it from competitors like Netease and Bytedance.
INSIDER | Will decentralized e-commerce save brands?
The e-commerce industry is threatened by an dependency on paid media and platforms. They boost sales today, but they are dangerous for brands in the long run.
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Drive I/O | How Chinese EV batteries broke through
Global carmakers are turning to Chinese-made EV batteries in a race for price and volume in the world’s biggest EV market.
INSIGHTS | Surveillance giants MIA in contact tracing
China’s surveillance darlings have seen losses during Covid-19.
VC roundup: State-backed ‘big funds’ manage 60% of China’s VC/PE money
From semiconductors, to advanced manufacturing, to ‘internet innovation,’ China uses public ‘big funds’ to guide private capital into strategic tech fields.
INSIGHTS | Corporate intrigue triple header
Chaos in the C suite at Dangdang, Arm China, and Bitmain as managers test the limits of their powers—and sometimes sideline their own boards.
