Eight Roads Ventures launches $275 million China-focused tech fund
The term “capital winter” has been bandied about in the China tech scene since 2017 when the number of investments saw a decline from 2016 and 2015. Ho…
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Tsinghua University is using the cloud to make it rain in the classroom
Professor Yu Xinjie teaches Principles of Electrical Circuits in a nondescript classroom at Tsinghua University, sometimes referred to as the MIT of Ch…
Airbnb China notifies hosts they may begin sharing their information with the government
Airbnb hosts with a listing in China were notified by Airbnb China by email that their information could be shared with Chinese government agencies wit…
How Tencent’s medical ecosystem is shaping the future of China’s healthcare
Here’s what used to happen when you get sick in China: You go to a public hospital to make an appointment, known as guahao (挂号). If the hospital is bu…
iFlytek’s journey from the bottom to the top of China’s voice AI industry
2017 was an auspicious year for Chinese AI firm iFlytek. In June, MIT Technology Review ranked the Chinese AI company as the 6th smartest company in th…
Sogou doubles down on AI with launch of real-time translation and transcription devices
At the start of the Sogou Partner Conference in Beijing, the audience heard a recording that sounded like American President Donald Trump congratulatin…
Alibaba releases third annual IP protection report 1 day before listed as “notorious market” by USTR
Updated: The original article said this was the first annual report when, in fact, it is the third. The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)…
Live blog: Our Blockchain Future at TechCrunch Shanghai
We're going to be live blogging "Our Blockchain Future" side stage event at TechCrunch Shanghai. With speakers from companies working in blockchain and…
NIO is putting users first, selling cars second
Visitors to TechCrunch Shanghai were greeted with a sleek silver high-performance car at the entrance. This is EP9 produced by NIO, the Chinese electri…
Announcing the winners from 2017 TechCrunch Shanghai hackathon
From over 300 participants and 66 teams of the adult division of the TechCrunch Shanghai hackathon, emerged 10 outstanding teams that have impressed th…
Briefing: Officials meet in Chengdu to consider new bike rental regulations after Coolqi, Bluegogo implosions
多部门商讨共享单车押金监管举措 from NetEase (our translation): "Nov. 6 to 8, the Ministry of Transport, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of In…
The average Chinese internet entrepreneur is a stressed-out guy working 12-hour days in Beijing: report
Pony Ma and Jack Ma (not related), the entrepreneurs who started China’s two most successful internet companies Tencent and Alibaba, recently becam…