Jinri Toutiao, an information platform app of ByteDance, announced on June 14 that it has launched a new service “Jinri Games (今日游戏)”. The service is currently only available for Android users. The service at the moment allows downloads, recommendations, and gift collection. Entry to the service is under Jinri Toutiao App’s My Wallet (我的钱包) section. […]
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TechCrunch Hangzhou: How to build a great product from scratch with Le Wagon
Creating a good product begins with answering these questions: What problem are you trying to solve? Is there a market for it? How is your product different from any other already existing product? The difference between a successful startup and one that falls short is the ability to pinpoint where the product and market meet. […]
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CES Asia’s 2018 Startup Award winners announced
The winners of CES Asia’s 2018 Startup Awards were announced in a ceremony on June 13. Nine companies were selected from a pool of fifty, representing numerous sectors within the tech industry. The awards ceremony, presented by TechNode, were held at CES Asia’s Startup Park in Shanghai. Both the English and Chinese editorial teams were […]
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Tencent flagship store on Tmall vanishes after 24 hours
Tencent got everyone talking on Tuesday when it opened the 腾讯旗舰店 (Tencent Flagship Store) on the Alibaba owned Tmall (in Chinese). However, in less than 24 hours, the flagship store was found unavailable on the Tmall site. The flagship store’s only product—Tencent’s new Tingting smart speaker—was also made unavailable. In response, Tmall claimed that it is the shop […]
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ofo’s B2B business claims to hit the RMB 100 million revenue mark
Amidst signs of a serious cash crunch, ofo claims that its B2B business has made over RMB 100 million in revenue. In an interview with local media, Shao Yi, the head of ofo’s B2B business division, revealed that “ofo B2B business is going smoothly. As of now, its revenue has passed the RMB 100 million mark. At […]
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WeChat launches new shopping function that lets you shop on JD.com with just a few clicks
WeChat has launched a new shopping function that lets people shop on JD.com with just a few taps. Now simply by entering consumer product related keywords into the search box at the top of the WeChat homepage or the search function in the “Discover” tab, top search results popping up are product pages JD.com. We […]
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Bring your smart home solutions to the table at TechCrunch Hangzhou’s Startup Alley
Imagine waking up to drawn curtains letting in the warm morning sun, relaxing music playing on the stereo, and the aroma of a freshly brewed cup of coffee waiting for you in the kitchen—all without having to lift a finger. What used to seem like a far-fetched Hollywood movie scene is now our reality. After […]
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Live blog: Highlights from CES Asia
CES Asia, one of the world’s largest trade shows, kicked off in Shanghai on June 13. Over 500 companies from around the world are taking part in the three-day show, generating buzzes in artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, electric vehicles, and more. TechNode team is going to be live blogging from the event to bring the […]
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Didi resumes its night Hitch service after security enhancement
Ride-hailing platform Didi Chuxing (滴滴出行) will resume part of its night-time Hitch services (顺风车) on June 15, allowing drivers picking up same-sex passengers only. According to a company statement, the carpooling service will resume from 10 p.m. to midnight and 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. only and drivers can only pick up passengers of the […]
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Video streaming platform AcFun reveals security breach
Chinese video streaming platform AcFun revealed shortly after midnight of June 13 that hackers had stolen data of tens of thousands of user. The company apologized for the breach and admitted that the leak was due to insufficient precautions to secure the platform. AcFun asked users to change their passwords, especially those who hadn’t logged […]