The times they are a-changin’: in 2016, widescale commercial application of artificial intelligence was still a faraway high-tech dream. The ChinaBang Awards did not even have a specialized category for this technology. 2017 marked a new milestone—China decided to become the world’s strongest AI power. In the same year, ChinaBang gave out awards to three […]
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Announcing the winners of Asia Hardware Battle 2018 Bangalore!
The 2018 Asia Hardware Battle Bangalore competition was a huge success. After several rounds of fierce competition, we finally selected the top three hardware startups to represent Bangalore at the India finals in Delhi before selection to enter the grand final round of Asia Hardware Battle in Shanghai. In this competition, the three startups rose […]
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Explainer: Why Taiwan is down but not out in the global AI race
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming our businesses, industries and the global economy at large. As other countries swarm to seize emerging opportunities brought by AI, Taiwan, the island situated amongst two AI front-runners—China and Japan—seems to have trouble rising above the clamor. The high-tech island is home to some of the world’s leading hardware and […]
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4 take aways from 34 new Chinese unicorns in 2017: IT Juzi report
A “unicorn” refers to those companies less than 10 years old and valued at $1 billion or more. There were 34 Chinese new unicorn companies in 2017 that match these conditions, according to a new report released by Chinese startup database IT Juzi (IT桔子). In the first half of 2017, rental economy startups gained prominence […]
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What does Alibaba’s takeover of Ele.me mean? This is what China is saying
This week has been brimming with rumors on Alibaba’s takeover of food delivery platform Ele.me. Media reports stated that Alibaba plans to purchase food delivery platform Ele.me for US$9.5 billion. Both Alibaba and Ele.me have declined to comment on the rumors but we know one thing: something is definitely cooking between the pair. Beijing Hualian […]
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GeekPwn 2018: Fooling AI is not actually as hard as you think it is
Editor’s note: This article was supported by GeekPwn. We believe in transparency in our publishing and monetization model. Read more here. You may have heard the machine learning term, “adversarial examples”, and perhaps even seen some demonstrations of it. However, have you ever seen a contest in adversarial attacks and defenses that happens in real-time? To boost […]
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Jack Ma goes all-in on smart logistics infrastructure network
In a surprise appearance at last week’s Cainiao’s Global Smart Logistics Summit, Chinese tech tycoon Jack Ma announced that Cainiao Network, the logistics affiliate of Alibaba, is going to invest more than RMB 100 billion ($15 billion) to build the technical backbone for a smart logistics network aimed at improving delivery reach and efficiency. (Read […]
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China’s ride-hailing resurgence is just another step into the future of mobility
China’s ride-hailing industry has been facing turbulent times but it’s not just about overcoming Didi.
