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Social media platforms must stay abreast of sinister technology developments that have ensnared Hong Kong leader John Lee and pop star Taylor Swift, among others.

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  • With the capital infusion, subsidiary Shenzhen Habo Technology Investment Partners raised its registered capital to US$1.1 billion
  • That initiative could be a harbinger for Huawei’s increased pace of new investments this year, as the company’s sales rose in 2023

Mainland cryptocurrency investors made US$1.15 billion in 2023 to rank fourth behind those in the US, the UK and Vietnam, according to a Chainalysis survey.

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They will use an online platform to learn how to use Microsoft’s AI tools to gain workplace skills and to be able to recognise cybersecurity threats.

Many Chinese netizens on Weibo and former Global Times editor Hu Xijin praised TikTok for urging American users to flood legislators with calls against a new bill.

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Attacks by internet users on China’s biggest water company have prompted concerns over whether other private businesses will come under boycott, hampering growth at a time when the country needs it most.

Alibaba’s fresh push of AI tools comes amid increasing competiton among Chinese e-commerce players to woo consumers across the world amid sluggish growth at home.

Ant Group’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat Pay are enhancing operations to make it easier for foreign travellers to pay for goods and services on the mainland, the world’s largest cashless society.

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Broadcom said on Thursday it expects US$10 billion in revenue from chips related to artificial intelligence this year, but its stock dipped after the tech company’s full-year forecast failed to impress investors.

South Korea’s personal data protection watchdog has been investigating overseas e-commerce platforms since last month, after a parliament audit last year raised questions about data handling.

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Proposals like the one submitted by Zhihu CEO Zhou Yuan signal that policymakers are actively discussing how to boost the platform economy, analysts say.

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Shenzhen’s municipal government plans to boost the number of its native apps built on HarmonyOS and push for their adoption across major sectors, including education, healthcare, banking, transport and welfare.

The initiative seeks to ‘lower the threshold of cloud services for more enterprises and developers’ in mainland China, where artificial intelligence development projects are driving demand.

Microsoft has extended its partnership with Hong Kong insurance provider FWD, with a four-year agreement, as companies race to integrate cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology into their products and services.

The introduction of Sora has forced China’s AI industry to again grapple with how it will catch up to the latest tech in the face of escalating US sanctions.

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Analysts expect more headwinds in the ‘underpenetrated, high opportunity market’ that is India’s tech sector, amid alarm balls from struggles of major market participants like Paytm and Byju’s.

TikTok owner ByteDance could face fines of up to 6 per cent of its global turnover if its popular short video app business is found guilty of breaching the European Union's Digital Services Act.

Following many lucrative years in California, YouTube co-founder Steve Chen has come back to his home of Taiwan to build bridges between the island’s tech talent and the experience and resources of Silicon Valley.

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Beijing Football Association says ‘no plans’ for Messi to play in China after Argentine national squad, captained by the star, scheduled two matches in country for March.

Trained on data in 11 Southeast Asian languages including Vietnamese, Thai and Bahasa Indonesia, SEA-LION aims to lessen reliance on Western models developed for English.

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Alibaba’s lower-than-expected quarterly financial results come amid challenging economic conditions and growing competition from new entrants in the online shopping sector.

The presidential front runner denied making a ‘very cruel’ comment on voters’ intelligence, as he fended off questions about women’s rights and his multibillion-dollar plan to provide free meals.