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The Next Big Thing

The Next Big Thing
The Next Big Thing can start with a small but smart idea. The SCMP technology team writes about start-ups, innovation and how technology affects our daily life. We focus on companies and people like Apple, Xiaomi and Jack Ma. Join the conversations on Twitter: #scmpNBT.
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Artificial intelligence

Exclusive | How professors in Hong Kong built the world’s largest AI unicorn

China’s AI industry may triple to 453.26 billion yuan in value by 2025 from last year, while a broader AI-driven industry may be as large as 1.66 trillion yuan, which underscores the strategic importance of the field in the Made in China 2025 industrial master plan.

Start-ups

Exclusive | Indonesia’s GoTo plans more fundraising ahead of IPO this year

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China economy

How China’s P2P purge has left millions of investors in debt and desperate

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Coronavirus pandemic

Opinion | Covid 19 may seed the next big thing in tech – but you’ll never guess what

Global disruptions like the novel coronavirus are often the catalyst for new technologies but we won’t foresee them in advance if history is any guide

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In this file photo taken on January 7, 2017, a woman wears a FLIR Virtual Reality Simulator during CES in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo: AFP
Coronavirus pandemic

Letters | Covid-19 has unleashed the potential of digital health care

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Artificial intelligence

This Chinese AI start-up can tell how much you crave drugs

Beijing start-up develops AI algorithm to determine how prone the VR participant is to drug use by tracking their pulse, brainwaves and electrical conductance of the skin

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Artificial intelligence

Chinese police test cutting-edge gait recognition technology

Police in Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing have run trials of software that can identify a person from 50 metres away – even if they have their face covered or back to a camera.

The Watrix gait recognition technology in action. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

AI chip maker gets investment from Chinese state-linked fund

Chip maker’s financing comes as China is working to shake off its dependency on US$200 billion of annual chip imports

Artificial intelligence

Robotic vacuum cleaner maker returns to China

Shenzhen’s supply chain, logistics support and speed are some of the reasons Chinese entrepreneur Zhe Zhang is choosing to bring his tech dream home.

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Indonesia

Indonesia’s Tokopedia secures US$1.1 billion from Alibaba, SoftBank

Latest investment will go into technology and infrastructure, CEO William Tanuwijaya says

Founded in 2009, Tokopedia is currently Indonesia’s largest online marketplace, drawing comparisons to Alibaba’s Taobao. Photo: Tokopedia
Australia

Everything's bigger in Australia, though some of it’s falling apart

Across the country, state governments and town have a long history of installing giant monuments that are deeply rooted in regional identity

The Big Prawn of Ballina, New South Wales. Photo: Twitter
Technology

Sharing big data holds the key to smart city Hong Kong

With big data holding the key to global prosperity, Hong Kong’s smart city blueprint can be best realised by a data-sharing platform for the government, public and private entities, and mobile apps.

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Adapt or die: Tech titans must build ecosystems of software and hardware to avoid fate of dinosaurs

Hong Kong-based O2O start-up Delivery Republic bags US$2 million to expand in Asia as young consumers lean more on Web

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‘Godfather’ of Israel’s hi-tech industry Yossi Vardi credits ‘tiger moms’ for country's new nickname: Start-up nation

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‘Easier to ship wine than buy an MP3’ across borders in Europe: EU falling behind in tech race as Chinese start-ups rise to top, says Estonian leader

Six reasons for Finland’s record start-up success: Clash of Clans maker Supercell reveals all

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Mr Shangkong

Mr. Shangkong | Industries step into technology era

Visa is embracing new technology development. Photo: AP

Karaoke for kids who play instruments: Hong Kong’s TapTab.io helps music teachers build virtual classrooms in students’ homes

New | Staying ahead in the ‘cross-screen’ era: Sequoia joins US$23m investment round in Taiwan-based ‘smart marketing’ start-up Appier

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Facebook

Shortcut to Shangri-La: Virtual reality headsets offer 360-degree tours of cities and hotel group’s properties from Tibet to Hong Kong

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Google

Heading the cloud: Google says now is best time to launch a start-up in Asia due to low IT costs and broad adoption of mobile devices

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Global Sources Exhibitions

Smart helmets to glasses-free 3D screens: Top 5 picks from the Global Sources mobile electronics show in Hong Kong

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Hong Kong ad firm Pixels launches new tools for multi-platform content using HTML5 on cusp of expected mobile advertising boom

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Mr Shangkong

Mr. Shangkong | Hong Kong and Taiwan take different start-up routes

Google EYE Program Hong Kong team mates meet their peers in Taipei (Photo: George Chen / SCMP)

Time to unleash the young and creative on the global economy to spur growth

A new generation who grew up in an age of the internet is waiting to make a difference. Their skills are different from the present generation. Photo: EPA

Watch out, Shenzhen! Taiwan is upgrading to grab manufacturing orders from China’s not-so-cheap boomtown

Can Shenzhen, the former boomtown in southern China’s Guangdong province known for its pioneering economic reforms, remain the “world’s factory” for global technology start-up firms?

Google

Think outside the city: Start-ups in Hong Kong should look to Taiwan to become regional players, says Google executive

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