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Operator of news aggregator Toutiao has been acquiring video content apps including Musical.ly

Having hooked 120m Chinese readers, ByteDance looks overseas

Beijing ByteDance Technology, the Chinese news aggregator that recently acquired a lip-synching video app popular with American teens, said it expects overseas markets to contribute half of its revenue in five years as it expands services to more countries.

1 Dec 2017 - 6:41pm

NextEV Inc. Nio EP9 self-driving concept electric vehicles (EV) stand on display at the Auto Shanghai. Photo: Mark Andrews

Tencent’s NIO sets eye on Tesla, as WeChat tops Facebook in China

3 Jul 2018 - 8:22pm 2

Sina’s New York-listed shares have risen 74 per cent in the last six months. Photo: EPA

New York investment manager Aristeia targets Sina in proxy battle

20 Sep 2017 - 11:19pm

A customer using a facial recognition payment system known as the "Smile to Pay" system, at a KFC fast food restaurant in Hangzhou on September 1, 2017. The operator of KFC in China is rolling out a futuristic system of paying at a fast-food counter via facial recognition, as the country embraces the technology for everything from toilet paper to travel. Photo: AFP

While iPhone tests Face ID, facial recognition is old hat in China

17 Sep 2017 - 11:40pm 12

China’s bitcoin gloom may be Hong Kong’s boon as crypto issuers switch to city’s exchanges

China’s bitcoin gloom may be Hong Kong’s cryptocurrency boon

20 Sep 2017 - 1:14pm 12

This handout image shows LG showed-off its OLED TV 'tunnel' in Berlin. Photo: Messe Berlin

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15 Sep 2017 - 12:18pm 4

Government computer emergency team advises users to update devices with patches to prevent possibility of malicious code infections spread through flaws in Bluetooth wireless technology

Hongkongers at risk of cyberattacks as flaws found in Bluetooth

15 Sep 2017 - 10:24am 1

Foxconn to spend US$5.7 billion in Nanjing on world’s biggest smartphone assembly hub

Foxconn to build US$5.7b Nanjing smartphone hub, world’s largest

14 Sep 2017 - 10:25pm

A passageway lined with OLED screens at the Internationale Funkaustellung Berlin, an international consumer electronics fair, on September 1, 2017. Photo: EPA

Apple’s iPhone X to squeeze OLED supplies, giving it an edge

14 Sep 2017 - 10:20pm 1

Apple's CEO Tim Cook introduces the new iPhone X during a special event in Cupertino, California, on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua

Apple suppliers’ shares fall sharply across Asia

13 Sep 2017 - 10:48pm

ICO is a relatively new method of fundraising in which digital tokens are issued to the public. Photo: Reuters

Bitcoin in free fall after Bitkan trading suspension

15 Sep 2017 - 4:23pm 3

A store with an “Apple Store” sign is seen in Shenzhen on September 21, 2015. On a bustling street, more than 30 stores carrying Apple's iconic white logos peddle pre-orders for the new iPhone. But the US company only has one official store in Shenzhen and five authorised dealers in the area. Most of the stores in the roughly 1km shopping corridor are unauthorised “fakes” - although they sell genuine Apple products - and their numbers have mushroomed ahead of the release on September 25, 2015 of the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6s Plus. Photo: REUTERS

New iPhone isn’t even out yet, but cases already hitting China market

13 Sep 2017 - 3:38pm

Half a century into the Asean story, the growing importance of digital innovation will shape the next wave of economic development.

Look south to Asean for the digital future of world’s No. 7 economy

12 Sep 2017 - 10:33pm 4

Lei Jun, CEO and founder of Xiaomi, introduces the new ceramic Mix 2 smartphone, in Beijing on Sep. 11, 2017. SCMP/Simon Song

Xiaomi launches ‘iPhone 8 killer’ before Apple’s smartphone release

12 Sep 2017 - 1:39pm 67

Filer of TuSimple driverless truck. Photo: Handout

Chinese start-up racing against Tesla to test robot trucks

7 Sep 2017 - 7:44pm

Alipay today launched its facial recognition payment solution at KFC’s new KPRO restaurant in Hangzhou. SCMP Pictures (UNDATED HANDOUT)

Alipay rolls out world’s first ‘Smile to Pay’ application in Hangzhou

3 Sep 2017 - 4:40pm 1

Beijing Automotive is a member of the Tencent alliance that pushes for AI application in autonomous driving. A Beijing Automotive Arcfox-7 electric sports car was on display at a Beijing auto show. Photo: Simon Song

Tencent joins the fray with Baidu in AI apps for self-driving cars

27 Aug 2017 - 10:41pm

A surge in technology stocks has bolstered the fortunes of the world’s tech billionaires, boosting the top 100’s combined estimated wealth by 21 per cent to surpass US$1 trillion for the first time.

DJI founder Wang Tao is Asia’s youngest tech billionaire

25 Aug 2017 - 3:00pm 2

Passengers boarding at the Jiangying Airport in Nanyang by having their faces scanned in lieu of using boarding passes. The airport supported by BaiduÕs technologies is ChinaÕs first to allow passengers to board with the support of facial recognition. Photo: Handout

Beijing airport tests Baidu’s ‘face as boarding pass’ technology

24 Aug 2017 - 11:00pm 1

As many as 600 million people are involved in China’s sharing economy, with the value of transactions estimated at US$500 billion.

China’s sharing economy may not be real, but the money is

23 Aug 2017 - 10:51pm

RealNetworks hits mother lode in China’s booming market for video streaming

RealNetworks hits mother lode in China’s video streaming boom

21 Aug 2017 - 8:02am

A screen showing the total value of goods transacted during Alibaba’s 11.11 global online shopping festival in Beijing, on November 12, 2015. Photo: Reuters

Alibaba beats forecast with 56 per cent surge in first-quarter sales

17 Aug 2017 - 11:29pm

To become the technology and innovation powerhouse it aspires, China is banking on 17 tech hubs, led by Beijing, Shenzhen and Shanghai. Photo: Reuters

China’s innovation prowess lies not in one valley but in many hubs

30 Oct 2017 - 2:33pm

Chinese models share a laugh at the launch of the Netease online gaming package that hopes to target young women. Photo: SCMP

NetEase must rethink appeal to Western computer gamers

8 Aug 2017 - 10:43pm

A file picture dated 16 April 2009 shows a sign at a JPMorgan Chase building in New York. Photo: EPA

JPMorgan backing technology to transform trading desks

7 Aug 2017 - 11:25pm

AI could add as much as 1.6 percentage points to China’s economic growth by 2035, according to an Accenture report. Photo: Xinhua

AI to boost China’s growth, with manufacturing, agriculture to benefit

7 Aug 2017 - 10:10pm 4

Danny Shapiro, senior director, holds the Nvidia Drive PX2 processor. Known for making processors for video games, Nvidia makes the "brains" behind most self-driving cars on the road today and is considered a leader in the self-driving car industry. Photo: TNS

Nvidia invests in China’s self-driving start-up Tusimple

3 Jul 2018 - 9:05pm

Goobee.bikes parked in Sha Tin. Photo: Handout

Gobee.bike raises US$9 million in venture capital round

3 Jul 2018 - 9:05pm 2

Chinese people use computers at an internet cafe in Beijing, China, 31 May 2017. China will adopt a controversial cybersecurity law from 01 June despite concerns from overseas groups doing business in China. The aim of the law is to protect networks and private user information with rigorous data surveillance and storage for companies and firms working in China. Photo: EPA

China’s hottest job is a cyber bodyguard against hacking

3 Aug 2017 - 10:47pm

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