Source: South China Morning PostChina’s digital economy made up nearly 40 per cent of the country’s…
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TikTok’s Chinese version gets WeChat-style friend-finding function in social networking push, challenging Tencent
Source: South China Morning PostDouyin, the Chinese version of TikTok developed by Beijing-based ByteDance, launched a…
US legislation for US$112 billion tech research funding to counter China will be delayed, lawmakers say
Source: South China Morning PostA United States legislative proposal to allocate US$112 billion for basic and…
Lyft to sell its autonomous driving unit to Toyota subsidiary in US$550 million deal
Source: South China Morning PostLyft has agreed to sell its self-driving division to a subsidiary of…
How one man’s dream to rival Google’s AI chief reflects China’s quest for tech supremacy
Source: South China Morning PostYuan Jinhui, the 40-year-old founder of OneFlow Technology in Beijing, believes his…
China’s Big Tech firms to create user information oversight bodies under upcoming data privacy law
Source: South China Morning PostChina’s internet giants are each expected to create an independent oversight body…
Beijing to tighten copyright on use of movie clips, in potential blow to short video apps such as Douyin and Kuaishou
Source: South China Morning PostOne type of short video that can often go viral on Chinese…
Meituan becomes the focus of China’s antitrust investigation as government’s scrutiny of business practice shifts
Source: South China Morning PostChina’s antitrust regulator said on Monday it has officially started an investigation…
GSX, online education firm at centre of Bill Hwang storm, fined by Beijing with three other companies
Source: South China Morning PostFour online education firms, including one of the most dramatic casualties of a massive sell-off by…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX moves closer to approval for Starlink satellites to fly at lower orbit
Source: South China Morning PostElon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) moved closer to winning permission…