China Mobile's first-half net income fell 6% year-over-year to RMB79 billion ($11.7 billion) as revenue dropped 1.1% to RMB538 billion ($79.8 billion), with the company citing a VAT hike on mobile dat…
Anthropic, the maker of Claude, restricted sales to unsupported regions in September 2025 and announced in April 2026 it would use Persona's ID verification for some new accounts to combat fraudulent …
Google Maps Navigation's free release in 2009 caused market caps of traditional GPS giants to plummet, demonstrating that its core competitive advantage was turning smartphones into part of the mappin…
Live shopping startup Whatnot is in talks to raise a new funding round at about a $20 billion valuation, according to people familiar with the matter, a significant jump from its $11.5 billion valuati…
A developer building an AI automation tool for small businesses spent three months with zero revenue before landing a first customer at $29/month. After pivoting from a generic workflow builder to a n…
A new working paper by Tuck professor Lauren Xiaoyuan Lu finds that agentic AI systems with human-in-the-loop supervision improve service speed but not service quality in customer service operations. …
Norwegian striker Erling Haaland has become a cultural phenomenon in China, amassing over 7 million followers on Weibo and Douyin in just over a month through memes, AI edits, and the fan-created nick…
Chinese developers are using API relay stations on Taobao and other platforms to resell Western AI models like Claude and ChatGPT at 1/5th to 1/10th the official price, bypassing bans and sanctions. T…
China's 618 shopping festival showcases extensive AI integration by e-commerce platforms like Alibaba, but consumer adoption remains cautious, with shoppers embracing AI for price comparisons while re…
China's 618 shopping festival in 2026 hit a record 855.6 billion yuan in GMV, but weak consumer demand persisted as platforms stretched promotional windows. AI integration became central, with Alibaba…
China's Ministry of State Security warned users against accessing US AI models via third-party tools, citing security risks and potential cyber espionage. Meanwhile, US companies continue to adopt Chi…
Shares of Chinese e-commerce companies including JD.com and PDD Holdings fell after Beijing regulators summoned major platforms to criticize misleading advertising and unclear promotion rules tied to …