A 75-year-old Harvard grad is propelling China’s AI ambitions

At a time when the US and Tiongkok are divided on everything from economics in order to human rights, synthetic intelligence is still a point of particular chaffing. With the potential to revolutionise everything from foods production and health care to financial marketplaces and surveillance, it’s a technology that sparks both confidence and paranoia. Read full story Continue Reading

China’s Pinduoduo quietly expands ecommerce operations in Hong Kong, wooing consumers with bargains and direct shipping

Pinduoduo has began accepting Visa plus Mastercard directly on the platform and now provides direct shipping in order to Hong Kong, bypassing freight forwarders. The social ecommerce platform remains largely unknown within the city, which this hopes to change since competition with Alibaba, JD. com as well as others ramps up abroad. Learn full story Continue Reading