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China’s Tencent is one of the biggest tech companies in the world. What began with an instant messaging app has now grown into China's largest social network and the world’s largest gaming company. Here’s what’s behind Tencent’s meteoric rise.
Japan’s first robotic barista can do the work of four to five people.
Artificial intelligence and virtual reality are making inroads into the tourism sector.
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At the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week, tech firms showcased the newest robots in a growing trend: self-driving suitcases. The latest models use facial recognition and GPS.
Together with South China Morning Post's tech reporter Zen Soo, let's find out how much the average person on the Las Vegas strip knows about Chinese tech brands.
There are 482 companies at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year which have 'Shenzhen' in their name. Last year, Chinese companies accounted for about one-third of all exhibitors. This year Chinese firms are bringing their latest electric cars and handset to the world's largest electronics trade show.…
Rising labour costs and competition from emerging markets in Southeast Asia have left the once-booming manufacturing industry in Dongguan at a crossroads. Now, the city is trying to reinvent itself as a hi-tech hub.
Google and Facebook have been told by Chinese regulators to accept censorship and tough online laws to reach the country's 751 million internet users.
Sophia caught the world’s attention when she became the first robot to be granted citizenship of a country, Saudi Arabia. The robot uses artificial intelligence to identify speech patterns and take part in human conversations.
Self-driving electric buses developed by Chinese tech group Haylion Technologies underwent a test run in Shenzhen. Although drivers are still needed for emergency situations, the buses can operate autonomously without a driver most of the time.
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Casetify has taken Hong Kong and the world by storm since its establishment in 2011. The company has grown into one of the three biggest tech accessory brands in the world in that time, taking CEO and co-founder Wesley Ng and many others by surprise with the rapid rate at which this feat was achieved.
Chinese tech start-up Makeblock has been running robot competitions as China aims to increase young people’s interest in STEAM subjects (science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics).
Skype has vanished from Apple and Android app stores in China.
A robot developed by Tsinghua University has passed China's National Medical Licensing Examination. The robot named Xiao Yi scored 456, exceeding the acceptance line by 96 points.
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UBTech Robotics has released the First Order Stormtrooper robot. It gives an AR experience and equipped with voice command, facial recognition and patrolling capabilities.
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After more than a decade of work, Japan’s Sony Corp reinvents its robotic dog Aibo with artificial intelligence.
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What the Apple Watch lacks in style, it more than makes up for in functionality.
Google on Wednesday introduced new Pixel ear buds that the company says are capable of real-time translation of conversations in different languages - including Chinese.
Twenty-two-year-old PhD student Kelvin Heung Ho-lam’s final year project involving a prototype intended to offer a more comfortable and safer alternative to colonoscopy.
A robot dentist in China has successfully carried out an implant surgery, aiming at resolving the shortage of dentists and frequent surgical errors.
Apple's shares fell 0.4 per cent after the new flagship iPhone X was introduced. The Post took a look at how Apple's share price was affected by the introduction of each new iPhone since 2007.
Apple announced the iPhone X on the tenth anniversary of its best selling product. Xiaomi unveiled its latest Mi Mix 2 smartphone in Beijing on September 11th. And Huawei will launch Mate 10 this October. Who will be the winner?
Apple announces the new iPhone X as well as the new iPhone 8 and Apple watch series 3.
Chinese smartphone camera makers’ strong first-half performance not only reflects consumers’ changing picture snapping behaviour, but also the rapid development and demand in AI technology.
China University of Science and Technology demonstrated a new robot with a flexible hand at the 21st RoboCup Robot World Cup in Nagoya, Japan.
Tech entrepreneurs and thought leaders gathered in Hong Kong for the three-day Rise Conference. SCMP CEO Gary Liu shares his thoughts on media transformation in the digital age.
“Anything we stay behind longer, Hong Kong is not going to come back. There aren't many second chances.” In a SCMP interview, startup founder Dason Cheung discussed his worries and thoughts on Hong Kong’s tech industry, and explained why he based his business in Beijing instead of Hong Kong.
At MakeBlock’s 100-sq-metre company canteen, temporarily turned into a competition centre, makeathon participants take part in a robot competition. The Shenzhen-based robot maker has been holding such competitions roughly once a month since 2014.
Hong Kong police had to close part of a main road on Thursday before using a remote-controlled robot to blow up a fake bomb in one of the city’s upscale areas, the second hoax bomb scare in two weeks.
KC Lai, founder of VR tech company iZugar, talked to SCMP about the need to embrace change in order to succeed in business.
Apple will put its proprietary machines for mending cracked iPhone glass in about 400 authorized third-party repair centers in 25 countries.
Some California tech companies encourage employees to bring dogs to work, claiming it boosts productivity and relieves stress.
