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Digital Yuan Now Available as a Payment Option in Qingdao Metro

China’s digital yuan central bank digital currency (CBDC) can be used for fare payments even if the passenger’s mobile phone has no signal or is out of battery

Science & Technology

Siemens to Invest €2 Billion to Boost High-Tech Plants

Siemens AG will direct investments in the amount of €2 billion to expand high-tech production.

Science & Technology

Altman Calls On China to Help Shape AI Safety Guidelines

Sam Altman, Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI, said that China should become one of the main participants in the discussion on the development of artificial intelligence and the strategy of applying advanced technologies in the space of human life.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Ant Group Achieves 2022 Carbon Neutrality, Doubles R&D Expenditure

With the help of green computing technologies, Chinese fintech giant Ant Group reduced carbon emissions by over 62,100 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e) in 2022

Science & Technology

Baidu Creates $140 Million Fund to Back ChatGPT-Like Startups

Baidu Inc. has created something like a fund to finance Chinese startups that specialize in research in the field of generative artificial intelligence.

News

Startup Together Raises $20 Million to Build Open Source Generative AI Models

Together, a startup that develops open-source artificial intelligence, announced the attraction of $20 million in investment funds as part of the initial financing round.

News

LinkedIn Cuts 700 Jobs and Closes China App

LinkedIn has cut 716 jobs, taking the baton of layoffs among large technology companies.

News

Jack Ma-Backed Ant Weighs Introduces Investor in HK Bank Unit

The media, citing informed sources, report that Ant Group Co. is currently exploring the possibility of selling a stake in its virtual banking division in Hong Kong.

Fintech & Ecommerce

How Can Ecommerce Sites Implement Live Streaming in New Ways to Get Ahead?

The ecommerce industry has boomed over the last few decades, but the crazy thing is it is only just getting started. Indeed, online consumerism will be ubiquitous in the future, and it’s expected to grow significantly and reach $7.3 trillion by 2025. There’s still a lot of opportunity out there for businesses in the industry and people […]

News

China’s Central Bank Warns Against ChatGPT Data Leaks

The Chinese Payment Association, whose activities are carried out at the expense of state funding, announced the potential danger of using generative artificial intelligence tools.

Blockchain & Crypto

WeChat Adds CBDC to Payment Platform

China’s major social networking and payment app WeChat has followed Alipay in adding support for payments using the digital yuan – the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC)

Finance & Economics

Fidelity International Preps First Mutual Fund in China

Fidelity International, FIL Fund Management (China) Company Limited has announced its intention to launch its first mutual fund in China in the near future.

Science & Technology

Tencent Expands to Singapore to Facilitate Payments and Services for Chinese Tourists

Chinese tech giant Tencent expands its presence in Singapore with WeChat/Weixin Pay as Covid-19 travel restrictions are lifted

News

China Development Bank Increases Loan Support for Science & Tech

China Development Bank granted CNY 261.9 billion (about $38.68 billion ) of loans to support the country’s science and technology innovation in 2022

Finance & Economics

Deutsche Bank’s Blue Water Fintech Lab Launches First Commercial Product

Deutsche Bank’s Blue Water Fintech Lab developed a robotic process automation platform for processing and matching data in several banks.

Finance & Economics

China’s Official Wallet App Launches Offline Payments

The Chinese digital yuan app launched a new feature that allows users to make payments from mobile phones offline.