Yidu Cloud is making sense of the medical records of 1.3 billion people
While countries such as the US have just a handful of software suppliers for handling medical data, Chinese hospitals are running the software from around 4,000 different companies. Even within a...
View ArticleWhy a Chinese-backed hearing aid maker is testing US ears before China launch
Some 466 million people worldwide suffer from disabling hearing loss, according to the World Health Organization, roughly 5% of the world population. The number is expected to grow to over 900 million...
View ArticleBaidu is serious about Apollo’s tech and partnerships
Baidu’s Baidu Create: Artificial Intelligence Developer Conference was held at the National Convention Center in Beijing from July 4-5. During the first day’s event, Baidu made four major...
View ArticleThe China that can be understood is not the real China
Sometimes the only way to truly understand a thing is to compare it to something else. Live in the same place for long enough and you’d be forgiven for forgetting that anything significant actually...
View ArticleChengdu: This laid-back city is learning how to keep up with the pace of tech
There’s the old Chinese idiom “Don’t enter Sichuan when you are still young.” The saying reflects the concern that the free and easy local lifestyle will effortlessly undo a youth’s energy and spirit....
View ArticleChina may lead in technology, but not just yet
China has grand schemes for its technological development. In addition to the country’s AI plan, which the company hopes will make it a world leader in artificial intelligence by 2030, the “Made in...
View ArticleChinese game developers come together at Game Jam China
On July 6, 3 hours before the start of Game Jam China organized by China Indie Game Alliance (CiGA)—one of China’s largest gaming and developers’ communities—there were around 20 developers already...
View ArticleAutonomous vehicles are coming but you won’t own one
Self-driving cars are a big deal in China. The country’s three tech giants—Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent (BAT)—are all working to develop the technology. In support of these companies and the many other...
View ArticleInnovation will win, not a trade war
It is impossible to browse the internet or read the newspaper these days without being informed of the dire threat of a US-China trade war. In the past few months, Donald Trump has taken aim at China’s...
View ArticleChina’s mobile payment platforms are transforming online marketing
Getting a cup of coffee in Starbucks used to be a pretty pedestrian affair. Stand in line, hand over some crumpled banknotes and receive your fuel for the day. Mobile payments are changing that: more...
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