4 May 2025

Guangdong Crownpower Electric Power Technology Development has taken a path less travelled in China’s robotics industry, as its products and services are geared for the utility sector – specifically, the dangerous task of maintaining power grids. While many of its hi-tech peers are developing humanoid robots, Crownpower remains focused on taking over the potentially deadly […]

Artificial intelligence “agents” are supposed to be more than chatbots. The tech industry has spent months pitching AI personal assistants that know what you want and can do real work on your behalf. So far, they are not doing much. Visa hopes to change that by giving them your credit card. Set a budget and

Pharus Diagnostics, a Li Ka-shing-backed developer of diagnostic tests for cancer powered by artificial intelligence (AI), said it would tap into fundraising channels in Hong Kong. The Taiwan-based start-up aims to complete a round of fundraising and a clinical study on lung cancer by the end of the year, said CEO Philip Huang. “Currently, we

Millions of workers in China fear falling for the “curse of 35”, a term that originated on social media to describe tech employees at risk of being laid off once they reach that age. The phrase has become widely used to suggest growing age discrimination amid a tight job market in the country. Many online