GoPro and Roomba were U.S. pioneers. Chinese rivals now dominate
… The arrival of Insta360 in 2022 intensified the competition, as both Chinese companies rolled out new models faster and pushed AI-powered editing features. …
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When Americans choose Chinese AI
…durable distribution.” Chinese companies could also lose some competitive edge as U.S. rivals join the price war. OpenAI is now considering significant price cuts as it competes with Anthropic for enterprise…
Chinese carmakers now sell one EV abroad for every two at home
…The move abroad is permanent rather than a response to one bad year, and the price war that has played out inside China for two years is following the cars overseas, Lei…
With Moonshot’s free Kimi K3, China changes the sovereign AI playbook
…Whether Kimi K3 breaks that pattern will likely depend partly on the support Moonshot provides and partly on government wariness about adopting Chinese models due to concerns of trust and surveillance, Pablo…
Anxious Chinese students are trusting AI to help pick colleges and majors
…Students wait for the exam results and then have just a few weeks to factor the scores into their application decisions — some majors and programs are more competitive than others. The grades…
The revolutionary chipmaker: Your guide to TSMC
…nanometer (nm) chips, beating out competitors like Shanghai’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), which is still making 14 nm ones. But because of the trade war between the United States and…
The Chinese whiz kids of Silicon Valley
… As a teenager, he built a voice-controlled mobile calling system, which won first prize at a youth tech competition. …
The crypto dons of Beirut
Photography by Jacob Russell for Rest of World By Jacob Russell 25 August 2021 • Beirut, Lebanon I t was a warm May evening in Jbeil, a coastal city just north of Beirut…
Big bets and broken unicorns: Tiger Global’s rise and reckoning
… And it puts more competitors at risk of disruption, partly due to venture-backed startups’ ability to dramatically undercut pricing. …
A Mexican surveillance giant you’ve never heard of is now watching the U.S. border
…Some have warned that the data-sharing agreement between Chihuahua and Texas could be used to detain and deport migrants, as well as combat drug smugglers and human traffickers. The site has…