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Danielle Popov
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Danielle is a technology reporter at the BizTech desk, having joined the team after completing the year-long Graduate Trainee program in 2025. She holds a Bachelor of Honours Arts from the University of Toronto and was recognised with the Emerging Journalists Bursary from the Canadian Journalism Foundation.
Danielle is a technology reporter at the BizTech desk, having joined the team after completing the year-long Graduate Trainee program in 2025. She holds a Bachelor of Honours Arts from the University of Toronto and was recognised with the Emerging Journalists Bursary from the Canadian Journalism Foundation.
Areas of Expertise:
Cryptocurrency, artificial intelligenceLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin, Russian, Ukrainian
China has issued five times the number of patents related to humanoid robots than the US, says Morgan Stanley.
China’s latest venture-backed robotics contenders are unveiling ever more humanlike machines for reception desks, stores and factory floors.
Hangzhou robotics unicorn’s platform is designed to bring embodied intelligence into everyday life.
Company founder Zhu Qiuguo says the new funding would be used for research and the recruitment of top robotics talent.
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British journal Nature’s top 10 list gives credit to the man behind the widely acclaimed, Chinese-developed R1 reasoning AI model.
Daimon Robotics, co-founded by HKUST professor Wang Yu, received a fresh injection of funds from the mobile operator’s Lianchang Fund.
The proposed rules will significantly raise the bar for ‘safe’ power banks, potentially banning them from plane cabins.
Tencent Cloud is joining forces with US start-up Cartesia to bring low-latency, humanlike voice AI to markets from Southeast Asia to Africa.
The logistics arm of Alibaba is rolling out its small-parcel service in more parts of Africa to tap growing demand for made-in-China goods.
In a statement, Wingtech reiterates its intention to fully regain its shareholder rights in the chipmaker.
Beijing’s state-led strategy is among governance models shaping AI competitiveness worldwide, think tank Deep Knowledge Group says.
China’s Big Tech firms are engaged in an intensifying competition to attract consumers with agentic AI apps.
China has approved the first foreign carmakers to roll out in-vehicle AI assistants, opening the door for wider adoption.
The TikTok owner’s cloud unit has launched a new AI coding assistant, stoking China’s AI coding price war.
The number of currency exchange shops has halved since 2018 due to digital payments, stricter regulations and shifting travel patterns.
Tech unicorn’s cloud computing unit Volcano Engine is recruiting senior specialists for its foray into humanoid robot development.
The four-day event aims to facilitate exchanges between Shaw Prize winners and young scientists.
Uzum co-founder Nikolay Seleznev is looking at a potential listing in 2027, including in Hong Kong, London, Abu Dhabi and Nasdaq.
Chinese unit says production remains stable and new suppliers secured despite headquarters suspending shipments from Europe.
The survey polls 200 managers from Hong Kong companies with at least HK$200 million in annual revenue.
The Bumi model signals the ‘entry of humanoid robots into the consumer market’, the company says.
The curriculum reflects efforts in China to increase robotics training data, while deepening the industry’s talent pool.
The firm’s latest creation comes as it prepares for a mainland listing, underscoring China’s growing edge in humanoid robotics over global rivals.
Only 2 per cent of organisations in Hong Kong are fully prepared for AI, the lowest among all markets surveyed by Cisco.
Bottling partner Swire Coca-Cola starts using locally sourced recycled PET from Hong Kong supplier New Life Plastics.
City could host ‘mega-event’ for competitive video gaming in the next few years, Asia-Pacific head of Danish gear maker SteelSeries says.
The listings mark the first time Chinese humanoid and quadruped robots have been featured on a major US retail platform.
‘It is an exciting time at the intersection of sports and technology,’ Alibaba chairman and Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai says.
The announcement suggests the Chinese tech giant is accelerating its development in the field of AI-powered hardware.
