Battery tech startup Voltavate has raised AUD 850,000 in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round led by Artesian, with support from Investible, Electrifi Ventures, and several angel investors. The ...

Chinese camera maker Insta360 raised RMB 1.94 billion in its Shanghai IPO, aiming to expand further in the US as demand grows for immersive content linked to wearables and XR devices. Overseas sales ...

Meta is in advanced talks to invest USD 14 billion in Scale AI and recruit CEO Alexandr Wang to lead a new “superintelligence” team, following delays in its AI model rollout. The deal would give Meta ...

The upgraded ASEAN-China Free Trade Area pact (ACFTA 3.0) is set to be signed in October 2025, aiming to deepen cooperation on digital trade, green economy, and supply chains. While small firms expect ...

Tencent Music has agreed to acquire Chinese podcasting platform Ximalaya for USD 1.3 billion in cash and stock, issuing shares to founders and investors as part of the deal. The move expands Tencent’s ...

Nooka turns books into conversational podcasts, creating a new form of content where storytelling starts with dialogue.

ByteDance's Douyin has launched a nationwide anti-fraud initiative with regulators and public figures, including eight ambassadors, to boost scam awareness. The platform reportedly intercepts over ...

Qantas will shut Jetstar Asia, its Singapore-based budget airline, and reallocate 13 aircraft to routes in Australia and New Zealand. Citing high costs and regional competition, Qantas expects AUD 175 ...

Chinese robotics firm EngineAI has filed a patent for a control method enabling straight-leg walking in humanoid robots. The system reportedly combines gait data, adversarial networks, and real-world ...

US and Chinese officials say they have agreed on a framework to ease trade tensions during talks in London, resolving rare earths disputes and reinforcing a fragile truce. While some tariff relief may ...

China’s export growth slowed to 4.8% in May as US tariffs weighed on shipments, with exports to the US plunging 34.5% YoY, according to customs data. Producer prices fell 3.3%, the steepest fall in ...

Baidu has introduced a multimodal AI system across its Wenku and Wangpan platforms, featuring a smart camera and an upgraded GenFlow assistant. The tools unify image storage, editing, and learning ...