Chongqing’s coffee association has called for an end to industry price wars, citing mounting losses among local indie cafes as chain brands pursue rapid growth through heavy platform subsidies. A June ...

Tools for Humanity, co-founded by OpenAI chief Sam Altman, is deploying iris-scanning “Orb” devices in six UK cities as part of its World ID expansion. The startup says no biometric data is stored, ...

Chinese and US officials plans to meet on June 9 in London for trade talks focused on export controls rather than tariffs. The US is expected to push for greater access to critical minerals, while ...

Lenskart has converted to a public limited company as of May 30, paving the way for its planned IPO at a USD 10 billion valuation. The eyewear firm is expanding across the UAE, Singapore, and the US, ...

SMIC has sold its 14.83% stake in Ningbo Semiconductor International (NSI) to Goke Microelectronics, which aims to raise its shareholding to 94.37%. The move supports SMIC’s core business focus and ...

TikTok has blocked search results for #SkinnyTok after pressure from European regulators, citing links to harmful weight loss content. The move follows an EU investigation launched in April amid ...

Biotech firm Allay Therapeutics has raised USD 57.5 million in a Series D funding round co-led by Lightstone Ventures and ClavystBio, with participation from NEA, Arboretum Ventures, Vertex Growth, ...

Meituan launched its first permanent drone route in Hong Kong on June 6, flying across Tolo Harbour from Science Park to Ma On Shan. Approved under the city’s low-altitude sandbox, the five-minute ...

ByteDance has launched SeedEdit 3.0, a high-resolution image editing model built on Seedream 3.0. Designed to better follow prompts while preserving unedited regions, the tool is said to excel in ...