Covering the latest news from the tech and startup ecosystems across Asia
Robotaxi revenue is forecast to reach more than 3.5 times last year’s level as Pony.ai expands its fleet to more than 3,500 vehicles.
Here’s a roundup of key developments across the Middle East for the week of May 17–23.
The listing bid comes as conversational AI moves deeper into cars, offices, homes, and other everyday settings.
With its constellation in place, the Geely-backed company must now prove it can generate sustained returns from it.
In self-driving, world models must evolve into diagnosable training environments that reflect how traffic actually responds.
South Korea and Vietnam expect capital inflows, while Indonesia fails to meet the criteria.
Alibaba’s integration of Qwen and Taobao shows why data may become the moat for shopping in the AI era.
The company stands to benefit as enterprise AI demand moves beyond raw compute toward integrated systems.
