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Meta Dot has announced a strategic partnership with GPTBots.ai to launch ZenseAI, an AI-powered educational platform in Hong Kong. The platform aims to address challenges in traditional education by offering personalized lesson plans, administrative support tools, and interactive learning experiences.

The initiative includes collaboration with Hong Kong Education Bureau's 'AI for Science Education' Funding Programme, providing free trials to participating schools. ZenseAI features AI-powered teaching capabilities, comprehensive assistance for teachers, learning management tools, and interactive experiences to enhance student engagement.

The platform focuses on reducing administrative workloads for teachers while implementing interdisciplinary learning methods and practice-oriented teaching approaches to develop students' technical skills and creativity.

Aurora Mobile's subsidiary EngageLab has formed a strategic partnership with StardustTV, a global Short Dramas and Movies Platform. The collaboration aims to enhance customer engagement and support StardustTV's global expansion through EngageLab's AppPush services.

The partnership highlights four key features: 1) Precise user segmentation through tagging for personalized content recommendations, 2) Global coverage with time-zone-based push notifications, 3) Multilingual push notifications supporting various languages including Spanish, English, Thai, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese, and 4) Multi-channel delivery system achieving nearly 100% delivery rate through integration with FCM, APNs, and manufacturer channels.

The implementation has resulted in improved click-through rates, conversion rates, and user satisfaction for StardustTV, particularly in non-English-speaking regions.

Aurora Mobile's AI platform GPTBots has formed a strategic partnership with REDtone Digital Berhad, a leading Malaysian telecommunications provider. The partnership, announced on January 15, 2025, aims to expand GPTBots' global market presence while supporting REDtone's AI initiatives.

The agreement was signed at GPTBots' headquarters in Shenzhen, with GPTBots Founder and CEO Chris Lo and REDtone Group CEO Lau Bik Soon present. The collaboration focuses on AI application development, market penetration, and channel partnerships, with plans to extend services beyond Malaysia to broader South East Asia.

The partnership aims to deliver advanced AI solutions for business digital transformation and intelligent upgrades, potentially stimulating growth for both companies while boosting AI industry development in South East Asia.

Aurora Mobile (NASDAQ: JG) announced a share repurchase program approved by its board of directors on December 30, 2024. The program authorizes the company to repurchase up to US$5 million worth of its ordinary shares, including American depositary shares, over a 12-month period beginning January 1, 2025. The repurchases may be executed through open market transactions, private negotiations, block trades, or other legal means, subject to market conditions and regulations. The program will be funded from existing cash reserves and may be adjusted following periodic board reviews.

Aurora Mobile (JG) released a MoonFox analysis report on the growing 'mysticism economy' among Chinese youth. The report highlights increasing engagement with astrology and divination apps, particularly among users under 25 (57.3%) and females (68.8%). The 'Cece' app reached 2.49 million Monthly Active Users in October 2024, showing 57.3% YoY growth. Users averaged 14.8 minutes daily usage in Q4 2024, up 5.5 minutes YoY.

The trend extends to physical temple visits, with temple-related tourist attractions seeing up to 310% increase in bookings, dominated by 90s and 00s generation. The report connects this trend to high youth unemployment (17.1% for ages 16-24 in October 2024) and growing graduate numbers (expected 11.79 million in 2024).

Brands are capitalizing on this trend through 'mysticism marketing', with companies like Dove, Hope Water, and various coffee chains incorporating mystical elements in their marketing strategies.

Aurora Mobile (JG) released a comprehensive analysis of China's global expansion trends in 2024 through its MoonFox Data sub-brand. The report highlights significant growth across multiple sectors:

In gaming, China's self-developed games reached USD 18.56 billion in global sales, up 13.4% YoY, with Black Myth: Wukong generating over USD 1.1 billion in revenue. The short drama sector saw leading platforms achieve 28.889 million downloads by November 2024. In e-commerce, Temu and SHEIN recorded 515 million and 221 million downloads respectively from January to November. The automotive sector showed strong performance, with Chinese manufacturers' global sales reaching 2.16 million units in the first ten months of 2024, up 46% YoY, with NEVs accounting for 20% of total sales.

Aurora Mobile (JG) released a market analysis through its MoonFox Data division highlighting the surge in China's ACGN (Anime, Comics, Games, Novels) industry. The report reveals that China's ACGN market reached RMB 221.9 billion in 2023, with projections to hit RMB 270 billion in 2024 and exceed RMB 590 billion by 2029.

The analysis shows that peripheral derivative markets now account for 46.1% of the industry, up from 28% in 2016. The user base has expanded significantly, with approximately 460 million users by 2021. The report also highlights the success of physical ACGN retail stores, with KAYOU leading with 318 locations, and notes successful IP collaborations between major brands like Pizza Hut, KFC, and HEYTEA with popular ACGN franchises.

MoonFox Data analyzes the development and commercialization challenges of Chinese podcasts, particularly focusing on the Xiaoyuzhou FM app. The report compares podcast markets in China and the US, highlighting key differences in monetization and audience reach. While US podcasts primarily generate revenue through brand advertising, Chinese platforms rely heavily on B2C payments.

The analysis reveals that Xiaoyuzhou FM has attracted 15 million registered users and 4.5 million monthly active users, primarily young females in first-tier cities. The platform has successfully created a unique position through content innovation and lifestyle-focused programming, but faces commercialization challenges. The report identifies emerging B2B opportunities through ITC (Influencer to Consumer) and DTC (Direct-to-Consumer) models, with brands increasingly creating their own podcast channels.

Aurora Mobile (NASDAQ: JG) provided an update on its AI bot platform, GPTBots. As of September 30, 2024, the platform achieved significant growth with over 45,500 registered users from 188 countries, showing a 36% sequential increase, with 93% of users from overseas markets. GPTBots is a code-free AI Bot building platform that integrates major LLMs including ChatGPT, LLaMA, and others.

The company highlighted a success case with GameWorld, where GPTBots implementation resulted in 50% reduction in customer service resources, increased satisfaction from 70% to 95%, reduced response time from 10 minutes to 15 seconds, and saved $4 million annually. Aurora Mobile also announced a partnership with sKora Tech from Qatar Science and Technology Park to integrate GPTBots' AI solutions into their sports technology platform.