The Rise and Fall of China’s OG Social Media Platforms
With the rise of short video, some of China’s earliest social media platforms have reached the end of their journey, with a few even transforming into a hub for misogynistic content
Tech Thursday: 911 on 996
Tech employees are organizing against a punitive work culture, pushing at the limits of online debate
Tech Thursday Episode 35
Henan’s internet gets healthy, foreign investment in Chinese surveillance, China’s chip sector rises, and sexism in tech firms
The Best April Fool Fake News in China
Tech companies rush to out-spoof each other in alarming AI comedy bonanza
Tech Thursday: Episode 25
Chinese bitcoin, who’s raking China’s gaming revenue, physicist in Nature magazine, and Beijing finally allows self-driving car tests
Tech Thursday: Episode 11
Beer-baited trap and facial recognition nabs criminals, Google and AI in China, Tencent and flying taxis, and a kid named after an app
Tech Thursday: Episode 7
VR vs. drugs, the tiniest electric car, Tencent’s social credit scheme, and Didi pursues Uber abroad
Tech Thursday: Episode 6
Beijing China’s most cashless city, Apple removes VPNs, sexism in e-sports and a rogue chatbot: It’s Tech Thursday
The Viral Week That Was: Ep 96
Tencent’s scandal, the father of pinyin passes away, smog plans, and a tiger scare
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