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Talking Smart
AI voice assistants promise to revolutionize human-machine interaction, but their performance falls short of expectations
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Losing Face
Facial recognition technology surges in China, but privacy protections fail to catch up
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Seeing Red
Xiaohongshu is a social e-commerce app worth billions—but can it monetize its trend-setting reputation?
Capital Convenience
Beijing wants one convenience store for every 1,000 residents—and AI-driven technology is here to help
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Board to Death
Tabletop gamers gather weekly in bars to strategize—and “slay” each other
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Silicon Saga
How a Beijing electronics market became the cradle of China’s tech revolution
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Appy Feet
The seniors’ dance market is a potential gold mine for tech entrepreneurs—but pensioners won’t easily part with their pennies