Tech Thursday Episode 28
Breakup insurance criticized, Mi Band, WeChat becomes ID, and game cheats vs. Chinese police
Breakup insurance criticized, Mi Band, WeChat becomes ID, and game cheats vs. Chinese police
China’s “cashless society” will be developed from existing credit schemes—but how reliable are they?
From shopping online to renting bikes, Chinese citizens are contributing to the fabric of their own supervision
Huawei and AT&T split, WeChat’s mobile game, Didi allies with Bluegogo, and Apple clouded by government deal
Beijing’s self-driving car zone, Mobike’s shared cars, news app hiring Party editors, and Alipay’s year in numbers
Chinese bitcoin, who’s raking China’s gaming revenue, physicist in Nature magazine, and Beijing finally allows self-driving car tests
More illegal or controversial products from the online marketplace
Cybercrime crackdown, Google’s China AI hunt, autonomous buses in Shenzhen, and 3D printing boost
Authorities are trying to make anti-corruption stickers go viral
Moon robots, fake news bots, 5G internet, and Starbucks via smartphone
The search for dark matter, Baidu Waimai in trouble, offshore nuclear platforms, and a not-so-stealthy fighter jet