Worm turns on caterpillar fungus, pennies from heaven, Huawei’s “very scary” technology, China has the biggest number of patents and WeChat passport
Selling noodles as well as medicine, the humble vending machines get rebranded as the face of China’s “New Retail”
In this episode, TWOC explores China’s growing reputation for industrial design
Mao bombards the Block Chain Forum, “sugar daddies” app investigated, eugenics for employees, and misogyny on Airbnb
Exploring the far side of the Moon, Didi gets #MeToo treatment, and Amber Alert in the digital age
Students exit moon lab, high schoolers get facial recognized, WeChat blog shuttered after Didi murder, and further Weibo crackdowns
Daoist ritual for the nuclear gods, UFO in the sky, semiconductor ambitions, and more woeful news for human Go players
Henan’s internet gets healthy, foreign investment in Chinese surveillance, China’s chip sector rises, and sexism in tech firms
Blockchain scam, Alipay issues digital ID cards, LeTV’s (further) downward spiral, and Chinese AI start-up becomes the world’s most valuable
Further crackdown on Toutiao, AI translator’s Waterloo, self-driving courier, and Longjing tea delivered by drones
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